From COVID-19 to Caribbean literature, this is what the region looked like in 2020A recap of some our most engaging stories Written by Janine Mendes-Franco25 December 2020
Trinidadian comedian uses humour to say gender-based violence isn't funny'It is important to [see] women as equals, worthy of respect'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco17 December 2020
Trinidad & Tobago's procurement regulation bill passes, but corruption concerns lingerCritics say the bill '[degrades] public trust and confidence'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco11 December 2020
Google Doodle of economist and Nobel laureate Sir Arthur Lewis makes the Caribbean proud"He was to Economics what Bob Marley was to music"Written by Janine Mendes-Franco10 December 2020
Calls to legislate ‘private hire’ vehicles and stop victim-blaming as another woman is murdered in Trinidad & Tobago"Every Tom, Dick and Harry being allowed to manage a vehicle"Written by Flora Thomas7 December 2020
‘Godmother’ of Caribbean literature, Marina Salandy-Brown, made honorary fellow of Royal Society of LiteratureShe founded the biggest literary festival in the Anglophone CaribbeanWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco5 December 2020
Court ruling gives Trinidad & Tobago green light to deport a Venezuelan minorA draft policy on asylum-seekers is not being implementedWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco3 December 2020
World AIDS Day 2020: How has the Caribbean dealt with HIV during COVID-19?There's a push for self-testing kits to be made availableWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco1 December 2020