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After Hurricane Melissa’s devastation in Jamaica and the Caribbean, reggae-gospel artist Lady Da Flame brings hope with her upcoming single, “Overcomer.” “Her music inspires strength, faith, and perseverance for communities facing the long path to recovery,” said Flair Lindsey, Caribbean Entertainment Publicist at Acclaim PR, to Caribbean Life on Nov. 4. “As families across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, and other affected islands begin to rebuild, Lady Da Flame’s catalog serves as […]

Caribbean The Donald Trump-led US administration has instructed consular officers to consider chronic health conditions when determining visa eligibility for Caribbean and other applicants under the public charge rule. The new directive from the US Department of State instructs consular officers to deny visas to applicants with medical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and mental health disorders. The State Department claims that these applicants are more likely to […]

Colombian-born roots reggae sensation Ras Mista Fyah is gearing up to bring his electrifying sound and uplifting message to fans nationwide on his “Infinity Tour,” running from Dec. 4–21, 2025. Presented by Carib-Link Touring LLC and Captain Fyah Records, the tour will ignite major cities. It will visit Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, Caribbean Entertainment Publicist Flair Lindsey told Caribbean Life […]

A major delegation from CARICOM’s Reparation Commission is visiting the UK this week to meet lawmakers and officials about slavery, colonialism, and their lasting effects. CRC Chair Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles is leading the six-person delegation, About 12.5 million people were kidnapped and trafficked on European ships, then sold into slavery in the Americas from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Advocates say these systems left deep, lasting social and […]

The American premiere of “Di Prodigal Pickney” by Jamaican theatre legend Oliver Samuels will raise funds for hurricane relief in Jamaica. According to Rachel Damarr Williams, PR Coordinator of Sure Thing PR, the production began in the New York Tri-State Area, with performances on Nov. 14 (Bridgeport, CT, Central High School), Nov. 15 (Brooklyn, NY, Wingate High School), and Nov. 16 (East Orange, NJ, Cicely Tyson School for The Performing […]

"Bold and visionary storytellers" from several Caribbean countries will be in the spotlight from Nov. 28 until Dec. 14 when the 33rd annual New York African Diaspora International Film Festival returns to the Big Apple. Throughout its three decades, NYADIFF has annually showcased the excellence of cultural and creative filmmakers, as well as people of color, from around the world. The festival uses film to clarify, enlighten, and entertain. Now, […]

Vincentian academic and community leader Sherill-Ann Mason-Haywood has urged her compatriots to do more for nation-building. “This year’s Independence theme, ‘Celebrating Our Identity, Celebrating Our Future,’ urges us to do more than remember; it calls us to renew — drawing on the strength of Chatoyer and the Garifuna people to shape a future together,” said Mason-Haywood during the keynote address at the Gala Luncheon and Scholarship Awards marking St. Vincent […]

Ever since it first took power in late 1998, Bermuda’s Afro dominated Progressive Labor Party (PLP) has been reaching out to the wider Caribbean to establish trade, cultural and other links. Bermuda joined the 15-nation regional grouping as an associate member in 2003 and has since made persistent efforts to move closer to a region with millions of black and brown people, like most PLP members. The previous white-dominated, One […]