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In a world where representation often stops at visibility, Trinidadian-born Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré is pushing the boundaries. As a five-time New York Emmy® Award-winning producer, global strategist, and tireless youth advocate, Lashley-Kaboré, a Queens resident, has emerged as one of the more innovative voices redefining what empowerment truly looks like in action. With a career that spans continents and industries, Lashley-Kaboré told Caribbean Life on Monday, July 21, that she has […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the start of phase two of the School Tax Relief (STAR) program benefit season on Tuesday, July 22. She said eligible homeowners in communities with school tax due dates in August or September will start receiving their STAR benefit in the coming weeks. The governor said most homeowners eligible for a STAR credit will receive a check between $350 and $600. Hochul said most seniors eligible […]

Jamaican athlete Oblique Seville blasted out of the blocks, winning the 100 meter in 9.86 seconds ahead of Olympic champion Noah Lyles at the London Diamond League. Seville came into a two-meter lead after 20 meter and was never threatened, with Lyles finishing strongly, for second in 10.00, and fellow Jamaican Ackeem Blake finishing third in 10.08. "I am proud of how I ran amongst a stacked field and to […]

Over the weekend, an off-duty Border Patrol agent visiting Fort Washington Park in Manhattan was shot in the face in an apparent attempted robbery. The agent, who thankfully survived the encounter, managed to shoot his attacker, who was later taken into custody by police. Police later revealed that the suspect in the brazen shooting, identified as 21-year-old Miguel Mora, had been wanted on charges in two other incidents: a robbery […]

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York, said on Tuesday, July 22, that a new video shows inhumane conditions inside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. "Today, newly released video shows what immigrant New Yorkers have been telling their families and attorneys for […]

Former Trinidadian Prime Minister Keith Rowley reported to the nation on Monday how he was humiliated in Antigua a week ago after he was detained for secondary questioning because his name was on the list of a global policing system. Rowley, 75, called reporters to his private home to detail how he was twice flagged as a criminal suspect while traveling to and from neighboring Montserrat, where he was attempting […]

After delivering back-to-back electrifying performances at BRT Weekend in the US and the legendary Wireless Festival in the UK, dancehall heavyweight Masicka was set to bring the same high energy to the Reggae Sumfest stage as he made his highly anticipated return to the festival last weekend. "His global dominance continues to rise following a show-stopping performance at Bounty Killer's US return concert at Brooklyn's Barclay Center, and special guest […]

Trinidad and Tobago’s global musical influence continues to rise as Soca sensation Kes The Band makes a vibrant appearance in the newly-released Netflix film Madea’s Destination Wedding with his celebratory track “Love It.” Jamaican entertainment publicist, Ronnie Tomlinson, CEO of the New York-based Destine Media, told Caribbean Life that the track, “a joyful dancehall/reggae fusion,” written by Kitwana Israel, is featured in the soundtrack of Tyler Perry’s latest blockbuster, which […]

The Brooklyn-based Shoot for the Stars Foundation on Sunday, July 20, hosted its annual Pop Smoke Day, commemorating the life and legacy of the late Canarsie rapper Bashar Barakah Jackson, also known as Pop Smoke. The full day event, led by Pop Smoke’s Jamaican-born mother, Audrey “Mah Smoke” Jackson, honors Pop Smoke’s “impact on the community, and perpetuates his spirit of upliftment and unity,” Ms. Jackson told Caribbean Life. She […]