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The World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has reported that press freedom in Jamaica has been slipping for the last two years, alarming advocates and strengthening calls for legislative and institutional reform. The RSF report identified several areas that raise concerns and are contributing to the slide — chief among them is a deteriorating relationship between the media and public institutions. The findings cite growing mistrust, […]

Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Central Brooklyn) on Monday joined elected colleagues in supporting the inclusion of funding for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) in this year's State budget. Last week, gun violence prevention groups learned that the Trump administration had abruptly canceled hundreds of millions in previously approved grants that support victims and survivors in communities across New York and around the US. Monday's press conference came as NYPD […]

Antigua and Barbuda In collaboration with regional partners, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda hosted a three-day Environmental Sustainability Exhibition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus. The exhibition was held alongside the 118th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Environment and Sustainable Development and aimed to bring together regional policymakers, development agencies, academics, and local innovators to promote environmental […]

After two weather-related delays, the spirit of Easter finally arrived at Canarsie Park as families and children gathered for Sen. Roxanne Persaud's annual Easter Egg Hunt. Persaud is the Guyanese-born representative for the 19th Senate District in Brooklyn. Marie Christine Delius, Persaud's communications coordinator, told Caribbean Life on Tuesday that the event, initially postponed due to rain, was "a joyful celebration of community, springtime, and fun. "Despite the wait, the […]

"By any means necessary"... El Hajj Malik Shabazz Malcolm X did not derive the idiom "the chickens have come home to roost." That assured statement is attributed to an idea by Robert Southey in 1809, and one ,which has been assigned to the feathered friends' "behavior of perching on an elevated surface to sleep" as related to securing safety from predators. The words have been dissected to meanings suited to […]

Global sprinting icon Usain Bolt buried his father Wellesley in Jamaica on Sunday, telling his mom that he would take care of her for the rest of his life. At the same time, the Jamaican government finally designated him as a national hero and asset. "I just want to say to my mommy, 'Mom, I'm here for you fully," a tearful Bolt told a packed Adventist Church service in the […]

More than 500 former residents, relatives, people with disabilities, advocates, officials and others marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of a document that led to the closure of the infamous Willowbrook State School and ushered in a new era. They gathered on Friday, May 2 at the College of Staten Island — built on the grounds where Willowbrook once stood — to describe not only how Willowbrook became emblematic […]

Longtime Queens resident Japneet Singh, (D) candidate for the New York City Council 28th District, hosted a fun-filled Easter Egg hunt for more than 200 children on April 19 at Police Officer Edward Byrne Park in South Ozone Park. Singh, who came to America from India when he was just five years old, shared treats and delighted in the festivities by scattering decorated eggs on the park's grounds before sharing […]