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Everyone loves a good serving of ice cream, so it was no surprise when Trinidad-native Patrick Victor invited his Little Caribbean community for a free scoop of Mr. P's Homemade Ice Cream in innovative tropical flavors that he says are made with love. A line stretched along the sidewalk outside the colorful façade of 1397 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, on Freedom Day, June 19. Several children, parents, and teens waited patiently […]

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted a Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony at Lou Gehrig Plaza in the Bronx on Wednesday, June 18, honoring the legacy and resilience of enslaved Americans and their descendants. Gibson, whose father hailed from Trinidad and Tobago, said the Juneteenth ceremony symbolized “freedom, resilience, and a renewed commitment to justice.” She said the flag was raised in “a powerful display of remembrance and unity.” The […]

The Guyana Cultural Association New York, a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to Preserve, Promote, and Propagate Guyanese creativity and Document, Showcase, and Celebrate the multiple roots of Guyana’s cultural heritage, will host several signature programs in observance of its silver jubilee. The 25th Anniversary commenced on Feb. 23, 2025, with the Launch and Unveiling of The Biography Magazine of late Guyanese Creative Claire Ann Going M.S. (now on […]

Caribbean community governments have asked for a special round of meetings with many Haitian stakeholder groups to provide regional leaders with the latest developments when they meet in western Jamaica early next month. The 15-nation bloc announced the effort to bring together the groups they have been working with in recent years in the past week, noting that the three-person Eminent Persons Group (EPG) will coordinate the meetings on behalf […]

A beloved neighborhood boutique in the heart of Little Guyana, Queens, New York, has entered a bold new era thanks to three women who once shopped its racks as teenagers. Navita Sainchand, Natasha Persaud, and Nalini Kublall officially acquired Knockout Styles in March — a fashion mainstay in the community for over 40 years — ushering in a modern revamp grounded in culture, sisterhood, and a deep love for their […]

After working for the New York City Transit Authority for 27 years, Yvonne Peters, the Vincentian-born founder and president of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean American Cultural Group, Inc. (CACG) and the Miss New York Continental Cultural Pageant, has retired, throwing a lavish party on May 31 at Africa House in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The celebration, which also marked Peters's birthday, attracted family members and several of Peters's friends, associates, and community members. […]

Brooklyn Council Member Farah N. Louis hosted the Fifth Annual Central Brooklyn Juneteenth Celebration and Teen Entrepreneurship Expo on June 19, the Juneteenth holiday. Hundreds of attendees gathered on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library for a powerful afternoon of cultural pride and youth leadership. In its fifth year, Louis, the daughter of Haitian and Bahamian immigrants, said the event has become one of Brooklyn’s premier Juneteenth celebrations, “honoring […]

Led by the Guyana defense and police forces, Guyanese authorities say they are moving to tighten monitoring systems for the thousands of Venezuelan migrants living in the country and for the dozens who cross into the country at various border points daily. The announcement from Defense Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Omar Khan has come amid increasing concern among Guyanese, opposition leaders, and civil society about the exact reason for […]

Tiny Antigua is the host nation for this week’s general assembly of the umbrella Organization of American States (OAS), but apart from the conference taking place in the region, it will also be presided over by the first person of Caribbean origin to serve as general secretary. Former Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin is the head honcho at the three-day summit, which began on June 25. Ramdin, a former two-term […]