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The man accused of the Sept. 10 shooting death of far right activist Charlie Kirk has never visited the Eastern Caribbean Community nation of St. Kitts and Nevis and has had no association with the twin-island federation, officials said Sept. 16. The administration of Prime Minister Terrance Drew challenged social media and US television reports that Tyler Robinson, 22, in custody for the assassination of Kirk, has never set foot […]

The Sept. 14 debut of “Lakay,” the inaugural exhibition at Atelier Artist, drew city and state elected officials, community leaders, and cultural changemakers who hailed the new immigrant-led creative hub as a vital response to Brooklyn’s affordability crisis. Hosted at the Brooklyn Commons Clock Tower Loft, “Lakay” — Haitian Kreyòl for “home” — showcased work from a dozen resident artists, blending themes of Diaspora, belonging and resilience.  “The soft launch […]

The Brooklyn-based Trinidad and Tobago Nurses Association of America, Inc. (TTNAA) on Sept. 14, honored retired Registered Nurse Barbara Guevarra-Francis during its 57th Anniversary Gala Luncheon and 33rd Scholarship Grant Award Ceremony at Russo’s on the Bay in the Howard Beach section of Queens. TTNAA also presented its Scholarship Grant Award to Trinidadian native and Brooklyn resident Ester Bowen, who’s currently pursuing a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Brooklyn’s Medgar […]

Jack Reed (D-RI), the ranking member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, strongly condemned the US military strikes in the Caribbean as President Trump on Sept. 15 disclosed that he had ordered a second strike this month on a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three on board. “President Trump’s actions are an outrageous violation of the law and a dangerous assault on our Constitution,” Reed said on […]

Patrons attending the New York Edition of the inaugural Vincy Comedy Fest at St. Gabriel Episcopal Church’s Golden Hall on Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn on Sept. 13 found out it was, indeed, a laughing matter, leaving them wanting more. The legendary comedy team of Earl “Ole George,” Colin Butler, Kevin Rodriguez, and the Agape dramatists gave New Yorkers a belly full of clean but ever so funny Vincentian humor.  Much […]

West Indies women's captain Hayley Matthews was disappointed that she was not able to participate and show off her skills in the ongoing Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) due to an injury she sustained in England in the Women's Hundred. In an interview on the WCPL broadcast recently, Matthews explained her injury. "Unfortunately, I've torn the shoulder socket," she said. "I am going to have surgery next week and get […]

Music lovers in Brooklyn and Long Island are in for two nights of top-quality entertainment when singer Mikey Spice performs in the Big Apple on Oct. 11 — first at the Crown Hill Theatre in Brooklyn and then at the Prestige Palace in Freeport, Long Island, the next day. Event promoter Andrea Bullens of Bullseye Marketing is upbeat about both events, telling Caribbean Life on Sept. 1 that the Crown […]