Month: September 2025

Several leading New York politicians were among academic and community figures who paid their last respects on Thursday, Aug. 28, to Dr. Eda F. Hastick, an academic and founding member of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI). Hastick died on Aug. 17 at the age of 88. The family said Hastick, a St. Kitts native and widow of the late Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr., the Grenadian-born […]

Vincentians Atiba T. Edwards, the president and CEO of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM), and Roxanne Joseph, a recently retired New York Police Department (NYPD) detective, say they were “thrilled” and “honored” to serve as two of three grand marshals during the massive 2025 Caribbean Carnival Parade on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Labor Day. The other grand marshal was Michelle Lewis, CEO, NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health.  The West Indian […]

General elections held in Guyana this week not only gave the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) a second five-year term but also produced two tectonic political shifts — with preliminary results relegating the main opposition to the second smallest parliamentary party as it made way for one formed only at the end of May. The main takeaway from the 2025 polls has to do with A Partnership for National Unity […]

Antone’s, the legendary music venue located in Austin, TX, kicked off its 50th year celebrations with a new five-disc, 41-track box set Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues, which was released on August 22 on the label New West Records. The collection pays tribute to “one of the most storied music venues in Austin,” according to the Associated Press, with newly recorded material, long-lost label cuts, rare live performances, an […]

Renowned Vincentian stand-up comedian Earl “Ole George” says Caribbean and other nationals will get “a belly full of laughter” at the historic Comedy Fest New York Edition, on Sept. 13, at the Golden Hall, St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, on Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn. The Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based Daniel told Caribbean Life on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that “some of the top comedians out of St. Vincent and the Grenadines agreed to […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Google are collaborating to increase the visibility of women's cricket worldwide. The recent announcement is a landmark women's-only global partnership. It will see the ICC utilize Google's advanced technology and commitment to supporting women's sports, improving fan engagement, and increasing accessibility. The new partnership paves the way for generating further growth and visibility of women's cricket. It comes at an exciting moment in the […]

Alkaline, one of dancehall’s most prominent figures, has once again set the genre abuzz with the release of his latest single, “Key Man.” Produced by the acclaimed ArmzHouse Records, “Key Man” showcases Alkaline’s “lyrical precision, unshakeable confidence, and unwavering command over the dancehall landscape,” according to Rickardo W. Shuzzr, of the entertainment publicity company, Shuzzr LLC.  “His confidence is a beacon of reassurance in the ever-evolving music industry,” Shuzzr told […]

Donna Bridgeman, founder of Sssilentpartner Promotions, is a multifaceted queen, whose all-inclusive Masquerade Ball has attracted thousands of patrons for the past seven years. This year, the glam occasion returns on Sept. 20, for its eighth revelry, that is expected to be a spectacular gathering of lavishly dressed guests at the themed: Royalty at the Met, a red-carpet affair, at the exclusive Marine Park Golf Course, 2889 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. […]