In the era of insulated lunch bags, it’s time to think outside the sandwich and opt for improved and wholesome lunch options like soup....

A look at some of the top stories making the news today, September 17, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida. Miami-Dade commissioners have rescinded...

Considered one of Jamaica’s most gifted and successful writers, Jamaican born novelist Anthony Winkler died peacefully at his home in Georgia last Friday. Born in Kingston in...

Trinidadian soca star Bunji Garlin and Jamaican Grammy-winning reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley have teamed up on "The Message," a passionate forward-thinking song fighting for the souls of our...

Lauderhill Police made a big breakthrough this weekend in the flakka scourge plaguing the city, following the recent arrest of 8 residents accused of...

  Former Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson has urged the ruling People’s National Party (PNP), to unite ahead of the upcoming general election. On Sunday...

Florida State University (FSU) has recruited several top Jamaican high school athletes in a bid to bolster their performance at the National Collegiate Athletics...

A new political landscape may be on the horizon as many local Caribbean-American incumbents with expiring terms seek new political offices in the 2016...

President of the United States, Barack Obama, says Jamaica is a vital partner in the fight against transnational crime. “We have supported your exemplary effort...

Pope Francis arrived in Cuba Saturday on the first leg of a high-profile trip that will also take him to the United States, highlighting...

Born in: St. Peters, St. Kitts Lives in: Miramar Moved to FL: 1993 Life’s passion: Clinton, wife Cheryl, and mom-in-law Dahlia founded the popular Fancy Loaf Caribbean...

Born in: Nevis Lives in: Fort Lauderdale Moved to FL: 1988 Life’s Passion: Avonelle balances life here as a businesswoman, proud mother of two, and “proud founder...

Born in: Basseterre, St. Kitts Lives in: Miami Moved to FL: 1990 Life’s Passion: As secretary of the St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Florida, Elvis most...

A Canadian company has opened a large-scale gold mine in a remote section of Guyana. Toronto-based Guyana Goldfields Inc. plans to produce more than three...

Jamaican, Miami-based nonprofit Food for the Poor has announced plans to build homes in Haiti for families displaced by the Dominican Republic’s new law...

All Broward College campuses, including the South Florida Educational Center in Davie, are now tobacco and smoke free zones. The Florida Department of Health’s...

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League’s franchises are feeling the pinch to become viable entities in the near future. The Board promised...

  The National Weekly breaks it down. Dreadlock Story Exploring the secret Indian roots of Rastafari Much has been documented about the Rastafari faith in Jamaica, from its...

Dominica health authorities are reporting an increase in cases of gastroenteritis following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika late last month that killed more...

From the deportation crisis in the Dominican Republic, the renewal of U.S/Cuba relations, to the current tense border disputes between Venezuela and Guyana, regional...