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Chinelle Henry smacked an unbeaten century, as defending champions Jamaica Women crushed Barbados Women by 62 runs at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in St. Vincent. Henry’s heroics helped Jamaica recover from an early collapse of 11-3 to post a competitive 149 for 5 from their allocated 20 overs. Needing to score just over seven runs an over, Barbados Women couldn't keep up and managed to only score 87 for […]

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda recently observed Labor Day, with a senior trade unionist demanding an increase in the national minimum wage. Prime Minister Gaston Browne has pledged to raise the minimum wage and finalize a new collective bargaining agreement by next year. General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers' Union (ABWU) Senator David Massiah told a labor rally that the national minimum wage should be increased to […]

The US government has restated warnings about Caribbean women hopping on to planes headed to the US with tourist visas and giving birth to children while there, saying this is an illegal misuse of visa privileges. Through its embassy in Barbados, the mission issued an advisory last week saying that those with B-1 or B-2 visas or applying for the same to give birth while in the US will be […]

Chow is a spicy way of quickly pickling green fruit in the Caribbean, especially Trinidad and Tobago. Today, we’ll be using Pommecythere (pommecythere in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, June plum in Bermuda and Jamaica, juplon in Costa Rica, golden apple in Barbados, and jobs indio in Venezuela). You will see subtle differences from the Ultimate Pommecythere Chow I shared in 2014. You’ll Need… 9 Pommecytheres 1 teaspoon […]

NEW YORK, NY  –  May 08, 2025 – Dr. Jeffrey Gardere, better known as “Dr. Jeff,” America’s psychologist,” has joined forces with Sheila Thorne,  president & CEO, Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC (MHMG) and Sabine Poisson, president, Sabine Poisson, Inc. to launch a national campaign to fight heart disease in Haiti. “When Sheila Thorne invited me to join her team to address this humanitarian crisis in Haiti, I enthusiastically accepted,” […]

Almost anyone who works in a group home in New York will say that it is a labor of love. They do it for the smiles they get from bringing their developmentally disabled clients out for a sparkly manicure or whipping up their favorite meals at night. They do it for a ‘thank you’ they hear from a mostly nonverbal resident after helping them get dressed in the morning. One […]

Just two days after meeting Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis says his administration will soon renegotiate the payment system for Cuban medical personnel working in the archipelago to pay them directly rather than through the Cuban government. Briefing reporters after returning from a mini summit with Rubio, himself and Eastern Caribbean leaders (OESC), Davis said the system of part payment to the Cuban […]

Recognizing the arduous journey from Africa to this continent during the slave trade, African-Americans have been going to the Atlantic Ocean for 35 years in order to pay tribute to the ancestors lost at sea. Throughout the years, the ritual has expanded to include salutary commentaries to others who made their transitions here. With fruits, flowers and ceremonial dancing and drumming, a daylong tribute dedicates pride in culture and heritage […]

Vincentian centenarian Emmeline Nash Barbour, affectionately known as “Aunty Lyn,” “Lyn,” “Mamalyn,” and “Taarlyn,” who lived in Jamaica, Queens with close relatives, died on March 31, 2025. Her daughter, Jana Williams, told Caribbean Life on Friday, May 2, that Nash Barbour died “peacefully” at home surrounded by family and friends. She was 104 years, 10 months old, dying exactly two months before what would have been her 105th birthday. Williams […]