NYS Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie of District 20 on April 11 handed over a copy of a Resolution passed in the Senate to commemorate the 50th birthday of Hip Hop, birthed on the same date in 1973 by Jamaican-born Clive Campbell (DJ Kool Herc) in his Bronx, New York home. “I introduced a resolution commemorating… Read More

In picture-perfect weather, thousands of Vincentians across the United States on Saturday converged on the Camp Grounds at Heckscher State Park in East Islip, Long Is. for the 11th Annual Vincy Day USA Picnic. Other Caribbean nationals even joined Vincentians, trekking from as far as Canada, among other places, to participate in and to meet… Read More

The West Indian American Day Carnival Association NY will present the ultimate carnival experience New York Junior Carnival parade and festivities, on Saturday, September 2 at 9:00 am. With scores of costume bands expected to participate, the parade assembles at Kingston Avenue and St. John’s Place. It will continue, on St John’s Place, making a… Read More

The Brooklyn-based D’Midas International New York is hoping to maintain its winning ways in capturing, among other titles, this year’s “Band of the Year” in the West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade on Labor Day Monday. “I don’t make costumes to lose,” Glen Turnbull, the band’s Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI)-born co-producer and designer, told Caribbean… Read More

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday called on the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take immediate action to grant work authorization permits for Caribbean and other migrants who are new to the United States. Many of the refugees arriving in New York from the southern borders of the United States are… Read More

Antigua Antigua’s Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney says there has been a decline in criminal incidents across the country despite the challenges. The commissioner stated the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has observed a noticeable decrease in criminal matters, signalling a potential step forward in the realm of the public safety. He added that while the decline… Read More

Sixty organization and hundreds of thousands mobilized by Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network will converge on the nation’s capital of Washington D.C. later this week for what he promises will be a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to retain “hard-fought Civil Rights’ under renewed threat.’ The diverse coalition represents various racial and… Read More

Opener Brandon King struck an amazing half-century in his first game as Jamaica Tallawahs captain repel a gutsy all-rounder effort from Roston Chase, as the reigning champions held their nerve to beat St Lucia Kings by 11 runs at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia recently. In the first game of the new… Read More

The 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup kicks off Wednesday with a Group B encounter involving domestic rivals Harbour View and Dunbeholden of Jamaica meeting at Sabina Park Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. CONCACAF said on Monday that the match will mark the debut of Lenny Hyde as Head Coach of Dunbeholden, a team that finished as runners-up… Read More

Continuano le grandi emozioni dell’estate torinese. Mentre al Pala Gianni Asti le più forti squadre nazionali di pallavolo femminile si contendono la coppa dei campionati europei, parte il conto alla rovescia per il Todays Festival, che da venerdì 25 a domenica 27 agosto porterà a Torino 121 artisti provenienti da 29 diversi Paesi. Il 25… Read More