Janine Mendes-Franco
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Eight Trinidad & Tobago Police Service officers detained in connection with fatal shooting incident ·
Soon after the killings in 2020, lawyers representing the deceased men's families called the police officers' actions “extra-legal,” “arbitrary” and “summary executions.” → Read More
The Caribbean’s ‘looming’ food security storm suddenly seems more threatening ·
It is estimated that there are as many as 2.8 million people — nearly 40 percent of the population — suffering from food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean, most of them from low-income households. → Read More
The southern Caribbean prepares for a tropical storm ·
With predictions for an "above normal" 2022 transatlantic hurricane season, the latest weather system teetering of the brink of hurricane status is the one organising itself in the southern Caribbean. → Read More
An upcoming British edition of ‘Capitalism and Slavery’ makes news, but the Caribbean has always known the book’s worth ·
Dr. Eric Williams' seminal book is attracting fresh interest after it was announced that a new edition will be published in Britain. → Read More
COVID Couture: Trinidadian creative Sonja Dumas responds to the pandemic with a feel-good dress that has a deeper meaning ·
"I made [the dress] to cheer up myself at a depressing and challenging moment of our human history." → Read More
Eleven years after its last devastating earthquake, an even stronger one hits Haiti ·
Not only was this earthquake more intense than 2010's, it was also closer to the surface, and was followed by several substantial aftershocks, prompting a tsunami alert in the region. → Read More
Residents prepare for possible evacuation as St. Vincent’s La Soufrière volcano heats up ·
The head of St. Vincent and the Grenadines' National Emergency Management Office tells residents, "Be ready, get your things in order." → Read More
Caribbean denounces Trump’s decision to put Cuba back on terrorism list; hopes for a reversal with Biden ·
Some expect the Biden/Harris administration to re-establish a working relationship with the island; other Cuban commentators find that unlikely. Either way, CARICOM wants Cuba taken off the US' terrorism list. → Read More
Caribbean calls for global summit to address fair COVID-19 vaccine roll-out ·
CARICOM is 'deeply concerned at the current prospect of inequitable access to vaccines,' noting that smaller countries would inevitably find it difficult to compete. → Read More
From COVID-19 to Caribbean literature, this is what the region looked like in 2020 ·
COVID-19 was at the top of the news cycle this year. In the Caribbean, the pandemic exacerbated already existing issues, but also allowed regional netizens to reimagine their collective future. → Read More
Caribbean football enthusiasts mourn the passing of Diego Maradona ·
The loss of Maradona is being felt around the world, including across the football-obsessed Caribbean region. → Read More
Caribbean alphabet series provides lots of laughs on TikTok ·
Laughter has become a critical coping mechanism in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but in an era of social media "influencers," can anyone lay claim to originality? → Read More
The Caribbean’s case for reparations: Part II ·
"We transformed these broken colonies into functional democracies without any support […] and now we have this debt crisis because we were abandoned by those who plundered our wealth." → Read More
The Caribbean’s ‘double standard’ on the enforcement of COVID-19 protocols ·
Some social media users are convinced that when it comes to COVID-19 regulation enforcement, police officers come down harder on residents of disenfranchised communities. → Read More
Trinidadian writer Ingrid Persaud talks about her new novel, ‘Love After Love’ ·
"I let the characters lead me and often, I wasn’t too sure where we would find ourselves. It was the only way I could navigate these themes." → Read More
Calls for unity as Trinidad & Tobago celebrates Independence Day ·
"The General Election 2020 flipped Trinidad and Tobago over and exposed what can be described as its ugly underbelly […] laid bare seething tensions that have simmered between ethnicities." → Read More
After recounts revealed the same result, Trinidad & Tobago’s government is finally sworn in ·
After a drawn-out recount which failed to affect the original result, the incumbent government has been sworn back into office for another term. → Read More
In Trinidad & Tobago, the use of Black iconography in Emancipation Day ads backfires ·
"This ad brings to light greater issues of the way Africans are represented in media and how careless and flippant many media programmers are with African icons, legacy, and symbols." → Read More
Five months after the elections, Guyana swears in new president ·
After multiple court actions challenging the election's results, the Guyana Elections Commission declared Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the opposition People's Progressive Party (PPP) as the country's new president. → Read More
Appeal court says the answer to Guyana’s election results lies in the recount ·
Guyana's general elections took place on March 2. Now, the appeal court has ruled that the Chief Election Officer must submit his official report based on the recount results. → Read More