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Fast rising music prodigy Nigy Boy proved his mettle at “Rumpy Weekend” in cash-rich George Town, Grand Cayman, an island whose economy boasts the highest per capita income in the Caribbean. “The visually impaired New York based singer delivered a blistering performance that left many reggae lovers begging for more,” Anthony Turner, the New York-based, Jamaican-born entertainment publicist, told Caribbean Life on Tuesday.  “Evidence of the love Cayman has for […]

The Organization of American States (OAS) says the 3rd Regional Meeting of Women Leaders of Diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean will bring together 33 women leaders from various Diasporas from 12 countries in the region, from August 14 to 16 in Cartagena, Colombia, to strengthen their skills on leadership, socioeconomic integration, intersectionality, gender perspective and advocacy, based on their own experiences. The Washington-based OAS said the event, “Dialogue […]

Vincentian-born, renowned international recording artiste Judy Boucher will be the featured artiste at “Bliss Love Fest” this fall at Amazura, 91-12 144th Pl., Queens. “The main aim of the event is to offer fans the opportunity to see Judy Boucher with a live band, along with a great line-up of musicians”,” Toni Johnson, the Vincentian-born founder and chief executive officer of the Brooklyn-based Kinetic Bliss Promotions (KBP), host of the […]

As several islands including Jamaica, Carriacou, Petite Martinique clean up from superstorm Beryl last month, the region is once again preparing for possible landfall from another storm as the global community monitors the development of Tropical Storm Ernesto as it barrels its way through the regional island chain this week. Puerto Rico, The US Virgin Islands, others as far north as Bermuda in the mid-Atlantic have all issued storm warnings, […]

Clive W, Blackwood, executive vice president and general auditor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was among a number of luminaries who were honored Saturday night at the Third Annual Jamaica People’s Independence Ball at Terrace On The Park in Queens.  The glitzy, sold-out, Black-tie gala, organized by the New York-based Jamaica Independence Foundation, Inc., headed by Julie L. Brook, celebrated Jamaica’s 62nd Independence Anniversary.  Other honorees included […]

Organizers are anticipating another massive Vincy Day USA Picnic on Saturday at the picturesque Heckscher State Park in East Islip. Vincy Day USA, Inc., the Brooklyn-based Vincy Day Organizing Committee, said on Monday that the much-anticipated annual gathering “brings together the Vincentian community for a day filled with culture, camaraderie and celebration,” stating that the “the lush landscapes” at Heckscher State Park will “provide the perfect backdrop for a day […]

On August 16, jazz vocalist and trumpeter Jumaane Smith, a native of Seattle, Washington, will be celebrating the release of his new album, Come on Home. “This album is my life experience put into music, all of the ups and downs, peaks and valleys, trials and tribulations,” Smith says.  When Smith was a kid he went through a lot of tough things at home, and in the midst of all […]