PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP) — West Indies scrapped to a nervy five-wicket win before allrounder David Wiese helped Namibia edge Oman in a Super Over on Sunday as the first two Twenty20 World Cup games in the Caribbean produced low-scoring but tense contests. Namibia’s Ruben Trumpelmann set a record in the dramatic Group B game in… Read More

We are joined by Amy Freitag, President of The New York Community Trust, discussing the Trust’s century-long legacy of fostering equitable communities across eight counties and serving 12.4 million New Yorkers. Amy brings extensive experience, previously leading initiatives at the J.M. Kaplan Fund and contributing significantly to environmental and historical preservation projects. From pioneering the… Read More

Former West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine was presented with his third Indian Premier League (IPL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got a spectacular eight-wicket win in the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Narine took one for 16 taking his total for the… Read More

Caribbean-American musician Brandon Bain is expected to “jazz up” an all-inclusive Jazz & Cocktails Father’s Day celebration on Sunday afternoon at Kendra’s Place, 1744 Nostrand Ave., corner of Clarendon Road, Brooklyn. Bain, a Brooklyn resident, whose mother hails from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and father from Grenada, will headline the event hosted by the… Read More

Territorio, educazione, giovani e sport: saranno questi i temi dello jingle ufficiale della XXXII edizione dei FISU world University Games Winter di Torino 2025. Il brano sarà scelto attraverso un concorso rivolto a tutti gli artisti interessati: interpreti, cantautori o band.  La community di Openstage ha lanciato nei giorni scorsi la “call for artist” per… Read More

Eight calypsonians from the Brooklyn-based Dynamite Calypso Tent, the lone Vincentian calypso tent in North America, Saturday night competed for a place in the semifinal round in the Calypso Competition in Vincy Mas, the national carnival in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Though renowned calypsonians, such as former National Calypso Monarch D Man Age and… Read More

Guyana’s government Tuesday asked the US for additional information on a senior Guyanese state functionary and one of the country’s wealthiest families after they had been sanctioned by the Treasury Department for engaging in widespread corruption, bribery of officials and other forms of corruption. Reacting to the department’s sanctions on leading Guyanese gold buyer, miner… Read More

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says West Indies cricket legend Joel “Big Bird” Garner will be honored during CTO’s Caribbean Week in New York from June 16-21, 2024. CTO said on Thursday that the 6’8” former Windies fast bowler will participate in a Cricket Ceremony and Watch Party in midtown Manhattan on Monday, June… Read More

In keeping with Caribbean-American Heritage Month and Juneteenth celebrations, the Caribbean Diaspora United, Inc. (CDU) was officially launched on Friday, amid much fanfare, during a gala Prayer Breakfast at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens. Eugene Pursoo, former Grenada United Nations ambassador, who heads the group, told Caribbean Life that CDU is a… Read More

Dunns River Lounge, a beloved culinary establishment in Rockville Centre, Long Island, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Owned by second-generation Jamaican immigrant Naala Royale Holder, the restaurant has been a cherished fixture known for its vibrant atmosphere and authentic Jamaican cuisine since opening its doors on June 2, 2004. Over the past two decades, Dunns… Read More