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#1June 22, 2024
A message from a Jamaica-born Briton on Windrush Day
Blog: Global Voices
As victims still wait for adequate compensation, the ongoing fiasco has prompted calls for a public inquiry into the UK's repatriation policy.
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#2June 7, 2024
Trinidad & Tobago's arrest of Canadian vlogger 'Chris Must List' raises questions about much more than the law
Blog: Global Voices
Hughes was formally charged with "publishing a statement with seditious intention" under the country's Sedition Act, which many feel is a stretch.
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#3May 3, 2024
On World Press Freedom Day, the planet and Palestine are on the Caribbean's radar
Blog: Global Voices
Some regional statements on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day stayed on the climate crisis theme, while others focused on the crisis in the Gaza Strip.
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#4April 28, 2024
As a strong supporter of reparations, Barbados has had to reconsider purchasing land from a former slave-owning family
Blog: Global Voices
Barbados' plans to purchase land — to the tune of GBP 3 million — from British Conservative MP Richard Drax whose forebears were slave traders, have been put on pause.
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#5April 18, 2024
A majestic palm that flowers once in its life is in bloom in Trinidad
Blog: Global Voices
Also called the Century Palm, there's a misconception that it flowers only once every 100 years — but it can flower once it reaches maturity, typically between 25 and 80 years old.
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#6April 18, 2024
Thirty years ago today, West Indies cricketer Brian Lara made history
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Lara broke Sir Garfield Sobers' record of the most runs in a Test by playing the ball all the way to the legside boundary; he was eventually caught out for 375.
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#7April 17, 2024
Poui season in Trinidad & Tobago is a timely reminder of beauty and hope
Blog: Global Voices
"The absolutely stunning magnificence of the yellow and pink poui tree flowers this year […] as if they are telling us that there is beauty in the midst of darkness."
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#8April 16, 2024
Why I must write about Amarah Lalitte, a little girl brutally murdered in Trinidad
Blog: Global Voices
"If it is the truth we are bringing to light, then a natural offshoot of that must be to effect change in the upholding of that truth."
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#9April 3, 2024
Guadeloupe's Maryse Condé remembered as a fearless explorer of the complexities of Caribbean history and identity
Blog: Global Voices
Her work, which was influenced by anti-colonialist thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire, transcended boundaries by challenging preconceived notions and shedding light on the complexities of Black identity.
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#10March 27, 2024
Half a century after first flight, Trinidad & Tobago Carnival designer Peter Minshall's seminal hummingbird continues to bring joy
Blog: Global Voices
"It is monumental to underline that art coming out of Carnival and performance is equal to what is considered contemporary art."
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#11March 16, 2024
'Jumbo,' Trinidad & Tobago's treasured 'Nuts Man,' leaves lessons of patriotism
Blog: Global Voices
"Jumbo [was] plying his trade, but was also totally involved and engaged. He spoke about sport from a position of knowledge, and he helped make the experience fun."
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#12March 9, 2024
With the death of former head of the public service Reginald Dumas, Trinidad & Tobago loses a revered patriot
Blog: Global Voices
"He had conflicts with leaders at all national levels, born of his desire to do the right thing, and to hold individuals to the highest standards of performance and competence."
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#13March 8, 2024
On International Women's Day 2024, Jamaica's focus is on protecting women and girls
Blog: Global Voices
In Jamaica, as in other Caribbean territories where gender-based violence and femicide are pressing concerns, the notion that women's rights are human rights takes on a more urgent tone.
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#14March 3, 2024
The year Palestine 'played mas' in Trinidad & Tobago
Blog: Global Voices
Despite the fact that Trinidad and Tobago does not officially recognise the Palestinian state, support for Palestine has been building, eventually coming into full view during the country's Carnival celebrations.
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#15February 14, 2024
Tobago continues to grapple with oil spill caused by unidentified tanker
Blog: Global Voices
Just prior to the much anticipated Carnival long weekend, an overturned ship has caused an oil spill, polluting Tobago's turquoise waters and causing an environmental hazard and national emergency.