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GRAMMY-winning artist Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) will tour with Tank & the Bangas. The second annual Shorty Gras Tour will start on March 6 in Burlington, VT.  Andrews got his start (and nickname) earlier than most: at four, he made his first appearance at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at six, he was leading his brass band; and by his teenage years, Andrews was hired by Lenny Kravitz […]

Jean Joseph, the Dominican-born president of the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club, has described as "a great success" the second annual celebration of Black History Month on Friday evening in the auditorium of P.S. 276, the Louis Marshall School, on East 83rd St. in Canarsie, Brooklyn. "Like the first event, it was a great success," Joseph, a certified public accountant, told Caribbean Life. "This time, the focus was on the children […]

Caribbean Community foreign ministers say they are expecting a meeting with a so far high-level but unnamed member of the Trump administration to discuss recent official threats to revoke the visas of Caribbean government officials in countries that host Cuban medical professionals. Concerned that this new policy could affect nearly every CARICOM member state, the ministers met virtually over the weekend to discuss the issue, following up on the leaders' […]

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a cabinet reshuffle just hours after her Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Marsha Caddle resigned. In a statement, Mottley said several key ministerial portfolios would be changed to strengthen the government's focus on national priorities. She said that consequent upon a request of the Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney General (with a focus on Crime Prevention) Corey Layne to […]

Diana Ross, a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award soloist, wowed a sold-out audience last Saturday at Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, during a magnificent performance of her greatest hits as the entertainment center celebrates its 10th Anniversary. The concert started with a documentary about Diana Ross's life growing up in a housing project in Detroit, Michigan. Images of her parents and siblings narrated her journey to stardom. The documentary […]

On February 25th 1980, sixteen non-commissioned officers staged a military coup in Suriname, toppling the then elected government of Prime Minister Henck Arron owing to a series of grievances that had included demands for an army labor union to vexation about the extent of Dutch control of the country five years after it had gained independence. As a result, the country was run by a combination of military strongmen and […]