In picture-perfect weather, Vincentians from all walks of life on Saturday, Aug. 16, converged on the picturesque and expansive Heckscher State Park in East Islip, Long Island for the massive Vincy Day Picnic. Nationals trekked from as far as Canada and Miami, as well as from their homeland, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for the… Read More

Caribbean-American US Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-Brooklyn) says she has introduced the Marcus Garvey Legacy Package in the US House of Representatives that comprises two pieces of legislation that honor “one of history’s most influential leaders in the global struggle for Black self-determination, human rights, and economic empowerment: Marcus Mosiah Garvey.” Marcus Mosiah Garvey is… Read More

The Brooklyn-based West Indian-American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) announced that New York Caribbean Carnival Week kicks off next Thursday, Aug. 28 with a celebration of “58 years of Caribbean culture, cuisine, programs, contribution, mas, steel band and more,” under the theme, “Vive Le Carnivale!” It said the festivities kick off at the Brooklyn Museum Grounds… Read More

Il ponte Ferdinando di Savoia sulla Stura di corso Giulio Cesare sarà oggetto di un importante intervento di manutenzione straordinaria. Il via al cantiere è previsto nei primi giorni di settembre, in contemporanea con la sospensione del servizio tranviario sulla Linea 4 tra Piazza Derna e Falchera per i lavori GTT sul capolinea nord. L’intervento,… Read More

Grenadian-born mas producer Kison Ventour never thought he would be producing mas for long, much less for a decade. So, he is portraying “Wildest Dreams” for this Labor Day. “I’m portraying ‘Wildest Dreams’ because who would have thought I would be in a mas game for 10 years,” Ventour told Caribbean Life at his mas… Read More

The virtually based Kaisokah Moko Jumbies USA, Inc. is portraying “Splendor of the Amazon” for Brooklyn’s West Indian-American Day Carnival, hoping to attract up to 90 masqueraders in the Junior Carnival category. “We picked this theme because it allows us to express our creativity on a different level,” Trinidadian-born band leader, founder, and executive director… Read More

Brooklyn-based costume designer and band leader Marlon “Freedom” Jacobs told Caribbean Life recently that after making an unforgettable debut on the Labor Day Carnival scene last year, Nomads Carnival is back, and this time, the Guyanese-owned brand is going even bigger. Nomads is the first Guyanese-owned and operated brand to make an indelible mark on… Read More

Sosta sulle strisce blu di nuovo a pagamento da lunedì 25 agosto. Termina infatti domani il consueto il periodo di sospensione di due settimane a cavallo del Ferragosto, iniziato l’ 11 agosto. Gli abbonamenti per la sosta acquistati per il mese di settembre saranno validi già a partire da lunedì prossimo. Con la nuova settimana… Read More

With just days remaining before the highly anticipated Caribbean Music Awards (CMA) at the prestigious Kings Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Thursday, Aug. 28, the Caribbean Elite Group (CEG), organizer of the event, says that legendary Jamaican-American artist Busta Rhymes will receive the Elite Icon honor. “This prestigious award recognizes his significant influence on the… Read More

Dopo il bagno di folla per la teams presentation in Piazzetta Reale, con la città che ha accolto calorosamente i corridori in uno dei suoi luoghi più scenografici, a Torino continua la festa lunga tre giorni dedicata alla Vuelta a España 2025, tra spettacolo, sport e passione per il ciclismo. La città è vestita a… Read More