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Reggae Sumfest Executive Producer and CEO Joe Bogdanovich says ticket sales for the summer festival, from Jul. 13 to Jul. 19, in Montego Bay, Jamaica are “moving along nicely.” Bogdanovich told Caribbean Life on Tuesday, April 22, that since he launched Reggae Sumfest 2025 last Friday, ticket sales have been “off and running.” “We got off to a late start, but sales are moving along nicely,” said Bogdanovich,  who was […]

According to entertainment publicist Rickardo Shuzzr of Shuzzr PR, in what can only be described as a juggernaut performance, Alkaline's set at the recent staging of New Rules Festival at the Wembley Arena in the United Kingdom sent shocked waves across the industry globally. "After an exhilarating eight-year hiatus, the highly anticipated New Rules Festival delivered an unforgettable night of music and energy, marking its debut in the heart of […]

Trinidad and Tobago completed the second night of the CARIFTA Aquatics Championships at the National Aquatics Centre in Balmain, Couva, Trinidad by adding a pair of gold medals to their total, taking their overall gold-medal tally to 10. The hosts won the girls' and boys' 15-17 400-metre medley relay events. T&T's girls' quartet of Keryn Burke, Catherine Dieffenthaller, Toni Rae Yates, and Olympian Zuri Ferguson clinched gold with a swim […]

The Dominican community in New York City is the largest anywhere in the world outside of the Dominican Republic — we are their home away from home. Dominican New Yorkers contribute to every facet of life across the five boroughs, whether it’s running our small businesses in the Bronx or playing in our sports stadiums in Manhattan and Queens. Dominicans are not just our neighbors and our friends. They are […]

Jamaica won the three-day CARIFTA Games championships with 78 Medals, including 30 gold, 27 silver, and 21 bronze. This was well ahead of second-placed The Bahamas, which had 37 medals, 16 gold, 13 silver, and 8 bronze. Trinidad and Tobago rounded out the top three spots with 25 Medals, including 9 gold, 6 silver, and 10 bronze. The 52nd edition of the CARIFTA Games began on April 18 at the […]

Buju Banton and Beres Hammond are expected to headline the highly anticipated Best of The Best Music Fest on Sunday, May 25, at Bayfront Park Miami, Fl., bringing music enthusiasts the ultimate Caribbean music experience. “Over the years, the festival has consistently delivered top tier performances, showcasing renowned artists at the peak of their careers,” Ronnie Tomlinson, the Jamaican-born entertainment publicist, told Caribbean Life on Tuesday. “This year's staging is […]

The Trump-Vance administration has made one thing clear in its first 100 days: the Caribbean is no longer a priority — unless it’s about deportations, trade crackdowns, or pulling aid. For those of us in New York City, home to the largest Caribbean diaspora in the United States, this isn’t just foreign policy. It’s personal. Across Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens, Caribbean Americans are watching as the hard-won ties between […]

Legendary Caribbean musical arranger Dr. Franklyn "Frankie" McIntosh was among five Vincentian "icons" inducted Saturday night during the inaugural St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cultural Hall of Fame at Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, hosted by the Brooklyn-based Dynamite Cultural Organization (DCO). DCO, renowned for its dynamic presence in New York's Caribbean community, is the home of the Dynamite Calypso Tent of New York, the lone Vincentian calypso tent […]

Denis Bowman, a leading, Brooklyn-based Vincentian calypsonian, electrified the inaugural St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cultural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn on Saturday, April 19. The event – hosted by the Brooklyn-based Dynamite Cultural Organization (DCO), home of the Dynamite Calypso Tent of New York, the lone Vincentian calypso tent in North America – inducted pre-eminent Caribbean calypso and soca arranger Dr. Frankie McIntosh for […]