Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Monday announced that a Crown Heights attorney specializing in immigration cases has been charged with stealing from nine of his clients while continuing to practice law, despite being disbarred in New York State. The District Attorney identified the defendant as Owolabi Salis, 60, of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.  He was… Read More

Branches & Associates will be presenting “Enchanted Garden” this Labor Day, hoping to repeat its performance in snatching last year’s “Band of the Year” title for Adult Bands with Sesame Flyers. “We want the masqueraders to free up themselves and have a good time,” Co-Band Leader Samantha Black, who was born in Brooklyn to Trinidadian… Read More

Jamaica’s government has promised to hand out fair treatment to nearly 40 Haitian boat people seeking to remain on the island via political and economic asylum, telling them that a local court rather than authorities will decide their end fate. Security Minister Horace Chang said officials are preparing for a hearing for the 37 Haitians… Read More

After months of negotiations, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that the Biden administration has provided New York with a tentative contract that would allow the state to utilize Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn as a shelter for Caribbean and other asylum seekers. Many of the asylum seekers coming to New York from the southern… Read More

Ketrina Hazell was very shy growing up, and was not always confident in using her voice. “I didn’t always see my value at the table, but now I am an advocate, author, motivational speaker, life coach, and aspiring coach in other specialty areas such as career coaching,” she said. Born prematurely, Hazell spent two months… Read More

New Horizon is welcoming masqueraders and carnival lovers to Niagara Falls for Brooklyn’s annual West Indian-American Day Carnival. “We chose ‘Welcome to Niagara Falls’ because it gives children a little culture for them to learn about,” Trinidadian Band Leader and Producer Diane Walkes told Caribbean Life. “There’s a lot of stuff in Niagara.” Walkes, who… Read More

It was a surreal moment when Jamaican-American businessman Garfield “Chin” Bourne, founder of Sound Chat Radio and Irish and Chin, descended upon the steps of New York City Hall on a steamy day in mid-August. On the special occasion, the Caribbean media and entertainment stalwart received a citation from New York City Mayor Eric Adams.… Read More

In previsione del rientro estivo, la linea M1S, sostitutiva della metropolitana di Torino, aumenterà la frequenza dei bus passando da 8 a 4 minuti, per garantire una maggiore fruibilità del servizio da parte dei cittadini. Complessivamente i bus snodati in servizio sulla linea saranno 30. La nuova programmazione sarà adottata da lunedì 28 agosto e… Read More

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana president Irfaan Ali on Thursday lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders, saying those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations. The leader of the South American country also proposed that those involved in the slave trade be posthumously… Read More

Mike Wilson, the CEO and founder of Temeka Group has personally been involved with designing, building, and opening more than 400 cannabis dispensaries in the US, working with brands like Cookies, STIIZY, and others to bring their dispensary vision to reality. Mike talks about the importance of the social equity ownership and the future of… Read More