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On Memorial Day 2022, Gary Bent’s world shattered. After decades of service as a professor at the University of Connecticut, Gary learned that his melanoma had returned, accompanied by a blood clot in his brain. Surgery was his only option. Like so many public retirees across the country, Gary had been forced off his Medicare and onto a Medicare Advantage plan—a decision that would have devastating consequences. Following the operation, […]

The Barbadian groups Blackbelly Sheep, LLC and Q—New York, LLC honored Barbadian radio pioneer Neville Bush last Saturday night for his contribution to radio in the Caribbean community in New York. Ron Simon, president and founder of both groups, told Caribbean Life that Bush and two other community figures were honored during a ceremony at Nazareth Hall in Brooklyn for their "outstanding work throughout the Diaspora for decades." Simon said […]

Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) marked its 13th anniversary with its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, featuring a 40-foot Christmas tree, Menorah, and Kwanzaa candles. The event highlighted the evolution of RWNYC from a casino into a full-fledged entertainment destination, complete with a hotel, diverse dining options, and community-focused initiatives. Michelle Stoddart, senior vice president of Community Development and Public Affairs at RWNYC, reflected on her tenure with the […]

Last week's announcement that an upstart Guyanese local adventure tour operator plans to begin taking tourists to the now overgrown jungle commune where more than 900 Americans had committed mass suicide by drinking a cyanide-laced kool-aid brew in 1978 has sparked a simmering debate with some supporters adamant that the country should indeed cash in on the tragedy, while critics want it to be left alone as the tragedy had […]

Brooklyn Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman has joined in celebrating the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, fondly called by local Brooklynites as “Auntie Shirley.” “We thank her for paving the way for women to enter politics like myself,” said Chandler-Waterman, the daughter of Barbadian and Jamaican immigrants, about Chisholm, the daughter of Barbadian and Guyanese immigrants. “Her leadership paved the way for so many women in government, and I am honored to […]