LATEST NEWS
Behind The Mask featured at CMBC 2020
Behind the Mask is an original new song and music video designed to increase the use of face masks as...
VOZA RIVERS to be honored at National Black Writers Virtual Conference
Voza Rivers, whose work as an award-winning, international producer, music executive, co-producer of theater, film, music, and live events is...
Golding sworn in as Jamaica’s Opposition Leader
Mark Golding was sworn in as the new Opposition Leader in the parliament, less than 48 hours after he successfully...
BP Adams honors Dr. Fauci at Borough Hall
Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams honored Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s infectious disease chief and the son of a...
CMBC 2020: Culture – Global Impact on Society & a Tribute to Harry Belafonte
On the agenda at a session of 25th Annual Caribbean Multi-National Business Conference (CMBC) 2020, is the topic of the...
What’s Inside
TKR remain unbeaten after Amazon Warriors meltdown
A difficult pitch made batting a chore and hosts Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) capitalized in an uncomplicated run chase to brush aside Guyana Amazon Warriors...
Tarrus Riley shares Healing LP
Jamaican reggae superstar TARRUS RILEY today shares his long-awaited album Healing, out now on all DSPs via Jukeboxx Productions/Zojak Worldwide.
Creating a stable back-to-school routine for children
If there’s one thing parents know, it’s children thrive on routines. When it seems like everything is changing, routines can create stability.
Couple charged with running ponzi scheme
The police report that Yuri Garcia-Dominguez, a Cuban national and his Guyanese wife, Ateeka Ishmael were taken to court to face conspiracy to commit a...
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris defeat Trump and change history
After days of counting in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona, President Obama’s former Vice President, Joe Biden, and California Senator, Kamala Harris, won the 2020 race for the White House.
A Huge Victory – and More Work to Do
After four exhausting years of President Donald Trump and four excruciating days of vote counting, the election was called for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday....
The Black Vote and the Demise of the Trump Administration by Basil Wilson
The ballots have been cast but in some states the ballot counting is ongoing. Nonetheless, the mathematical modelers at the major networks have prognosticated Joe Biden as the 46th President of the...
SPIRITUALITY
The Hallway
When one door closes, another will eventually open—but it can be hell in the hallway. The hallway is that place between jobs, between relationships, during a major illness, or after...
St. Matthews Anglican Church in St. Mary – 120 Years of Open Doors
St. Matthews Anglican Church in Boscobel St. Mary, Jamaica celebrated its 120th anniversary in September 2020. The occasion was memorialized with a Patronal Festival, which is the Anglican Church’s tradition...
TRIBUTE TO FORVER FIRST LADY, Joyce Dinkins
P.J. Patterson, Former PM Jamaica Dear Mr. Dinkins, I am truly saddened by the news of the passing of your dear wife, Joyce Dinkins. Joyce Burrows Dinkins, the younger daughter...
NEWS
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris defeat Trump and change history
After days of counting in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona, President Obama’s former Vice President, Joe Biden, and California Senator, Kamala Harris, won the 2020 race for the White House.
Clarke and Espaillat condemn FEMA
Today Representatives sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urging them to immediately reverse the recent interim policy decision “COVID-19 Pandemic: Work Eligible for Public Assistance.”
Trinidad’s PM asks Barbados, Britain to help with ‘pyramid scheme’ probe
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says investigators from Britain and Barbados are being asked to conduct a probe into the multi-million dollar “pyramid scheme” that he has described as a...
Comptroller Stringer and CUNY Fellowship Program to Build Pipeline of Future Leaders
Today, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez announced a new fellowship program between CUNY and the Office of the New York City Comptroller to create career opportunities for the next generation of New...
Guyana, Suriname to build bridge connecting countries
An agreement is to be signed between Guyana and neighboring Suriname for a bridge to be built across the Corentyne River that runs along the border.
REGIONAL NEWS
UN agency for Palestine refugees runs out of money as COVID-19 spreads
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) has run out of cash on hand to keep vital services going...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Some politicians still ignore ‘core European values’ 25 years after peace deal
Despite significant progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of a peace deal 25 years ago this month,...
‘Super typhoon’ Goni: Towns cut off as COVID-19 impacts response
“Superstorm” Typhoon Goni has left several towns inaccessible and destroyed thousands of homes in the Philippines, the UN humanitarian wing...
Women the ‘driving force’ for peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN chief
The UN deputy chief has underscored the importance of the full and comprehensive implementation of Colombia's historic 2016 peace agreement, to enable...
Equality, sustainability should guide COVID-19 recovery, say governments at regional forum
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region have called for COVID-19 recovery to be guided by the principles of...
AFRICA NEWS
Cote d’Ivoire: ‘Tone down the hateful rhetoric’, find peaceful solutions – UN rights chief
Continuing violence in the wake of elections in Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential elections held on 31 October, prompted the UN human...
UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence
The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide elections, UN rights chief...
Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say, in call for inquiry into protestor killings
The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least 12 peaceful protestors by...
Côte d’Ivoire: UN reports 3,000 flee abroad amid electoral violence
Several thousand people have fled from election-related violence in Côte d'Ivoire to seek sanctuary in neighboring Liberia, Ghana, and Togo,...
Tanzania: UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process
The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involved in Tanzania's political process to ensure that Wednesday’s general elections are held...
BUSINESS
The 25th Annual Carib News virtual Caribbean Multi-National Business Conference coming November 13-14
New York, NY: The sweeping spread of COVID-19 and the current racial awakening have created a dual pandemic or a double crisis for the Black Diaspora around the globe. This...
EDUCATION
Princeton Building named after Mellody Hobson
Mellody Hobson is a successful businesswoman and former CBS News contributor. She is also the first Black woman in Princeton University’s history to a residential college named in her honor.
Black Public Media Announces Deadline Extension for 2020 MIT OpenDocLab and BPMplus Fellowship
Black Public Media (BPM), the Harlem-based nonprofit media organization dedicated to media content on the global Black experience, has announced an extension to the deadline for the 2020 MIT OpenDocLab...
PJ Patterson’s My Political Journey wins prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Award
The University of the West Indies Press (UWI Press) is pleased to announce that one of its published books, My Political Journey: Jamaica’s Sixth Prime Minister by PJ Patterson, has...
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DINING
Good For You Sweet Treats
While eating healthy and enjoying sweets seldom go hand-in-hand, choosing the right combination of nutritious ingredients can allow for guilt-free indulgences that shirk conventional dieting...
Making food fun again: say yes to yam
This week’s journey takes us down a road with a very versatile but nutritious crop that is often mistaken for sweet potatoes. Yams have a brown,...
Now’s the time to teach at-home nutrition
With a lot of parents facing the challenge of keeping housebound kids happy and healthy, this is the perfect time to teach kids the basics...
TRAVEL
JetBlue announces new service date to Guyana
JetBlue announced a revised launch timeline for new nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Georgetown, Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International...
Sandals expands Back To School campaign
As more and more schools are faced with replacing or diversifying in-person instruction with some form of distance learning, the Sandals Foundation is helping to...
Antigua and Barbuda launches new two-year residency program
Antigua and Barbuda is one of the latest Caribbean islands to offer digital nomads the opportunity to work from its sun-drenched beaches. Anyone seeking a change...