Month: November 2025

Two Vincentian college students in Brooklyn on Sunday, Oct. 26, received the inaugural Brooklyn-based Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Organizations, USA, Inc. (COSAGO) Independence Scholarship Awards in honor of two of COSAGO’s “esteemed” late, founding members, Dr. Errol G. King and Dollis Forbes. Laniya Simmons, currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in clinical and translational sciences, and Sarai McIntosh, who hopes to major in legal studies, received the […]

Despite being urged by experts to ease rising diplomatic tensions with neighboring Venezuela, authorities in Trinidad are upping the pressure on Venezuela, targeting migrants, with hundreds planning to leave to avoid being rounded up and deported. In the past week, the homeland security ministry issued a memo reminding those in the country illegally that deportation or repatriation to their homeland is imminent, while reducing the number of work permits being […]

Authorities are reporting the deaths of at least 32 people from the passage of Hurricane Melissa last week and the almost complete devastation of several western parishes as the relief and recovery effort is being stepped up on the island. Minister of Labor and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr. said people are desperate for food and water. However, authorities are stepping up relief efforts as he appealed for citizens to […]

Riding on a huge voter turnout, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani swept to the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York. Meanwhile, Caribbean Democratic legislators in New York easily won re-election in Tuesday's General Elections. With 90 % of the ballots counted, New York City Democratic Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the son of Grenadian immigrants, received 1,362,196 votes, or 72.9 %; Republican Gonzalo Duran received 465,113 votes, or […]

A Caribbean diaspora community gathered on Oct. 19 to honor five elders who sacrificed so their children could prosper. A Community Salute to Yesterday's Children, at the Golden Palace in Queens, marked the 15th year celebration with a moving tribute to elders who mentored, nurtured, and carried a lineage of resilience from the islands to the streets of New York City. This year, each honoree was escorted by a beloved […]

Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell used the opportunity of a parliamentary debate on Tuesday to update Grenadians on a US request to establish a radar system to monitor nearby Venezuela, and he gave clear signals that talks are at a very advanced stage. Saying that no decision would be made in secret, Mitchell stated that Grenada received a formal request from the Trump administration in August to establish the site at […]

Prince Forde, a proud Barbadian cultural advocate and co-founder of the Caribbean Music Awards, and Keenan “Special” Bristol, a Guyanese-American artist and activist, are using their platforms to save lives. Marie Driven, the Haitian-American managing partner of the Brooklyn-based entertainment company, PlaybookMG, told Caribbean Life on Monday, Nov. 4, that Forde and Bristol are doing so through “Music Brings Life,” a nonprofit, “merging music, culture, and advocacy to raise awareness […]

DJ Jahmar continues to prove that his ear for infectious dancehall riddims is unmatched with the release of “Dancehall Ranger Riddim,” a powerhouse compilation that pays homage to his late father, the beloved sound system icon Papa Ranger. Set for release on Friday, Nov. 7, through Shinealous Records/Twelve Tribes Entertainment, and distributed by Symphonic Distro, “the project bridges eras of dancehall with undeniable power,” according to Caribbean entertainment publicist Flair […]

Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis said that now more than ever, diplomacy is required to settle disputes, insisting that patient co-operation can still create peace. "We live in an age when the world feels impatient with the slow work of diplomacy. When confrontation too often replaces conversation, and certainty takes the place of understanding. Many have come to believe that nations will only act out of self-interest and that multilateralism […]