14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (529+ words) Caribbean music icons Kees Dieffenthaller of KesTheBand and Jamaican reggae and dancehall star Buju Banton have been selected as honorary grand marshals for the 59th Annual New York Caribbean Carnival Week and Parade, bringing together two influential voices from the region’s…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (463+ words) Trinidad and Tobago’s soca icon Machel Montano is being celebrated by the Brooklyn Public Library in a special exhibition highlighting his more than four decades of influence on Caribbean music and culture. “Journey of a Soca King: The Exhibition” opened…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (537+ words) The Trinidad and Tobago community in New York is mourning the deaths of a Trinidadian-born mother and her daughter, who were allegedly killed inside their Far Rockaway, Queens, home in a violent incident involving the woman’s son. The victims have…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (571+ words) New York City schools and community organizations are preparing to support Haitian students and families as the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) increases fears of immigration enforcement and family separation ahead of the new school year. The federal government…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) NY Carib News History is officially being written, and the global entertainment landscape is about to shift In an unprecedented arena event designed to push Caribbean music into its rightful place in the absolute commercial mainstream, Grammy Award-winning icon Beenie…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) NY Carib News New York City officials are advancing a proposal that could significantly expand college savings support for public school students, with eligible children receiving between $1,000 and $3,000 toward future higher education expenses The initiative would build on the existing…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (204+ words) Community leaders, elected officials, advocates, and residents recently gathered in Brooklyn to highlight the urgent need to protect and strengthen Black homeownership across the borough, as concerns continue to grow over displacement, deed theft, and rising housing costs. The rally…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (422+ words) The plans, introduced alongside New York City Department of City Planning Director Sideya Sherman, will focus on key transit corridors along White Plains Road in the Bronx and sections of Coney Island and McDonald avenues in Brooklyn. “New Yorkers are…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (448+ words) Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced that New York City will add 2,000 new 3-K seats for families across all five boroughs, building on the administration’s commitment to strengthen and stabilize the City’s early childhood education system. The expansion deepens the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (472+ words) New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé has filed a misconduct complaint against a New York Police Department officer who arrested him during a protest in Brooklyn last month, escalating tensions between elected officials and the city’s police department. The complaint,…...