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A Jamaican appeals court on Wednesday freed a world-renowned Jamaican Dance Hall star after 13 years behind bars for murder, but the verdict has refueled a debate as to whether Jamaica should ditch the British Privy Council as its apex court or switch to the Trinidad-based umbrella Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for final decisions. Superstar Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, walked out of a correctional center in the […]

The Brooklyn Democratic Party says its district leaders have nominated three Civil Court judges to fill newly-created seats. Party Chair Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn told Caribbean Life on Wednesday that the nominees – Tawanna M. St. Louis, Mark Kagan and Abayomi Ajaiyeoba Whint – will now appear on the November Presidential Election ballot, “virtually guaranteeing their elections in deep-Blue Brooklyn.  “The Brooklyn Democratic Party proudly continues to advance extremely-qualified, diverse, […]

The Brooklyn-based Carlos Lezama Archives and Caribbean Cultural Center (CLACC-C) says it will be showcasing a pre-World Steel Pan Day celebration on Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, downtown Brooklyn, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CLACC-C said on Wednesday that the event will highlight, among others, Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra, Eruption Steel Orchestra, Metro Steel Orchestra, and a special performance by Earl Brooks, Jr. & […]

Caribbean Community leaders say they are extremely angry with the US over its continued economic and political bullying of Cuba, contending that Cubans are experiencing grave hardship at the hands of the decades-old economic embargo imposed by Washington. Cuba is not a member of the 15-nation grouping but shares extremely close ties with Caricom. The two sides have enjoyed 52 years of diplomatic relations when Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Jamaica […]

Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, has been freed after being incarcerated for 13 years. Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel and[Read More...] The post Vybz Kartel Freed After 13 Years In Prison, Court Rule Against Retrial appeared first on Urban Islandz.

Fun, food, and festivity were on tap, at the very first Hills Social Club Family Fun Day Brooklyn/Queens Unite 2024, organized to bring Guyanese from the two boroughs together in harmony. Doris Rodney, owner of the Hills Restaurant, and Waterfalls Night Club, both on Church Avenue, at the intersection of Schenectady in Brooklyn, was fired up with excitement about bridging the gap between the Indo and Afro Guyanese in the […]

Brooklyn Council Member Farah N. Louis on July 29 launched a series of informational sessions and town halls across District 45 to hear constituents’ views on the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity. The initiative is a zoning proposal proposed by Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of City Planning (DCP) that would loosen many restrictions and regulations on how homeowners and property owners can build in their neighborhoods.  Louis, […]

The Caribbean Elite Group (CEG) announced on Tuesday that Queen of Dancehall, Spice, and the King of Caribbean Comedy, Majah Hype, will host this year’s Caribbean Music Awards on Thursday, Aug. 29, at Kings Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn. “These dynamic personalities promise to bring their unparalleled energy and charisma to the stage for Caribbean music’s biggest night,” CEG said.  It said Spice, known for her vibrant performances and chart-topping hits, […]

A new study by the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that undocumented Caribbean and other immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. The study, released on Tuesday, finds that most of that amount, $59.4 billion, was paid to the federal government, while the remaining $37.3 billion was paid to state and local governments. The report says that undocumented immigrants paid federal, […]