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Legendary Jamaican actor and comedian Dr. Oliver Samuels, OD, will receive the Golden Lifetime Award for 55 years in entertainment and be crowned "Caribbean King of Comedy" at the 42nd International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) on Sunday, March 30, at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, South Florida. IRAWMA said Samuels and Spoken Word nominee, actress/author/poet Judith Falloon-Reid from Panama will host this year's awards ceremony. Tickets […]

Antigua and Barbuda The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is advancing an initiative to include wealthy citizens in the country's hospitality industry through a targeted land allocation program. The government said it offers ocean-view Crown land exclusively to Antiguan and Barbudan citizens to develop high-end rental properties. The government plans to construct sample luxury homes at each location to showcase the potential of these properties. Cabinet spokesperson Lionel Hurst said, […]

The Brooklyn-based Dynamite Cultural Organization (DCO) – renowned for its dynamic presence in New York's Caribbean community and the home of the Dynamite Calypso Tent of New York – the lone Vincentian calypso tent in North America – says that legendary Caribbean musical arranger Dr. Franklyn "Frankie" McIntosh will be among five Vincentian "icons" to be inducted during DCO's inaugural Cultural Hall of Fame on April 19 at Nazareth Regional […]

Eleven-year-old Sebastian Wilson is serving up Spices & Slices, a newly opened Caribbean-flavoured pizza shop at 1828 Nostrand Avenue in the heart of bustling Flatbush, Brooklyn. Master Wilson can safely say he is set for life, taking forward generational wealth while learning from the best. His Trinidad and Tobago mother, Natalie Lamming, and Grenadian stepfather, Davis Alexander, have already set up the young man for success in the eatery, which […]

Four people have been arrested and charged with unlawful assembly following riots in Dominica's capital, Roseau, last week as opposition elements protested against a series of electoral reforms being debated by the island's parliament. Police fired teargas canisters and rubber bullets as they attempted to disperse angry opposition supporters as protesters threw rocks and other objects at police, rushed them at barricades, and generally participated in what officials said was […]

An impressive group of educators, politicians, attorneys, entertainers, and community activists has committed to mobilizing and strategizing against recent reforms implemented by the White House. Some of the celebrated names include rhythm and blues singer Patti LaBelle, Civil Rights attorney Benjamin Crump, former Georgia representative Stacey Abrams, professor/author Michael Eric Dyson, actress/activist Tatyana Ali, actor/comedian Anthony Anderson, former MSNBC TV anchor Chris Matthews, former CNN anchor, Don Lemon, White House […]

Immigration advocates in New York on Thursday condemned a New York Court of Appeals ruling against voting rights for Caribbean and other immigrants in New York City municipal elections. The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella immigrant rights organization representing over 200 immigrant groups in New York State, said that the court "erroneously upheld a ruling declaring New York City's Local Law 11 unconstitutional." NYIC said this law, passed […]