5+ hour, 51+ min ago  (93+ words) Caribbean-American Democratic U. S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke on Sunday, April 19, lamented what she described as "trying times in our nation's history." "We are living through difficult and uncertain moments that test our faith and our sense of purpose," said Clarke, the daughter…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (82+ words) A major row has erupted in the Caribbean Community among some member nations once again, this time involving a third party, Venezuela. At the center of the issue is a complaint by Guyana that sister CARICOM nations Grenada and Barbados…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (163+ words) Gone are the traditional childhood practices of frolicking around a colorful, ribbon-draped Maypole on May 1. Also scarce are associations with past pagan rituals, the arrival of spring, or bizarre religious traditions on the first day of the fifth month. Now…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (91+ words) Voters in Antigua and Barbuda head to the polls on Thursday to decide whether to give the governing Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party (ABLP) a fourth consecutive term or return the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) to power. The…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (387+ words) Growing up as a first-generation Caribbean American in the Bronx, New York, I didn't always see a clear pathway into American politics. The distance between my lived experience and the corridors of power in Washington felt vast until I encountered…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (91+ words) Under pressure from the U. S. and other Western nations to halt the sale of local passports and citizenship, Dominican authorities revoked an Iranian national's citizenship after determining he provided false information in his original application. Abolfazl Shamkhani lost his citizenship and…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (163+ words) The U. S. is again objecting to Chinese funding and construction of a $285 million state-of-the-art hospital planned for the Bahamian capital, reigniting tensions with The Bahamas over preparations for the project. The latest reason for the row was an official statement of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (82+ words) Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced that Antigua and Barbuda will hold its next general election on April 30, 2026, urging supporters of the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party to secure a decisive victory by winning all 17 constituencies. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (93+ words) Despite the enormous pressure the U. S. is exerting on Caribbean Community nations to ease relations, Grenada's government is reminding the world of its decades of close ties with Cuba, as the two marked 47 years of unbroken friendship this week. Prime Minister…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (46+ words) AGs urge SCOTUS to uphold legal status of Haitian immigrants'caribbeanlife. com AGs urge SCOTUS to uphold legal status of Haitian immigrants From Around the Caribbean Got a hot tip for our calendar? Tell us about it! Caribbean events in NYC…...