Year in review: In 2023, the climate crisis was top of mind for the CaribbeanSmall Island Developing States bear the brunt of the worst effects of climate changeWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco23 December 2023
How Caribbean ‘Black Cake’ can help the region transcend its traumatic past'Eurocentric structures that invoked a system of racialisation do not disappear because we decide they do not exist'Written by Guest Contributor23 December 2023
COP28 delivers ‘death certificate’ for island nations'The new text does not do enough to keep our islands above water'Written by Dizzanne Billy11 December 2023
SIDS chart vision for energy transition at COP28, advocating tripling renewable energy initiatives and global decarbonisation effortsSmall Island Developing States are being proactive in climate adaptation initiativesWritten by Guest Contributor11 December 2023
Why I am exercising my right to protest in Trinidad & Tobago'My community is not an outlier'Written by Guest Contributor10 December 2023
As Venezuela postures on reclamation of the Essequibo region, Guyana prepares for ‘worst case scenario’Guyana's president says its first line of defence is always diplomacyWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco, Gabriela Mesones Rojo9 December 2023
Benjamin Zephaniah, a unique British poet with Caribbean roots and a wide appeal in a multicultural society, passes on at age 65'He wanted people to question things'Written by Emma Lewis8 December 2023
How climate change is affecting mental health in some of the Caribbean's Indigenous communities'It all ties back to Indigenous peoples' rights'Written by Candice Stewart7 December 2023
Steelpan virtuoso Earl Rodney dies at 85, leaving ‘quality’ music and questions as to whether Trinidad & Tobago could be doing more to honour its cultural icons'We know Earl Rodney; the world would be hard pressed to find him'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco6 December 2023
As COP28 launches a Loss and Damage Fund, devastating rains highlight Caribbean islands’ increasing vulnerability to climate change impacts'Loss & Damage Fund should be changed to #FundofHope'Written by Emma Lewis6 December 2023
It's the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and Trinidad & Tobago still has a long way to go'[I]t can feel almost impossible to thrive'Written by Guest Contributor3 December 2023
A movement is growing across Africa and diaspora demanding reparations for the impacts of slavery and colonialism'Reparations must be paid for the slave trade'Written by Zita Zage2 December 2023