Month: October 2025

Saint Lucia’s Olympic champion and World Championship bronze medalist, Julien Alfred, raised over US$100,000 for charity by selling some of her memorabilia at an auction as part of a fundraising celebratory cocktail hosted by sponsors BodyHoliday – Power and Grace: An Evening in Honour of Julien Alfred. The biggest sale at the fundraising event was Alfred’s 2025 track spikes, which were sold for a whopping US$75,000 to American businessman Kevin […]

Olympic swimmer Dylan Carter splashed to his second 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup medal when he recently captured bronze in the men's 50-metre freestyle event in Westmont, Illinois, USA. After producing the fastest qualifying time of 20.97 seconds in the heats, Carter improved his performance in the final, swimming out of lane four, as he clocked 20.89s. The Canadian pair of Ilya Kharun, with 20.72s, won the gold medal, […]

Get into the spooky Caribbean-style at Slate (54 West 21st Street) with the Don’t Pass the Peppa Sauce (DPTPS) comedy team for an evening of stand-up, “island storytelling,” and vibrant performances celebrating Caribbean culture. Taking place on Sunday, Oct. 26, the event promises straight vibes with music by a live DJ, appearances from a real-life Moko Jumbie (stilt walker), and some wicked waistline performances that bring the heat to Halloween. […]

Caribbean leaders say that finance-starved Haiti will suffer significant economic stress following the expiration of a duty-free export scheme for local products to the US if Congress and the administration fail to renew the preferential program in the coming weeks. The Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Enhancement for Haitian Prosperity (HOPE) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) acts allow Haitian manufacturers to export apparel and textiles to the US market largely […]

Not usually the focus of much regional media attention, CARICOM member nation Belize is under increasing pressure from the US to accept deportees under a special repatriation program. This week, authorities acknowledged ongoing negotiations for Belize to become a "safe third country" for deportees from the US, allowing them to apply for asylum in Belize instead of returning to their native homelands. The announcement from Prime Minister John Briceño and […]

Jean Joseph, the Dominican-born president of the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club, has described as "very successful" the club's 5th Annual Masquerade Ball on Friday evening, Oct. 17, at 922 Remsen Avenue in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. Joseph, a certified public accountant, told Caribbean Life that the event — which was graced with the presence of US Representative Yvette D. Clarke and Assembly Member Jaime Williams—featured, among other things, mask-and-costume-wearing, […]

Despite a much better performance, the West Indies were still unable to stop India from a dominant seven-wicket victory on the fifth morning of the second Test in Delhi, which secured a 2-0 series sweep over the regional side. India needed 17.2 overs on the final day to chase their target to reach 124-3, with opener KL Rahul guiding them home with an unbeaten 58. The visitors had some respite […]

Guyana's President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, has condemned the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its decision to prohibit players from competing in overseas T20 leagues, including the Guyana-based Guyana Super League (GSL). Describing the move as "unsustainable," Dr. Ali said the BCCI could enforce such legislation because it was now the superpower of world cricket. While the Indian Premier League (IPL) is regarded as the biggest T20 […]

With the clock ticking on Grenada's decision whether to allow the US to set up a military radar system on the island to monitor its nemesis, Venezuela, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has said he will update the nation when parliament meets later this week, even as a key sub-regional bloc says it fully supports the nation at this hour. Speaking on his social media program with constituents and citizens, Mitchell […]