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This Caribbean Floating Bar Has World-Class Tacos — And You Can Only Get There by Boat

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You come in by boat, cut the engine, and drift into Lindbergh Bay with a floating taco bar ahead of you. The water here is clear enough to see sand patches under the surface as you slow down. Small boats move through the bay. People sit in float seats with drinks in hand. Others climb […]

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Haiti: New Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation From UN For Cholera

Above: the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Federal court in Brooklyn seeks compensation from the United Nations for its alleged role in bringing cholera to Haiti. The lawsuit comes after the United States government wrote a letter last week charging […]

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The Caribbean on Display in New York

Above: Dominica’s “Know Your Culture” dance company on Saturday (Photo: CTO) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is on full display in New York City this week for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s annual Caribbean Week. From Anguilla to Trinidad, Caribbean nations have brought political and tourism officials to New York for a full-on marketing […]

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In Brooklyn, a Look at Reggae in Film

Above: “Do the Reggae” (Photo: BAM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Marking the 50th year of Jamaica’s independence, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City is hosting “Do the Reggae,” a 14-part film series looking at Jamaica’s music tradition. From films of Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley to footage of Toots and the […]


The Caribbean on Display in New York

Above: the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn By the Caribbean Journal staff Antiguan-born Margo Kitsy Brodie was confirmed on Monday as a Federal District Court Judge in Brooklyn, making her the first Afro-Caribbean-born jurist to sit in a US District Court. Judge Brodie was confirmed by an 86 to 2 vote in the Senate, after being […]

How to Define Reggae

Above, from left: Major Daps, Ossie Dellimore, Ed Robinson, Qshan Deya (Photo: Caribbean Journal) What is reggae? It’s a word that has a meaning simultaneously static and dynamic. To answer the question, Caribbean Journal talked to four major reggae artists from around the Caribbean at the Coalition to Preserve Reggae in Brooklyn, New York. We […]

Ed Robinson on the Global Art Form

Ed Robinson occupies several seats in the world of reggae—from a long career as a reggae drummer to broad work now as a reggae singer. It’s taken him from his native Jamaica to Brooklyn, which he now calls home. Caribbean Journal talked to Robinson about his current projects, his unique inspirations and reggae as a […]

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