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Still on a high over what they claim was her enthralling performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics, Vincentians last Sunday showed their profound appreciation for Shafiqua Maloney by presenting US$7,423.00 directly to her during the Anniversary of Independence and 41st Gala Luncheon of the Brooklyn-based Vincentian-American Independent National Charities, Inc. (VINCI) at El Caribe Country Club on Strickland Avenue in Brooklyn. Maloney, 25, finished fourth in the women’s 800m final […]

Nola Rodney, a Guyanese-born entrepreneur and owner of Waterfall Lounge Bar & Grill in Brooklyn, is set to launch a pioneering mental health initiative tailored for the Guyanese diaspora. Her innovative ‘Mental Care’ program, slated to commence before the year’s end, is a testament to her unwavering commitment to community service. The Waterfall Lounge Bar & Grill is located at 4703 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203. Photo by Tracey Khana […]

While similar to the texture and flavor of the Channa (chickpeas) served when you purchase Doubles in Trinidad and Tobago, this version is a bit more runny and typically treated as a thick soup. Served in a bowl or cup and topped with chutneys and pepper sauces for a hearty meal before a meal. Photo by Chris De La Rosa You’ll Need… 1 1/2 cups Channa (dried chickpeas) 4 cups […]

The Brooklyn-based Vincentian-American Independent National Charities, Inc. (VINCI) on Saturday honored prominent social and political activist and journalist Renwick Rose and Doctor of Clinical Nursing Practice (DNP) Veronica Francois-Kydd during its Anniversary of Independence and 41st Gala Luncheon at El Caribe Country Club on Strickland Avenue in Brooklyn. The group also recognized Shafiqua Maloney, St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ first female Olympic finalist, who placed 4th in the 800m during […]

Barbados The Legal Professions Act is being re-examined for the first time in half a century in Barbados. Chief Justice Leslie Haynes has notified lawyers that the amended legislation will hold them more accountable. While addressing 53 new attorneys admitted to the bar in Barbados, he said considerations of a new Legal Professions Act were “well advanced.” “The time is ripe for us to consider the requirements for admission to […]

Halloween revelers will be in full feline fashion flair on Oct. 31 when the 51st annual Greenwich Village Halloween parade invites creative puppeteers, and costumiers to the biggest ghoul show in the nation. Meow is the theme of the carnival which begins at 7 p.m. from Manhattan’s Spring St. along Sixth Ave. to 16th St. offering a bewitching, spooky, jaw-dropping, spontaneous, masquerade of satirical perspectives. Actor Andre DeShields was recently […]