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Camia Tonge, MS, LVT, VTS (SAIM), is a first-generation immigrant from Antigua and the current director of dentistry, exotics, interventional radiology, neurology, and ophthalmology at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (SAMC). People may be surprised to learn that Tonge enjoys spending time alone and is a big fan of Soca music. She shared how growing up in Antigua was very different from living in the US and how that experience […]

Detective Royston Charles arrived in the United States at 13, pursuing the American dream. Today, he is a distinguished member of the New York Police Department's elite aviation unit, piloting helicopters to assist in rescues, apprehensions, and tactical support operations. Both personal experiences and family legacy inspired Charles' journey into law enforcement. His father was a police officer in Guyana before their migration, and Charles himself was drawn to the […]

Hayley Matthews got the better of her West Indies teammate Chinelle Henry as the Mumbai Indians Women strolled to an eight-wicket victory over the UP Warriorz Women as the Women's Premier League continued in India. After winning the toss and opting to field at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Mumbai Indians restricted their opponents to 142 for 9 from their 20 overs. Grace Harris top scored with 45 from 26 […]

If there were any doubts about whether Venezuela is bluffing or cavalier about its decades-old claim to a large swath of Guyana’s landmass and related waters, doubts should now fade following Saturday’s appearance of a Venezuelan gunboat in the midst of commercial offshore oilfields licensed by Guyana. Guyanese awoke to news at the weekend that a military vessel had sailed right into the middle of oilfields in the prolific Stabroek […]

West Indies cricket icon Sir Clive Lloyd has welcomed the news that Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali has been named the new chairman of the CARICOM Sub-committee on Cricket. The outgoing chairman, Trinidad's Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, announced during the final day of the 48th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Barbados. Dr. Rowley revealed it would be his final CARICOM meeting and handed the baton to Dr. Ali. […]

Biochemist Mandë Holford is blazing a trail in the sciences, working to identify the therapeutic potential of venom from snails, squid and other marine creatures to treat diabetes, hypertension and other diseases. Holford’s Hunter College colleague, Jin Young Seo, has developed interventions to address cultural factors that dissuade Korean American women in New York from getting breast cancer screenings. Their colleague at City Tech, physics professor German Kolmakov, is collaborating […]

Filling the streets with colorful costumes and exuberant celebrations, spreading happiness, joy and togetherness throughout the nation, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival earned its reputation as 'The Greatest Show On Earth.' It is an electrifying annual festival held on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and is well known all over the world. There are many events leading up to this much anticipated Monday and Tuesday Carnival celebrations some of […]

Singing "To Whom It May Be," Helon Francis Sunday night won the Trinidad and Tobago 2025 Calypso Monarch title at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, the Trinidad capital, dethroning reigning Monarch Machel Montano. Montano, who captured the Chutney Soca Monarch title on Saturday, placed fifth with "Bet Yah." According to Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Francis copped the title from 11 other contenders in winning his second crown since 2018. […]