Archive – Caribbean Life

Jamaica's Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Daryl Vaz.

Jamaica

$150M World Bank loan accelerates Jamaica power repairs

By Bert Wilkinson

Council Members Rita Joseph, left, front row, and Crystal Hudson, second from left, front row, among attendees at town hall meeting by Caribbean-American US Representative Yvette D. Clarke in Brooklyn on Monday, June 16, 2025.

National

Brooklyn, Bronx leaders honor MLK’s legacy ahead of holiday

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness

Antigua

PM Holness says Jamaicans must develop the island

By Bert Wilkinson

Chef Kingsley John, owner and executive chef of Bar Manje, returned to the Upper West Side kitchen where he once worked as a dishwasher and now reimagines Caribbean cuisine through contemporary technique.

St Lucia

From dishwasher to chef-owner: Kingsley John comes full circle

By Tracey Khan

Jungle Bay, Dominica is one of the top retreats in the Caribbean.

Dominica

Dominica launches national gospel festival ‘Glory in Paradise’

By Nelson A. King

Dancehall artiste 1SkiOG releases his viral track, “‘Have You Ever.”

Music

1SkiOG drops ‘Have You Ever’

By Nelson A. King

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

Antigua

More visa suspensions for CARICOM nations

By Bert Wilkinson

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds.

Antigua

Barbados under pressure

By Bert Wilkinson

Governor Kathy Hochul speaking on the announcement with myriad state and city elected officials.

Caribbean politicians applaud universal childcare for children under five

By Nelson A. King

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) meets with Guyana's Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh (L) within the 48th Foreign Ministers Council Meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 22, 2022.

Guyana

Census shows surge

By Bert Wilkinson

President and CEO of Square Deal Shippers, Inc. Ruby Wood at her warehouse in Brooklyn.

St Vincent

Major Brooklyn shipping company closes doors after 45 years of service

By Nelson A. King

City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse

News

Narcisse, Clarke stand with striking nurses

By Nelson A. King

Nancy Hagans, president of the New York State Nurses Association, speaks during a press conference as New York State Nurses Association union members walk the picket line outside NewYork-Presbyterian Milstein hospital, during their strike in New York City, U.S., Jan. 12, 2026.

Health

NYC nurses strike despite agreements with several hospitals

By Dawn Plummer

Cricket West Indies President, Dr. Kishore Shallow.

Sports

CWI Board backs Shallow despite split over dual roles

By Devika Ragoonanan

Azruddin Mohamed, 38, of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party in Guyana.

Guyana

Pressure mounts to seat Guyana Opposition Leader

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness.

Sports

Lord Coe backs Jamaica track with $100K donation

By Devika Ragoonanan

More from Around NYC

Once a circus performer, now a Bronx playwright, Victor Vauban Jr. finds a new stage

President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funds to states home to local governments with sanctuary city policies. Official White House photo.

Elected officials in Queens slam Trump over threats to withhold federal funds for sanctuary cities

City Comptroller Mark Levine addresses reporters at a Lower Manhattan press conference Friday, outlining projected budget gaps facing New York City.

City faces multibillion-dollar budget gaps – and not because of the economy, Comptroller says

City Comptroller Mark Levine addresses reporters at a Lower Manhattan press conference Friday, outlining projected budget gaps facing New York City.

City faces multibillion-dollar budget gaps – and not because of the economy, Comptroller says