See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By George Alleyne In what could be best described as disappointing news for Caribbean New Yorkers and other members of that diaspora, the World Bank has continued its low ranking of regional territories as places ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Vinette K. Pryce Jamaicans who experienced “Soca Madness” in rural St. Mary in the 1980s will not soon forget the premiere performance of a calypsonian from Trinidad & Tobago known as Shadow. On a ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King The Brooklyn-based Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Organizations, U.S.A. Inc. (COSAGO), the umbrella Vincentian group in the United States, on Sunday honored the Rev. Hoskins Prescott and the United ...
The barely 40 percent turnout by police, soldiers and prison guards in the 2018 Local Government Elections is a sign that traditional supporters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-dominated government are disenchanted, political scientists said Monday. Political Scientists, Dr. ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Ily Goyanes Roy Reid migrated to New York in 1969 from Kingston, Jamaica, to continue his education and seek a better life, but his Caribbean roots remained deeply ingrained. “I believe the stoic upbringing ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Kam Williams “Nobody’s Fool” Fair (1 star) RatedR for sexuality, drug use, ethnic slurs and pervasive profanity Running time: 110 minutes Production Studio: Tyler Perry Studios / BET Films / Paramount Players Studio: Paramount ...
Inspection and Enforcement Officers of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB), in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force, on Sunday last thwarted a major smuggling operation and confiscating approximately 300 kilograms of illegal or unregistered pesticides, the Ministry ...
A man was beheaded at Fourth Bridge, Grove, East Bank Demerara, police confirmed. His identity was not immediately available. Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Marlon Chapman said the suspected killer has since been arrested. The circumstances surrounding the incident were not ...
The Guyana government on Monday temporarily took over maintenance and operations of the Berbice River Bridge, under what it says are provisions of the law governing that thoroughfare and that the tolls would remain the same. “Therefore, in accordance with ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Azad Ali West Indies cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul recently received the Honorary Doctor of Laws by The University of the West Indies (UW)), St. Augustine, Trinidad. Chanderpaul, 44, is one of the most outstanding ...