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Former Trinidad prime minister denied a pension
by By Bert Wilkinson on July 3, 2025 at 7:54 pm 
Trinidad’s new government has succeeded in backdating legislation to prevent the country’s shortest-serving prime minister from being entitled to a monthly pension of just over nearly $12,000. Stuart Young, 50, served as prime minister of the federation with Tobago for less than two months after his predecessor, Keith Rowley, retired and maneuvered him into the … Read More
East Flatbush public school ends school year with an inaugural carnival
by By Nelson A. King on July 3, 2025 at 7:27 pm 
Dr. Linton Atkinson, the Jamaican-born principal of Public School 244 on Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, says he was delighted to end the school year with the school’s inaugural carnival on June 3. “I believe the carnival was a great way to end the year at PS 244,” Dr. Atkinson told Caribbean Life in … Read More
Canarsie bursts with Caribbean pride at epic Heritage Month celebration
by By Nelson A. King on July 3, 2025 at 5:50 pm 
Food, music, dancing, and pageantry were on full display on Saturday, June 28, during the Annual Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at 1222 East 96th St. in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The co-chairs of the New York State Caribbean-American Delegation — Assembly Member Jaime Williams and Monique Chandler-Waterman and Senator Roxanne Persaud — told Caribbean Life that the … Read More
Alkaline rules stage at New Rules Canada
by By Nelson A. King on July 3, 2025 at 2:06 pm 
Jamaican entertainment publicist Rickardo W. Shuzzr said on Sunday, June 22, Alkaline, the renowned Jamaican dancehall artist, delivered “a mesmerizing performance” at the sold-out Rebel Night Club in Toronto, Canada, captivating over 4,500 fans. “With anticipation building since New Rules’ debut in April at the Wembley Arena, with over 12,000 fans witnessing, Toronto was in … Read More
Head Coach Sammy fined after criticism of match official
by By Devika Ragoonanan on July 3, 2025 at 10:00 am 
The West Indies head coach, Daren Sammy, was fined 15% of his match fee for criticizing an official during the recently concluded opening Test match against Australia at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Sammy breached Level 1 of the ICC’s Code of Conduct on June 27 during the second day of the match that Australia won … Read More