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Top Caribbean Athletes For Adidas Grand Prix
Almost three dozen Caribbean athletes, led by three-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica, are set to compete in the adidas Grand Prix in NYC on May 25th. Campbell-Brown, who…
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Caribbean American Movers and Shakers Networking Series – May 23
12 Honorees to be recognized in Atlanta for 2013 Caribbean American Movers and Shakers The announcement of the 12 honorees for the 2013 Caribbean American Networking and Social Media Series, were officially announced via Facebook…
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Montserrat Born, Emani Fenton, Lands Role As Assistant NFL Coach
The Kansas City Chiefs can consider themselves part of the NFL’s Caribbean connection! At 23, Emani Fenton is not only one of the youngest coaches in the National Football League but he can also consider…
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Obama Administration Sending State Dept. Representative to Invest Caribbean Now This June
The Obama administration is sending a representative to Invest Caribbean Now this June, as the Caribbean Diaspora in the U.S. gears up for Caribbean American Heritage Month and Caribbean Week in New York. Anthony Eterno,…
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Tarrus Riley Water the Roots at Edna Manley College
Popular artists Tarrus Riley, Cherine, Di Blue Print Band will use their talents to Water the Roots at The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, 1 Arthur Wint on Saturday May 25,…
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Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of the late civil rights activist Malcolm X (Grenadian heritage) Killed in Mexico
Shabazz, 28, had traveled to Mexico to meet with a leader of a California activist and rights group known as Rumec, according to a report in Talking Points Memo, which quoted the organization’s Juan Ruiz. The…
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(VIDEO) The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Give a reception for British Caribbean Communities
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall held a reception for British Caribbean communities at St. James’s Palace in London. Doreen Lawrence, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, and the comedian Lenny…
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Guyanese-American State Senator John Sampson of Brooklyn Surrenders to FBI on Charges of Embezzlement and Obstruction of Justice
The icing on the cake of dismay for many Guyanese and Caribbean nationals in New York City, the U.S. and even Guyana this week, was the slapping of embezzlement and obstruction of justice charges on…
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Jamaican musician Cedric Brooks dies at 70
Cedric Brooks, a Jamaican saxophone player and influential roots reggae musician, has died. He was 70. Brooks also was a member of the Jamaican ska band The Skatalites. A moment of silence was observed this…
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St. Lucia jolted by 4.1 magnitude earthquake
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday May 8, 2013 – St. Lucia was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 late on Tuesday night, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the…
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