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"Blair Underwood Presents Sins of Survivors" by Joe McClean c.2025, Amistad                                              $19.99                                     288 pages   Mom never had to worry. She didn't have to tell you again after she reminded you to look out for your siblings. From then on, you had one another's backs; you were a team nobody messed with. And all these years later, you still watch out for them today because family comes first in your […]

Guyana's military Thursday reported three separate attacks by gunmen from across a border river with Venezuela in the past 24 hours in an apparent escalation of tensions ahead of the May 25 elections for lawmakers in an area in Guyana that Venezuela has long claimed as its own. The Guyana  Defense Force (GDF) said in a statement early Thursday that soldiers on river patrols along the sprawling and winding Cuyuni […]

Raehann (pronounced Ray-Ann) Bryce-Davis is a mezzo-soprano opera singer whose family is from Jamaica. She was born in Mexico, while her sisters were born in Canada, and they mostly grew up in Texas with their parents. Bryce-Davis acknowledges her mom as the most significant influence on becoming a professional opera singer. “My mom, Hortensia Bryce, made sure we were in piano lessons, attended concerts, sang in her children’s choir, and […]

The Brooklyn-based Guyana Independence Celebration Committee New York (GICCNY) said on Wednesday, May 14, that it will honor Guyana's 11-year-old murder victim Adrianna Younge at Guyana's annual Independence Parade and Celebration in Brooklyn on June 1. The celebration, which marks Guyana's 59th Anniversary of Independence, will comprise the Independence Parade on Church Avenue, Brooklyn, the flag-raising and award ceremony, and the grand Guyana Independence Unity Concert at 1450 Utica Ave. […]

As the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday, May 15, defending the nationwide injunction against President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for Caribbean and other immigrants, a coalition of 20 attorneys general says they "stand together" to defend the issue and the rule of law. "We were proud to stand together to defend birthright citizenship and the rule of law at the US Supreme Court today," […]

As if Trinidad did not have enough problems with felony crimes and deviant youths, the island's cabinet has decided to restrict Jamaican Dance Hall King Vybz Kartel's public appearances ahead of his May 31 show in the country in the interest of public safety and security, officials said. Newly elected Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told reporters on Thursday that she is the one who pushed Defense Minister Wayne Sturge into […]

Long Island-based independent filmmaker Tevin Foster is preparing to debut his second feature-length documentary, "Race Vs Culture: The Black Experience." This thought-provoking film aims to confront division and spark unity within the Black community. The film's premiere is scheduled for June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Bellmore Movies And Showplace. It will be followed by a networking afterparty next door, designed as an early Juneteenth celebration. "This project is really […]

As Trinidad's new government settles in, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced plans to review and overhaul government spending by slashing what the cabinet considers unnecessary expenditures on everything from security details for high officials to advertising to funded property rentals. In a terse social media posting this week, the prime minister said that state revenues that were previously allocated to opulence will be redirected to local infrastructure, schools, health […]