Month: September 2025

As the Trump administration intensifies mass deportation of Caribbean and other immigrants, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella immigration advocacy group of over 200 immigrant groups in New York State, on Thursday, Aug. 28, unveiled a new series of compelling portraits celebrating immigrant stories at the iconic Flatiron Building in Manhattan. Murad Awawdeh, NYIC president and CEO, told Caribbean Life that the second year of its “New York […]

A spectacular opening partnership between Tim Seifert and Johnson Charles powered the St Lucia Kings to an impressive seven-wicket victory against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia. Sent in to bat, the Patriots scored a competitive 177 for three from their allocated 20 overs, thanks mainly to Mohammad Rizwan's unbeaten half-century. But Seifert smacked 68 off 45 balls, and Charles […]

Bahamas The two main political parties in the Bahamas are in disagreement over which of them has a better crime plan for the country, with the unofficial start of campaigning for the next general election constitutionally due by September 2026, but expected to take place before that date. The ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has dismissed the crime plan of the main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) as a "recycling […]

Since Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced a Sept. 3 election throughout the island, individuals and groups have outfitted themselves to declare preference for either of the two major political parties and the platforms they represent. Fashioning color-coordinated, monochromatic shades of orange or green, more than a few have made poignant statements to confirm an affinity for either the People's National Party or the Jamaica Labor Party. The most expressive […]

Make it four in a row for the Trinbago Knight Riders at home. A sea of red filled the stands of the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in South Trinidad as TKR claimed victory in all four home matches, with one more left against St Lucia Kings, before heading to Guyana for their next match against the Amazon Warriors. The first home match was played against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons; […]

Julien Alfred delivered a commanding performance to win the women’s Diamond League 100-meter title for the second straight year at the Letzigrund Stadium in Switzerland. The 24-year-old Saint Lucian sprint queen and Olympic champion stormed across the finish line in 10.76 seconds to claim gold and became just the fourth woman to win back-to-back Diamond League 100m titles, behind American Carmelita Jeter (2010, 2011) and Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2012, 2013) […]

Paul Nixon, together with team management, apologized for the comments made by the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons head coach to the media following a Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League match against the Trinbago Knight Riders at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad, on Aug. 27. "We want to emphasize that there was no intention to offend or undermine the efforts of Cricket West Indies (CWI). Nixon totally regrets any and […]

The vibrant flavors of Creole cuisine will find a new home beneath the iconic arches of the Brooklyn Bridge. The Creole Food Festival, in partnership with Time Out Market New York, is celebrating its seventh anniversary with “expanded programming, new experiences, and a deeper focus on community and culture,” New York–based publicist Danielle DeSouza of D2 Communications told Caribbean Life. The milestone event will take place from Sept. 26-28 at […]