“Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End” by Alua Arthur c.2025, Mariner $28.99 256 pages There is no need to pack a big suitcase. No more worrying about tickets or TSA, the nearest gas station, tiny bottles of shampoo, no journal, no favorite t-shirt. You’ll say […]
In the clearest sign yet that Africa and the Caribbean are in a hurry to forge stronger trade and other ties, leaders, business executives, and other delegates from both regions assembled in Grenada for the 4th Annual AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum - ACTIF 2025 this week, determined to make this near investment frontier work for both sides. Conference officials report that more than 800 delegates from 70 countries are […]
When Roniesia Godfrey returned to Guyana in 2022 for her uncle's wedding, she did not just reconnect with her roots; she discovered a vision. Having left the country at age five and built a successful career managing corporate events for Fortune 500 firms in the United States, Godfrey saw an opportunity to reimagine how travelers experience the Caribbean. That vision became All Access Guyana, a bespoke travel and tourism company […]
A few years ago, while on a fishing charter off the north-west coast of Trinidad, luck didn’t favor us at first. A little sunburnt and tired from being up since 4 a.m. to get a jump-start on the day, hunger set in quickly. Thankfully, our captain came prepared with a cooler full of fresh shrimp and a plan to make Classic Shrimp Ceviche right there on the boat. His version […]
Caribbean The World Health Organization (WHO) recently advised countries, including the Caribbean, to ensure that their citizens benefited from a breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be administered twice a year, offering near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS. The WHO recommended that the drug be made available "immediately" at pharmacies, clinics, and online consultations. The UN health agency said injectable lenacapavir (LEN) is a highly effective, long-acting […]
The Brooklyn-based Trinidad and Tobago United Community Association, Inc. (TATUCA) says it is collaborating with its sponsors in hosting its 63rd Independence Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Aug. 17, at Antun's, 96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, Queens. The sponsors are Sati Roti Shop, Best Bites Restaurant & Bakery, Travelspan, and the Security Academy of New York. TATUCA said on Friday, July 25, that the event marks the dual celebration of the […]
The 2025 Summer World University Games were expanded to include wheelchair basketball – a first for the world’s para-athletes and an opportunity for members of CUNY’s trailblazing inclusive and adaptive sports program to represent the U.S. in what is considered the Olympics of college athletics. During the games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, this month, CUNY student Anesia Glascoe played for the U.S. women’s team while the head of CUNY’s adaptive sports program, […]
Working-class families deserve nothing less than a hard-working administration that puts their needs first. And when it comes to child care and after-school programming, this administration has listened to the parents of this city and taken meaningful action to support children and make life more affordable for them. For too long, too many families have been denied access to affordable child care, including options for young children and after-school programming. […]
There was a time when a tour operator provided stress-free travel for individuals and groups needing assistance. During that period, detailed itineraries informed arrival and departure times, seating assignments, and delivered a myriad of other computer-generated documentations. Here in New York, Alken Travel/Appel Tours ensured services to predominantly Caribbean nationals burdened by the process. Helmed by an individual named Alfred F. Lawrence, who allegedly founded the company in 1969, the […]
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