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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 […]

EMBASSY OF JAMAICA Independence Message H.E. Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson Ambassador of Jamaica It is a distinct honor and privilege to extend warm greetings to Jamaicans at home and across the globe, as we come together to celebrate the 63rd Anniversary of the Independence of our beloved nation — Jamaica. This year, under the theme “Be Proud. Be Bold. In the Black, Green, and Gold,” we are reminded of […]

Don Wehby, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of GraceKennedy Limited and a respected Jamaican business leader, has died. Wehby passed away last week following a period of illness. His death ends a transformative force in private businesses in Jamaica. Wehby retired from GraceKennedy in February 2025 after over a decade as top leadership at the century-old conglomerate. During his tenure, the century-old conglomerate experienced unprecedented growth, with revenues more […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to approve a continental qualification system to decide the six participating teams in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Full Members such as Pakistan, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka, among others, could miss out on cricket's much-anticipated return to the Olympics after over a century. It is understood that the board discussed a proposal at the recent annual general meeting (AGM), which allows for […]