Month: October 2025

At the second annual breast cancer awareness walk on Oct. 4, 2025, some Brooklyn residents and others gathered at SUNY Downstate Medical Hospital to address the issue of breast cancer as it affects the community. The growing concern also comes from local Brooklyn organizations, the GodSquad and its umbrella organization ECHO (Empowering Communities through Healing Opportunities). The crowd of activists, which includes breast cancer survivors, supporters of the survivors, those […]

In securing the future of West Indies cricket, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has officially presented its list of players being offered International Retainer Contracts for the 2025/26 season. The new contract cycle began on Oct. 1 and includes established players and exciting newcomers on the Men's and Women's teams. A key feature of this year's list is the expanded use of multi-year deals, an initiative designed to provide players with […]

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn resident Dorothy Providence says she continues to give God thanks for each day she spends above earth, stating that she has been breast cancer-free for 36 years. “Everything is fine,” Providence, whose late husband, Randolph Providence, was a native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, told Caribbean Life on Tuesday, Oct. 7. “I’m still doing my follow-ups – blood work – every three months,” added Providence, a long-standing […]

Former Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies all-rounder Bernard Julien has died at the age of 75. Julien was a victorious member of the West Indies 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup squad. Julien claimed 4 for 20 in a Man of the Match performance against Sri Lanka and 4 for 27 against New Zealand as the West Indies stormed into the final. After making his First Class debut for T&T […]

Jamaica-born, New York-based party promoter Jerry McDonald says his company has landed a blockbuster deal with Yelp to power his upcoming "Wine N Chill" event, slated for Nov. 2 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. "This new partnership with Yelp is an important strategic, marketing alliance for us, given that Yelp has a global platform that reaches millions of people," McDonald told Caribbean Life on Monday, Sept. 6.  For Yelp, the collaboration […]

According to Haitian-American entertainment publicist Marie Driven, Trinidadian-born music artist Blu Lyon is back and making waves. Driven, the managing director of the Brooklyn-based entertainment company, PlaybookMG, told Caribbean Life on Monday, Sept. 6, that Blu Lyon recently “lit up popular DJ AGOline’s livestream, earning rave reactions from fans.” He also headlined and promoted his own concert in New York City, “which featured some of the community’s favorite Caribbean artists,” […]

Ras Emmanuel says he is concerned about the well-being of his friend and music collaborator, veteran dancehall artiste Future Fambo, who suffered a mild heart attack Sunday morning at his New York home. "I am concerned about his well-being," Ras Emmanuel told Caribbean Life on Monday. "When I spoke to Fambo, he was in a great spirit. "He was grateful for his life," added Ras Emmanuel, who spoke with Fambo […]

When Taqueria Maguey Restaurant officially opened its doors in August, at 3167 South 9 South in Rio Grande, NJ, patrons were welcomed not just by the irresistible aromas of authentic Mexican cuisine, but also by an extraordinary visual experience: a custom mural painted by renowned local artist Sydnéi SmithJordan. SmithJordan is an award-winning visual artist and a Cape May, NY resident. Her latest work transforms the restaurant's interior into a […]

Trinidad's nearly six-month-old government is in a quagmire as it fights to persuade neighboring Venezuela to agree to share the proceeds of a massive cross-border gas field. Local authorities are ironically lining up behind any apparent impending US military action against the South American nation. Critics, including former energy and ex-prime minister Stuart Young, seem to think that Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, some cabinet colleagues, and supporters' recent hostile […]