I am a writer and media producer based in Trinidad and Tobago. Follow me on Twitter @JanineMFranco.
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Latest posts by Janine Mendes-Franco from May, 2015
Too Soon to Joke About FIFA Arrests? Not in the Caribbean!
There was also a video featuring a popular local puppet as he spent a night in jail with Jack Warner, a Trinidadian former FIFA vice president who was indicted.
No Extra Time for FIFA Caribbean Officials as US Justice Department Lays Indictments
There's a frenzy on Caribbean social media today, following the announcement that the US Department of Justice indicted 9 FIFA officials and 5 corporate executives for racketeering, conspiracy, and corruption.
Baltimore Riots Remind Caribbean Diaspora That #Black Lives Matter
The riots in Baltimore is the latest chapter of a seemingly endless story of police aggression towards young black men in the US.
