What is the New COVID-19 Variant BA.2, and Will it Cause Another Wave of Infections in the US?

What is the New COVID-19 Variant BA.2, and Will it Cause Another Wave of Infections in the US?

By Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation What is BA.2, and how is it related to omicron? BA.2 is the latest subvariant of omicron, the dominant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. While the origin of BA.2 is still unclear, it has quickly become the dominant strain in many countries, including India, […]

Hope for Immigrants: Reviving The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Hope for Immigrants: Reviving The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

By Linda Nwoke, Special to CAW Several misconceptions exist on the issue of violence against women. However, key facts about violence against women are that it can be physical, psychological, or sexual and takes place in private and public spaces like the victims’ homes, the streets, or during the war. Secondly, violence against women and […]

Remembering Professor Selwyn Ryan

Remembering Professor Selwyn Ryan

Photo Credit: UWI Professor Selwyn Ryan passed away on Saturday, March 12, at 86. Ryan was one of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading writers, researchers, and political scientists. He was born in Princes Town to a lower-middle-class Afro-Trinidadian family. His mother made sure Ryan pursued higher education. Ryan was also motivated by Trinidad and Tobago, Prime […]

Mia Mottley: Leader, Trailblazer, Visionary, Phenomenal Woman

Mia Mottley:  Leader, Trailblazer, Visionary, Phenomenal Woman

New York, NY – September 12, 2019: Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley attends 5th Annual Diamond Ball benefiting the Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street. (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW During this Women’s History Month, Caribbean American Weekly recognizes Mia Mottley, also known as Mia Amor Mottley, for her exceptional leadership […]

‘Win Your Leg’: Honoring T&T’s 1964 Olympic Bronze Medalists

‘Win Your Leg’: Honoring T&T’s 1964 Olympic Bronze Medalists

By Trevor M. Millett The journey of every Olympian to that athletic world stage is never an easy one. There is training. Training. Forever training. Competition after competition after competition. At times exhausted, nerves slightly frayed, but there is never any let-up. There must be consistency of form and performance. Attitude and mindset must be […]

Jamaica’s Consulate General, New York Partners With the Jamaica Stock Exchange in Hosting its 2nd Investing in Jamaica Virtual Forum

Jamaica’s Consulate General, New York Partners With the Jamaica Stock Exchange in Hosting its 2nd Investing in Jamaica Virtual Forum

NEW YORK: 22nd March 2022:  The Consulate General of Jamaica, New York, and the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) are pleased to announce the Second staging of the “Investing in Jamaica” Virtual Forum, which will be held on March 23rd and 24th 2022, starting at 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. Jamaican Time). According to Jamaica’s Consul […]

Jamaica Moves to Drop Queen Elizabeth as Head of State: Report

Prince William and Kate Middleton are due to arrive in Jamaica on Tuesday amid protesters demanding financial reparations and a royal apology for the country's "colonial past".

Jamaica Moves to Drop Queen Elizabeth as Head of State: Report

London, United Kingdom – June 16, 2007: Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II travels by carriage during the Trooping the Colour ceremony. (Shutterstock) By Lanford Beard, People Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal tour of the Caribbean in celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee continues to encounter resistance as a movement to remove the monarch […]