An upcoming British edition of ‘Capitalism and Slavery’ makes news, but the Caribbean has always known the book's worthPinning abolition to anything but humanitarianism challenged Britain's playbookWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco27 January 2022
The issue of the Jamaican police allegedly cutting a young woman's dreadlocks remains unresolvedJamaica has a historically fraught relationship with its Rastafarian communityWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco26 January 2022
Clean sweep for incumbent Mia Mottley in Barbados’ first election as a republicBarbadians have 'spoken with one voice'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco22 January 2022
Tobago ditches ‘colonial’ dress code, waits for its sister isle, Trinidad, to catch up'Most of us just want to follow the rules but the system works against us'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco19 January 2022
Trinidad and Tobago residents’ response to proposed amendments to fireworks legislation? Enforce existing laws[Proposed legislation] 'leaves us with no confidence that good will prevail'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco11 January 2022
Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier, whose representation of Black people in film helped change racist perceptions, dies at 94'This gentleman knew how to walk tall'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco8 January 2022
‘The king is passing’: Narrie Approo, Trinidad & Tobago's oldest Black Indian masquerader, dies at 94'Mas is Dance and Fight'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco7 January 2022
Trinidad and Tobago loses three musical treasures at the start of 2022Excellence and innovativeness defined them allWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco6 January 2022
In Trinidad and Tobago, baby, it's cold outside'Temperature is relative'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco5 January 2022