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Trinidadian-born Pastor Ruth Forestine has underscored the power of Salvation in Jesus Christ, saying that Salvation in Christ is "a gift of grace, meaning it is not earned through good works but received through faith" in the Almighty. "Jesus's sacrifice on the cross is the foundation of salvation, bearing the penalty for the sins of humanity," said Rev. Forestine, pastor of Word of Life Christian Church Ministries, Inc, in South […]

Jamaican patriarch Kenneth "Papa" Chisholm on July 26 marked a rare and remarkable milestone, celebrating his 100th birthday, surrounded by family members and friends at a special gathering on Farmers Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.   Chisholm's granddaughter, Tiffany Jackson, told Caribbean Life on Monday, Aug. 4, that Chisholm's life has "spanned generations, countries, and countless stories." She said her grandfather, who was born and raised in St. Mary, Jamaica, is […]

Award-winning SugaCandy Mas is ready for the road, so says bandleader Maxine Magdaleno, a Belizean American, who launched her band with grand fanfare on Aug. 3, to participate in the 56th West Indian American Day Carnival on Eastern Parkway. Magdaleno was excited during an exclusive interview with Caribbean Life at the band's official Mas Camp at 649 Rogers Ave. in Brooklyn. She noted that it will be ten years since […]

Color, culture and Carnival spirit will take over Crown Heights this Saturday as the Brooklyn Children’s Museum hosts its annual “Celebrate the Caribbean” festival — a family event honoring the borough’s vibrant Caribbean communities. “At Brooklyn Children’s Museum, all of our programming reflects the diversity of the communities of Brooklyn,” said Dylan House, director of public programs at the museum. “And being a museum that’s located in Crown Heights, with […]

On July 22, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hosted the first event in its new virtual Lunch and Learn series, titled "Accessibility, Technology and Transit in the New York Metropolitan Region," with panelists Charley Cohen, Yuvraj Ramsaywack, Christopher Hrones (last name pronounced Rones), Ocean Stokes, LaTisha Smith, and Edmund Asiedu. This event was hosted to honor Disability Pride Month, which is celebrated annually in July, and the 35th anniversary of […]

The unmistakable voice of Edley Shine, also known as “Da Big Voice,” returns with authority on “Patience & Timing,” the commanding title track off his latest EP. Produced by GRAMMY-nominated hitmaker Roe Summerz and rising production force DJ BabyAce, “the single is a slick fusion of Dancehall and Hip-Hop that embodies lyrical maturity, seasoned energy, and sonic precision,” Caribbean entertainment publicist, Flair Lindsey of Acclaim PR, told Caribbean Life on […]

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York, on Tuesday heightened its call for an end to all arrests of Caribbean and other immigrants at United States immigration courts by officers from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. NYIC echoed the call after a South Korean student at Purdue University, Yeonsoo Go, was […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday, Aug. 1, celebrated a significant victory for students, families, and schools across the country as the US Department of Education (ED) released nearly $7 billion in critical education funding that the Trump administration had unlawfully frozen. The reversal follows a lawsuit filed last month by Attorney General James and 22 other attorneys general, and the governors of Pennsylvania and Kentucky, challenging ED’s […]