News

Caribbean immigration advocates and legislators on Tuesday, June 17, expressed outrage over the arrest of New York City Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. Lander, a staunch critic of President Trump's mass deportation policy, was arrested while trying to steer an immigrant man past ICE agents stationed in the hallway of the courthouse. "The arrest […]

The road map for revitalizing SUNY Downstate Medical Hospital is now being developed. This will initiate the planned renovation of a much-needed community health facility in Central Brooklyn. After several demonstrations, town hall meetings, six trips to Albany, NY, and a bus ride to Washington, DC, by local clergy leaders and politicians advocating daily that Downstate Medical's doors remain open, all hands are now on deck. A decision has finally […]

In her first town hall meeting since President Trump assumed office on Jan 20, Caribbean-American Democratic U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Monday night strongly condemned the president for unleashing what she described as unprecedented "terror, confusion and chaos across this nation." In the well-attended, two-hour-plus town hall meeting at George W. Wingate High School Auditorium on Kingston Avenue in Brooklyn, Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants who represents the 9th […]

Antigua's government has reacted defiantly to new threats from the Trump administration to restrict travel for nationals of countries that sell golden passports and citizenship to foreigners for cash, saying the federation with Barbuda would do all in its power to protect the program. Antigua Minister of Foreign Affairs Chet Greene told reporters on Monday that credible people run the nation's Citizenship By Investment scheme (CIP) and properly conduct due […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday, June 13, that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will make its Election Protection Hotline available for the June 24, 2025, primary election and during the early voting period, which runs from Saturday, June 14, through Sunday, June 22. James said the hotline will be available to troubleshoot and resolve a range of issues encountered by voters, including issues voting […]

Saint Lucia's Olympic winner and track queen Julien Alfred recently won the 100-meter race, her first of the season, at the sixth leg of the Wanda Diamond League at the Bislett Games. The 24-year-old crossed the finish line in 10.89 seconds, ahead of Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Ta Lou Smith in 11.00 seconds, while Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain was third in 11.08 seconds. Alfred started slowly but powered past the […]

The Brooklyn-based Vincentian-American Independent National Charities, Inc. (VINCI) on Sunday, June 8, hosted its Annual Pre-Father's Day Jazz & Cocktail celebration to rave reviews at Royal Palace on Utica Avenue in Brooklyn. The sold-out ceremony featured a wide array of artistes, including Jazz Vocalist Boncellia Lewis and Friends; Haye Entertainment; Pannist DoMo (The Jack of all Trades); Richie Nick and Friends; Classical Pianist Sean Sutherland, with Classical Jazz/Soul Vocalist Addison […]

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Brooklyn Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane of KidSuper released an open call for emerging fashion designers hoping to showcase five complete looks at a full-service fashion show hosted at Brooklyn Borough Hall this fall. Applications close July 6. The call for designers is open to all Brooklyn residents ages 18 and above — applications close July 6 at 11:59 p.m. The five selected designers will […]