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There may be a plot twist at the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show according to New York rapper Fivio Foreign.[Read More...] The post Drake Will Perform With Kendrick Lamar At Super Bowl, Says Fivio Foreign appeared first on Urban Islandz.

Access to reliable internet connectivity in underserved NYC communities is improving as a result of continued public and private partnerships, industry experts said at a community panel discussion on Tuesday. Schneps Media and internet provider Spectrum hosted “Broadband, Access and Equity: Bridging the Digital Divide in New York,” a community event at Guttman Community College in Midtown that focused on observations and solutions for resolving digital inequities throughout the Big […]

The exhibition of artist Patricia Encarnación, “Tracing the Underside: The Epigenetics of Tropicalization,” is on display until Oct. 27 at New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) House 17, 2nd floor, at Nolan Park on Governors Island after opening on Sept. 3.  The exhibition is being done in collaboration with Superposition Gallery, which Storm Ascher founded in 2018. It explores the intricate relationship between Caribbean bodies and landscapes as territories that withhold […]

Former captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal combined for 147 to earn Sri Lanka a 202-run lead against New Zealand after three days of the first Test on Sept. 20. Karunaratne made 83 and Chandimal contributed 61 as Sri Lanka reached 237/4 in their second innings. The partnership began in the third over after Pathum Nissanka was dismissed. “It was a good partnership with Chandimal. We have played lot of […]

President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Dr. Kishore Shallow, has been selected as a candidate for the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) to contest the next general election in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Shallow, 40, will contest the North Leeward Constituency Division. Shallow holds a doctorate in business administration, specializing in finance, an MBA from the University of Wales Institute, and a Bachelor of Science in applied business […]

Just over four months since the Kenyan contingent of police officers landed in Haiti to help combat the gang violence that erupted in the capital, Port-au-Prince, the United States, Biden’s administration is exploring ways to recall for the reinstating of a UN peacekeeping force once again for the french speaking island. This request came in the aftermath of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s brief visit to the Caribbean […]

As a young girl who was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, Mary-Ann Maloney wrote that she wanted to be a judge in one of her reading books. “I don’t know what prompted the thought, but the memory has always stayed with me,” Maloney told Caribbean Life over the weekend. Today, Maloney, 54, is living her childhood dream, running for Queens County Civil Court Judge in the General Elections on Nov. […]

The Secrets Lounge in Queens rolled out the red-carpet on Saturday, Sept.21 to welcome a collection of elegant authentic Indian attire at the 2nd Annual Desi Look Fashion Show against a colorful backdrop, designed lighting. The spacious 171-07 Jamaica Ave. venue was adorned with Indian floral garlands, and Indian music, that brought together partners Naya Andaaz Productions, Eugenia Ram, and fashion designer Nash Desire, for a night of dazzled elegance […]

She made it to the 800-meter final at the Paris Summer Olympics but did not medal. Still, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is nevertheless rolling out the red carpet for national treasure Shafiqua Maloney, who returned to the multi-island federation for the first time in eight years this week. Joining Dominica and Grenada, which respectively held massive public celebrations for their gold and bronze medal-winning Olympians in recent weeks, St. […]