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The United States on Aug. 2 affirmed tat Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia received the most votes in Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election as documented by what Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken described as “the democratic opposition’s extensive efforts to ensure a transparent accounting of the votes.” US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller said that Blinken, who also spoke with Venezuela’s opposition member María Corina Machado, “expressed […]

A newly-formed virtual group called Caribbean Americans United in Support of Kamala Harris for President is strongly pushing for the election of the first Caribbean-American Vice President in November’s Presidential Elections in the United States. The Steering Committee of the group, which was formed on July 22, comprises members who are primarily New York residents.  The seven-member Committee comprises former  City Council Member Una S.T. Clarke; state Sen. Kevin Parker, […]

United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett has welcomed the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) announcement of US$4.5 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to Caribbean countries impacted by Hurricane Beryl. “Immediately after learning of the impact of Hurricane Beryl on our Caribbean neighbors, I reached out to Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), who serves on the Appropriations Committee as the Ranking Democrat for the Subcommittee on State, Foreign […]

Attorney General Letitia James reminded New Yorkers that a new law establishing deed theft as a crime and expanding the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) ability to prosecute deed theft has taken effect. The legislation, which was co-authored by James and sponsored by State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assemblymember Landon C. Dais, establishes deed theft as a crime, amends the statute of limitations to give homeowners and prosecutors more […]

Five people were named in a whopping 625-count indictment unsealed on July 31 for their alleged roles in a gun trafficking operation that sold dozens of ghost guns, assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in Queens. An investigation led by Attorney General Letitia James’ Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) recovered 86 firearms – including 55 ghost guns and 25 assault weapons – along with over 90 high-capacity […]

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is supporting the healthcare response to affected Caribbean countries following Hurricane Beryl’s devastating onslaught last month. Beryl, the earliest recorded Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic, struck the eastern Caribbean on July 1 as a high-end Category 4 storm; PAHO noted it brought significant destruction, particularly to the islands of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Beryl directly affected over 80,000 people […]

You can kick a ball harder than any kid you know. You just haul your leg back, point your toe, and let go! You’re also good at smashing a ball, swimming, running, jumping, it’s all fun. Like you, lots of kids love sports, including the Olympics. And guess what? As in the book “Kid Olympians: Summer” by Robin Stevenson, illustrated by Allison Steinfeld, those Olympians were once kids, too. Take, […]

Award-winning band leader Maxine Magdeleno is fired up to celebrate nine years of masquerading on Eastern Parkway when Suga Candy Mas takes over the 57th West Indian American Day Carnival parade on Sept. 2. The band will depict The Seven Deadly Sins.  Magdeleno, who traces her roots to Belize, and whose dream it was from age nine, to become a band leader, told Caribbean Life on Aug. 3 that she […]

All was good and pleasant—or “irie” as the Jamaicans say—at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens on Thursday, Aug. 1. Dozens of residents dressed in green, black and gold—the colors of the Jamaican flag—gathered in the Helen Marshall Cultural Center to celebrate Jamaica’s Emancipation Day and Jamaican Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 6.  Guests dined on a buffet of Jamaican cuisine, including curry chicken, jerk chicken and rice and […]