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Collection of the latest Caribbean News from around the world, including; Africa, Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Guatemala, Jamaica, St.Vincent, Venezuela and more.
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Art of Carnival – works of award-winning Trinidadian artist, Nov. 11 – Dec. 29 in Harlem
“Art of Carnival” – an exhibition exploring the cultural expressions of Caribbean Carnival, featuring the works of Weldon Ryan, an…
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Caribbean Round-Up
Barbados Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley recently said Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals should consider investing their savings in the CARICOM…
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Shipping holiday barrels to Jamaica
The practice of packing and shipping barrels to Jamaica from migrants across the world to their loved ones has been…
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St. Mattias Charities dedicates annual Prayer Breakfast posthumously to Vaughan Toney
The Bronx-based St. Matthias Charities, Inc. on Saturday, Oct. 28 dedicated its annual fundraising Prayer Breakfast to Vaughan Toney, the…
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Critics decry some very strange Jamaican foreign policy moves
In recent months, the Jamaican government has made some foreign policy moves, which have left opposition parties, academics and social…
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General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly against the United States’ economic and trade embargo against Cuba that…
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Narcisse unveils street co-naming in honor of fallen Firefighter Steven Pollard
Brooklyn Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse, a registered nurse, on Oct. 22, unveiled the street co-naming, at Avenue S and East 35th…
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Jamaica grateful after earthquake
Jamaica’s government is grateful that there were no deaths, serious injuries or mass disruptions from Monday’s 5.6 magnitude earthquake that…
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Two honored at SVG 44th Independence Anniversary Ball
The Brooklyn-based Vincentian umbrella group Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines USA, Inc. (COSAGO), in conjunction with the Manhattan-based…
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Jamaica’s Court dismisses challenge to gay law
The Supreme Court of Jamaica has ruled that the saving law provision in the Constitution of Jamaica precludes an investigation…
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