For New York's Haitian community, annual West Indian American Day Parade means more in trying times
NEW YORK (AP) – Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken filled Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turned out for the West Indian American Day Parade, one of the largest celebrations of Caribbean culture
For New York's Haitian community, annual West Indian American Day Parade means more in trying times
NEW YORK (AP) – Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken filled Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turned out for the West Indian American Day Parade, one of the largest celebrations of Caribbean culture
New wildcard rules leave Diamond League winners waiting
The Gleaner can report that the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) will, in the next few weeks, meet to discuss the new wildcard entry changes by World Athletics and their implications for team selection. World Athletics has overhauled i
Iley Dread eager to share ‘Musical Upliftment'
After more than a decade since the release of his last reggae album, Jamaican-Canadian singer, producer, promoter and record label executive, Iley Dread, is preparing to release Musical Upliftment.
Kamina Johnson Smith | Atlantic Ocean no barrier to Africa-Caribbean ties
Jamaica proudly joins our brothers and sisters across Africa and the Caribbean in commemorating Africa‑CARICOM Day 2026, celebrating the ties of kinship and common purpose that unite our regions. The decision to commemorate this day was taken at the Ina
Democratic socialism and the PNP
THE EDITOR, Madam: Lately, there have been discussions about democratic socialism in the public square. In 1974, the Peoples National Party (PNP) declared itself a party committed to democratic socialism. The people made their views known on democrat
Something Extra | Monday
Thursday was a truly buona notte, or good night, for the ambassador of Italy to the United States of America, Marco Peronaci, who received the warmest welcome during a private cocktail reception held at the JWN Head Office on Dominica Drive in New Kingsto
Venezuela | Months after quakes, a family refuses still searches for missing relative
CARACAS (AP): Antonella Molina, her nephew Pedro Molina and a group of friends set out at 8 a.m. on a recent Saturday, hands full of flyers, walking carefully through the rubble that remains throughout La Guaira after two catastrophic back-to-back earthqu