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Track athlete Jereem Richards and cricketer Karishma Ramharack captured the 2024 First Citizens Sports Foundation "Sportsman of the Year" and "Sportswoman of the Year" at the national sports awards function that was held at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad, recently. Richards claimed his fourth accolade by adding to his previous wins in 2017, 2018, and 2022. It was Ramharack's first time on the women's award and the first for the sport […]

Singing “51 Years,” Hercules Sunday night was crowned the 2025 Grenada New York Independence Monarch, maintaining his sheer dominance of Grenadian calypsos in New York for a record seventh time. “Grenada, 51 years of independence, it was a different type of independence song, congratulating Grenada on 51 years of independence and issues in the community,” Hercules, whose real name is Paul Williams, told Caribbean Life exclusively on Monday. “The song […]

"Slavery after Slavery: Revealing the Legacy of Forced Child Apprenticeships on Black Families, from Emancipation to the Present" by Mary Frances Berry c.2024, Beacon Press                                     $27.95                                           184 pages   Your kids will have a better life than you had. You will ensure it, saving for their education, demanding excellence from them, requiring discipline, and offering support for their dreams and desires. Their success is your dream, and, as […]

More than 40 contemporary Caribbean and Diaspora artists will participate in the 15th Annual Caribbean Fine Art (CaFA) Fair, which will take place at the refurbished Pelican House in Barbados from March 5 to 9. Barbadian-born Anderson M. Pilgrim, president of Diaspora Now Inc. and executive director of the Caribbean Fine Art Fair, told Caribbean Life that Barbados Multi-award-winning scenic designer and visual artist Christopher Cumberbatch will be one of […]

Barbados Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has received one of Suriname's highest national awards for her exceptional contribution to the relationship between the two countries, her leadership within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and her commitment to the region. President Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi presented the Barbadian leader with the Grand Cordon in the Order of the Palm, one of Suriname's highest honors, during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace. President Santokhi praised […]

The Caribbean Life newspaper is seeking interns to work in the editorial department of New York's premier Caribbean news and entertainment publication covering the Caribbean, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx. Caribbean Life is owned by Bayside-based Schneps Media, one of the largest local news chains in New York State with more than 90 newspapers and websites across LI, New York City, Westchester, and Philadelphia. Sister publications include amNY Metro, Dan’s […]

"Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? Cause all I ever have Redemption songs, songs of freedom..." Bob Marley, Redemption Song. In a final bid to reclaim his 50-year legacy and respond to the pleas of 22 congressional representatives, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., Jamaica's first national hero. Issued on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the federal […]

JobsFirstNYC has emerged as a beacon of hope for young people seeking meaningful employment in a city of abundant opportunities and complex challenges. Under the leadership of CEO and President Marjorie Parker, the organization has transformed the lives of more than 20,000 individuals, offering innovative solutions to tackle youth unemployment. Parker, who immigrated from Jamaica in the 1980s, assumed leadership of JobsFirstNYC in 2017 after serving as deputy executive director. […]