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With a son on the Autism Spectrum, Trinidadian-American Nancy Tannis says she has been endeavoring to get autistic kids involved in the West Indian American Carnival in Brooklyn. Tannis, who was born in Brooklyn to Trinidadian parentage, told Caribbean Life on Thursday that she is the mother of two boys, Ian, 14, who is autistic and non-verbal, and Chayse, 8. “As a child growing up, I was very involved with […]

Tropicalfete, last Sunday, for the third year in a row, brought the colorful spirit of the West Indies to the cross-roads of the world, putting thousands of on-lookers, many nationals, into a screaming frenzy at its Pop-Up Caribbean Carnival in Times Square, on Broadway, between W46th & W47th avenues. Alton Aimable, founder, and president of the non-profit, that promote culture as a tool for social transformation, brought popular Trinidad Soca […]

Jamaican residents of Chicago are enthusiastically embracing policies Vice President Kamala Harris proposed during last week’s Democratic National Convention which was held in the state of Illinois. “A change is coming,” Ephraim Martin said after hearing priorities laid out by the potential first female commander in chief. “I accept your nomination to be president of the United States,” a confident, fast ascending challenge to the Republicans said. “We’ve come a […]

Shelley V. Worrell, the Trinidadian-American founder, chief vibes officer and band leader of I AM CARIBBEING and Little Caribbean in East Flatbush and Flatbush in Brooklyn, says she’s “honored” to portray “Sailing Di Parkway” for the massive West Indian American Day Carnival Parade on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, for Labor Day Monday. “Sailing Di Parkway’ is our interpretation of Sailor Mas, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago,” Worrell told Caribbean Life […]

Caribbean governments Friday appealed to the region to take precautions against the mpox disease outbreak saying it is not impossible for it to spread from Africa to the Caribbean in the coming months. Bloc Chairman and Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said health officials and the public need to be on the lookout especially for the clade1b version of the disease as he called for a proactive posture to prevent […]

Though his band is not participating this year in Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Association’s (WIADCA) panorama competition, Trinidadian pannist Brian Nicholas is still very busy practicing and preparing Blacklove Steel Orchestra for prospective performances. Nicholas, the founder and chief executive officer of the Brooklyn-based Blacklove Steel Orchestra, told Caribbean Life that he is “looking at a broader picture” in which he envisages Blacklove’s future participation in WIADCA’s panorama, competing […]