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A leading Haitian-American legislator in New York on Friday, July 11, welcomed a federal district court ruling blocking President Donald J. Trump's executive order terminating birthright citizenship from becoming effective anywhere in the country. On Thursday, Judge Joseph LaPlante of the New Hampshire federal district court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the president's order and certifying a class action lawsuit that includes all affected children.  In his order, the judge […]

On a steamy hot day in Suriname, parliamentarians took less than an hour to elect by acclamation the republic's first female president following general elections in late May, as a new multi-party government takes power in the Caribbean Community nation. Medical doctor Jennifer Simons Geerlings, 71, was elected head of state by acclamation. Her six-party coalition, with 34 seats, had enough assembly votes to meet the required two-thirds majority to […]

Perennial Grenadian Calypso King-turned-Gospel artiste Edson "King Ajamu" Mitchell has dropped "Blessed Love," hoping to positively impact listeners globally. "The song was written and released with the intent of getting a positive message to the people in the midst of an avalanche of negative songs dominating our airwaves at home and around the world," Ajamu told Caribbean Life exclusively over the weekend. "This record speaks of the importance of demonstrating […]

Jamaica-born, US-based Dr. Kerisa Harriott, affectionately known as the “Dancehall Dentist,” is a recognized leader in the US dental field. After a brief period in practicing general dentist, Dr. Harriott told Caribbean Life on Monday that she pursued her dream in becoming an orthodontist, completing her residency at Stony Brook University in Suffolk County, Long Island. Dr. Harriott said she made history by becoming the first African American to matriculate […]

As the US Senate voted to pass the Trump and Washington Republicans’ “Big Ugly Bill,” Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday, July 1, sounded the alarm about the potential devastating consequences of the Bill on New York hospitals, health systems and patients statewide. “These reckless cuts to Medicaid and the Essential Plan will significantly impact health care providers across the State, endangering the health and finances of many New Yorkers who […]

Kraigg Brathwaite recently earned his 100th Test cap in the second Test against Australia, joining a special group of West Indies players and becoming the tenth West Indian to reach this milestone. The nine other players in Windies' 100-Test club include Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Courtney Walsh, Brian Lara, Sir Vivian Richards, Desmond Haynes, Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge, Chris Gayle, and Carl Hooper. Before the second Test against Australia, Brathwaite was presented […]

Caribbean Community leaders say they have backed a Jamaican initiative to take the regional reparations fight to the United Kingdom via a ruling from Britain's highest court. The idea, the initiative of the Jamaican cabinet and reparations commission, is to ask the Privy Council to rule and determine whether slavery and the forced transport of enslaved Africans to Jamaica and other territories were legal and whether it had amounted to […]

A recent study conducted by the umbrella Caribbean Private Sector Organization (CPSO), the World Bank, and regional governments says the bloc will likely suffer nearly $550 million in revenue losses from tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in the coming years. Completed in time for presentation while many relevant officials were in western Jamaica for this week's CARICOM leaders summit, the report painted a gloomy picture for several regional economies, […]

On Sunday, the Caribbean Community’s main annual summit began in the western Jamaican capital of Montego Bay. The summit called for greater attention to crime and violence and a collective determination to defeat heavily armed gangs. Sunday’s opening events were ceremonial as usual, with speeches from host Prime Minister Andrew Holness, immediate past Chairperson Mia Mottley of Barbados, and others. All of the speakers called for a redoubling of efforts […]