A plea to protect Jamaica's wild birdsThough the Wildlife Protection Act protects 'all native birds,' they are still being targetedWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco31 August 2023
Trinidad & Tobago is used to heat, but not quite like this'When the weather changes, daily life changes'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco30 August 2023
Denyse Plummer, Trinidad & Tobago's unlikely calypso queen, leaves a legacy of passion, praise and patriotism'Through her music [Plummer] proved herself to be a true patriot of T&T'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco29 August 2023
Michael Anthony, Trinidad & Tobago's ‘oldest living writer’ who vividly captured Caribbean life, dies at 93'His work becomes more and more relevant every day'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco25 August 2023
Take a tour of Trinidad & Tobago's Virtual Steelpan Museum'It’s not passive press and play'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco21 August 2023
Concerns in Guyana about threats against women activistsThose protesting sexual and other forms of extractive violence are allegedly being targetedWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco17 August 2023
World Steelpan Day honours the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago'It’s a potent instrument, a tool to bring us together'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco11 August 2023
As Jamaica reflects on 61 years of Independence, it also looks to its future'[T]his is for some of us a time for reflection. Where have we reached?'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco, Emma Lewis9 August 2023