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Oliver Samuels to be crowned ‘Caribbean King of Comedy’ on Sunday
Legendary Jamaican actor and comedian Dr. Oliver Samuels, OD, will receive the Golden Lifetime Award for 55 years in entertainment and be crowned “Caribbean King of Comedy” at the 42nd International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) on Sunday, March 30, at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, South Florida. IRAWMA said Samuels and… Read More
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Op-Ed | Adams administration neighborhood plans will bring more jobs, housing, and opportunity to the city
New York City is breaking jobs records over and over again, which is good news for every New Yorker. To keep up with this economic expansion, this administration has been actively working to rezone key neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs, advancing bold, transformational projects that will strengthen the local economy, improve quality of life, and… Read More
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Caribbean RoundUp
Antigua and Barbuda The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is advancing an initiative to include wealthy citizens in the country’s hospitality industry through a targeted land allocation program. The government said it offers ocean-view Crown land exclusively to Antiguan and Barbudan citizens to develop high-end rental properties. The government plans to construct sample luxury homes… Read More
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Eleven-year-old Sebastian Wilson serves ‘Spices & Slices’ at Caribbean style pizza shop in Brooklyn
Eleven-year-old Sebastian Wilson is serving up Spices & Slices, a newly opened Caribbean-flavoured pizza shop at 1828 Nostrand Avenue in the heart of bustling Flatbush, Brooklyn. Master Wilson can safely say he is set for life, taking forward generational wealth while learning from the best. His Trinidad and Tobago mother, Natalie Lamming, and Grenadian stepfather,… Read More
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Four arrested after riots in Dominica
Four people have been arrested and charged with unlawful assembly following riots in Dominica’s capital, Roseau, last week as opposition elements protested against a series of electoral reforms being debated by the island’s parliament. Police fired teargas canisters and rubber bullets as they attempted to disperse angry opposition supporters as protesters threw rocks and other… Read More
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Legendary Caribbean musical arranger Frankie McIntosh among five to be inducted into inaugural Vincentian Cultural Hall of Fame
The Brooklyn-based Dynamite Cultural Organization (DCO) – renowned for its dynamic presence in New York’s Caribbean community and the home of the Dynamite Calypso Tent of New York – the lone Vincentian calypso tent in North America – says that legendary Caribbean musical arranger Dr. Franklyn “Frankie” McIntosh will be among five Vincentian “icons” to… Read More
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Roberto Nada, torinese e ambasciatore dell’Artico, si prepara all’Halti Ski Expedition
Il torinese Roberto Nada, divulgatore ambientale e velista, sta per intraprendere una nuova avventura nell’Artico. Prima di partire per la sua spedizione, oggi pomeriggio ha incontrato l’assessore Francesco Tresso, che gli ha donato un gagliardetto della Città di Torino. Nada attraverserà oltre 150 km di tundra aperta sugli sci, verso la vetta più alta della… Read More
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Guttman Community College Supports Students in the Heart of Manhattan
No longer one of NYC’s best-kept secrets, Guttman Community College is thriving in Midtown Manhattan at its vertical campus located across from Bryant Park. Part of the City University of New York, Guttman opened in 2012 as CUNY’s first new community college in 40+ years, offering a unique academic model that helps students embrace the… Read More
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Progressives call for Strategic National Action Network
An impressive group of educators, politicians, attorneys, entertainers, and community activists has committed to mobilizing and strategizing against recent reforms implemented by the White House. Some of the celebrated names include rhythm and blues singer Patti LaBelle, Civil Rights attorney Benjamin Crump, former Georgia representative Stacey Abrams, professor/author Michael Eric Dyson, actress/activist Tatyana Ali, actor/comedian… Read More
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Polizia Locale ferma borseggiatore. Aveva derubato ragazzi in gita
Brutta avventura, ma per fortuna a lieto fine, per una scolaresca in gita a Torino. Un borseggiatore che, con la scusa di mostrare alcuni giochi di prestigio aveva sottratto denaro a quattro ragazzi, è stato scoperto dalla Polizia Locale di Torino e denunciato per furto, mentre gli agenti restituivano il denaro rubato ai ragazzi. La… Read More
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