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In response to the Trump administration's chilling actions to curtail free speech, working people organizing with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) took to the streets on Tuesday, rallying from coast-to-coast to condemn the administration’s attacks on the First Amendment and demand the immediate release of SEIU members unjustly detained by the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. SEIU told Caribbean Life on Tuesday that Fulbright Scholar, Tufts Ph. D […]

Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit that sustains the park in partnership with the city, has received a $1.5 million Humanities in Place grant from the Mellon Foundation to create new outdoor exhibits for Lefferts Historic House Museum as part of the Alliance’s ReImagine Lefferts initiative. “This initiative seeks to re-envision the mission and programming at the museum to recognize its role as a site of dispossession and enslavement, and explore […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday issued a consumer alert urging New Yorkers to avoid common tax preparation scams and check if they are eligible for the free Direct File service to file their taxes before Tax Day on April 15. James said the Direct File program allows qualifying taxpayers to file their federal and state taxes online at no cost, saving the average New York taxpayer about […]

During his visit to Jamaica last week, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, declared that the United States wants to assist more in fighting crime in Jamaica. He made this announcement during a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness. In his enhancement to the commitment, Rubio stated, “What we are talking  about here when we talk about America’s assistance is America helping Jamaica build […]

When Chef Odean Smith first arrived in North America 15 years ago, he carried with him his Jamaican heritage and a vision to revolutionize Caribbean cuisine. Today, as the owner of Chef O’Smith Concepts, which includes O’s Cook Shop and O’Smith Concepts Kosher Catering, Smith has established himself as a trailblazer in the Caribbean and kosher culinary markets. Born and raised in Jamaica, Smith spent four years in Toronto, Canada, […]

West Indies Women have been boosted by the return of veteran all-rounder Stafanie Taylor for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Pakistan. Taylor, who sustained a leg injury during the Women's T20 World Cup last October, has been named in a 15-member squad that will compete in the tournament from April 9 to 19. She has played 160 ODIs and scored seven centuries and 41 half-centuries at an […]

Jamaican '90s dancehall dancer Bruck Up, whose real name is George Adams, says Beyoncé's 2022 hit song, "Move," featuring the vocals of iconic Jamaican singer, songwriter, model, and actress Grace Jones and Nigerian singer Tems, was done in Jamaican patois.  "Queen Bee, Tems and Grace are heard on the chorus singing, 'Brukup, it's Brukup, it's Brukup (Brukup)/Humble, like we pon the come up,'" Bruck Up told Caribbean Life on Monday. […]