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Academic scholar and president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Deborah Archer discussed her new book, "Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality" (2025), in a hybrid conversation with legal scholar James Forman Jr., hosted on June 9 by the Brooklyn Public Library's Center for Brooklyn History (BPL-CBH). Discussing what led her to write this book, Archer said that though she spent a lot of time focusing on […]

Barbados Barbadian businessman Charles Charlie Spice Lewis files a $50 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. Lewis and his digital company, Spice Holdings, seek compensation for Facebook and WhatsApp's suspension and deletion of key business accounts, which significantly disrupted global operations. The affected accounts were related to InstaJobs Live, a platform connecting job seekers with employers and recruiters. The lawsuit is represented by Inn Chambers in Barbados. "This action by […]

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley copped the coveted Winnie Mandela Humanitarian Award last week. The eighth leader of the Eastern Caribbean destination claimed the honor named in tribute to one of the world's most defiant women of the 20th century, becoming only the second recipient since Jamaica Arts Holding (JAH) introduced it as the singular distinction presented to females on International Reggae Day. "I am happy to be the recipient […]

Lost Borough Ice Cream is spreading excitement beyond New York this summer. The beloved Yonkers ice cream shop is launching nationwide shipping and is ready to bring its rich, Caribbean — and Latin- inspired flavors straight to freezers across the country, just in time for National Ice Cream Month. What began as a local passion project quickly became a cultural staple. Co-founder Patrick Cruz, a longtime social worker with Dominican […]

Marie Driven, the Haitian-American managing director of the Brooklyn-based entertainment promotional company PlaybookMG, says "Joseph," the latest film by Brooklyn-based Haitian-American director Wanly Florexile, delivers "an emotionally charged, character-driven thriller that explores the delicate balance between faith, temptation, and cultural identity." Driven told Caribbean Life after the film was recently screened at Norwind's, a lounge at 1041 Flushing Ave. in Brooklyn, that "Joseph" is "set against a vivid backdrop enriched […]

The Higher Education Scholarship Fund Committee and the United Women in Faith collaborated on Sunday, June 22, to honor "Graduates in Faith" during Worship Service at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church (FSUMC), a 134-year-old church at the corner of Rogers Avenue and Fenimore Street in Brooklyn. Dianne Brown, the Jamaican-born chair of FSUMC's Higher Education Scholarship Fund Committee, told Caribbean Life that the celebration combined Youth Sunday with Graduation Sunday. […]

The Adams administration’s north star has always been public safety. New Yorkers want to send their kids to school, go to work, shop in their local store, go out for dinner, and come home safely to their family and community. They want to feel safe and be safe. And we are delivering for them. Since day one, we have gone to work to sweep out crime and illegal activities from […]

The Bahamas' government has asked the Trump administration whether it is okay to keep a small batch of Cuban medical personnel in the country in the wake of allegations from Washington that the Cuban government is exploiting those workers. Minister of Health Mike Darville's weekend announcement came less than a month after Prime Minister Phillip Davis' administration announced plans to discard the old payment system for Cuban workers, paying them […]