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This open-source software is helping Barbados and Jamaica preserve their cultural heritage

23 March 2021

The free Arches software helps cultural heritage organisations “respond to the critical and common challenges [...] around creating and maintaining modern inventory systems."

Caribbean denounces Trump’s decision to put Cuba back on terrorism list; hopes for a reversal with Biden

20 January 2021

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.

Google Doodle of economist and Nobel laureate Sir Arthur Lewis makes the Caribbean proud

10 December 2020

The St Lucian-born economist, who became known for his “Lewis model” of economic development, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1979.

World AIDS Day 2020: How has the Caribbean dealt with HIV during COVID-19?

COVID-191 December 2020

Threatened livelihoods, disruption in supply chains, and changes in health care delivery are all challenges which people living with HIV/AIDS in the region have had to grapple with under COVID-19.

Barbados removes statue of British naval officer Horatio Nelson for his role in the slave trade

18 November 2020

"The point is not the destruction of ‘the past’, as if there was one monolithic uncontested past, but the renegotiation of which past the present holds up to its face."

The Caribbean's case for reparations: Part III

COVID-1919 October 2020

Reparatory justice can play an important role in dealing with challenges like disease, climate change and COVID-19, all of which pose existential threats to the region.

The Caribbean's case for reparations: Part II

15 October 2020

"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."

The Caribbean's case for reparations: Part I

12 October 2020

"When a wrong has been committed, it must be repaired. If you recognise that colonization has been a source of massive crimes against humanity, then reparations are legitimate."

Citizenship by investment in the Caribbean: Economic boon or diplomatic minefield?

29 September 2020

Citizenship by Investment, dubbed the “golden passport”, offers the wealthy a second citizenship at a time when visa and COVID-19 restrictions are becoming more onerous.

Barbados declares intent to recognise same-sex unions and remove British queen as head of state

17 September 2020

The Cayman Islands recently made same-sex partnerships legal, but Barbados may become the first CARICOM member to do so. It will also replace the queen as head of state.

Former prime minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, dies

29 July 2020

"There is no economist working today in this region of the world who has not drawn on the wisdom, rigour and intellectual fearlessness of the [Right Honourable] Owen Seymour Arthur."

Since George Floyd's murder, black Barbadians are becoming more vocal about racism

20 July 2020

Through their support of the Black Lives Matter movement, young activists are challenging the status quo.

Everton Weekes, last of the ‘Three Ws’ of Caribbean cricket, dies at age 95

3 July 2020

"Everton Weekes was a great Barbados champion who epitomised living life to the full."

Amid Black Lives Matter protests, fresh calls to remove statuary that hijacks the Caribbean's historical narrative

11 June 2020

BLM protests have inspired the denigration and defacement of symbols of black oppression. The Caribbean, with its long history of occupation, has its own symbols of oppression to reconsider.

Restarting Caribbean economies under threat of COVID-19

COVID-193 June 2020

As a major source of foreign exchange and employment for most of the region, safely opening up borders to overseas visitors has become ever more pressing.

Is the Caribbean winning the fight against COVID-19?

COVID-193 June 2020

Could the region be past the worst — or simply enjoying a quieter period before the much-feared second wave?

‘Born fi dead': The Caribbean looks at the George Floyd protests and sees itself

3 June 2020

"This Minneapolis fight was Marcus Garvey’s fight; it was Martin’s fight; it was Malcolm’s fight; it was Marley’s fight. It’s a Caribbean fight and it’s a global fight."

Addressing ‘gaps in history’ through bush tea: A conversation with Barbadian visual artist Annalee Davis

20 May 2020

"Returning to the land today can feed us, contributing to food sovereignty and the wellness sector by expanding our knowledge and use of wild botanicals and their healing properties..."

The healing effects of bush tea: A conversation with Barbadian visual artist Annalee Davis

18 May 2020

"I have been concerned with how shared historical suffering reveals itself communally and how individuals and nations manage trauma and the desire for self-fulfilment in small places like Barbados..."

Bocas Lit Fest crowdsources ‘100 Caribbean books that made us’

11 May 2020

The regional literature festival says the initiative “isn’t a competition, but a chance to curate the stories that hold pride of place" on readers' bookshelves and in their hearts.


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