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On the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed legislation to expand insurance coverage of breast cancer screening and imaging to include procedures as recommended by nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines for the detection of breast cancer. “Every woman in New York State should have access to the full scope of coverage options for breast cancer screening and imaging, which is key to early […]

The main objective of Jamaica Progressive League since its inception in 1936, is to champion the cause of immigrants in the United States. One of its major accomplishments is its advocacy in getting the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 passed into law. This law abolished the National Origins Formula, which has been the basis of U.S. immigration policy since the 1920s. We might have rested on our laurels for […]

Each day that Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn resident Dorothy Providence is above earth, she gives thanks to God for being breast cancer-free for 35 years. “I feel good,” Providence, whose late husband, Randolph Providence, a native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, told Caribbean Life after Worship Service on Sunday at her long-standing church, Fenimore Street United Methodist Church, at the corner of Rogers Avenue, in Brooklyn, where she serves as the […]

While Stewed Chicken With Red Beans is a hit in my home and with fans of the website, this version of making Caribbean style stew chicken with the addition of canned (tin) lentils, is yet another comforting dish I enjoy making and serving. Side note, you can also make this dish using the Jamaican Brown Stew technique as well. Photo by Chris De La Rosa You’ll Need… 3-4 lbs chicken […]

With oil and gas production leading activities in Guyana’s economy in the last decade, thousands of Guyanese in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and elsewhere have been either returning home to resettle or flying in to take a peek at the rapid pace of developments, including some who have never visited even once since leaving decades ago. Many say they have read about domestic and international reports of the economic […]