By Emma Farge, Reuters — The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on…
By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony, Reuters — France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in…
During the meeting Marrero Cruz, highlighted the figure of commander Fidel Castro, which fostered ties of friendship between the two Caribbean nations. Source: teleSUR — Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero…
By Catarina Demony, Reuters — Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people,…
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Haiti is on fire now in large part because of the terrorism being inflicted on the First Black Republic by…
By Sir Hilary McD. Beckles — It took all of the nineteenth century, beginning with the Haitian Declaration of Independence in 1804 and ending with the act of emancipation of…
THE FULL STORY By Garfield L. Angus, JIS — A call has been made for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States to maximise economic opportunities being provided through the African Union (AU),…
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Haiti, our first Black Republic, is a virtual failed state where vicious gangs tied to the parasitical elite, and gangs…
In March 2024, CARICOM commits to free movement for all nationals, aiming to boost economic and social integration. This historic decision faces both opportunities and challenges. By Israel Ojoko, BNN…
By Lennie Fleary — After I wrote about Eric Matthew Gairy of Grenada, someone told me Gairy had brought independence to Grenada, so I should applaud him. Gairy deserves no…
Source: Prensa Latina — The United States economic blockade against Cuba is harming the development of that neighboring country, but also that of the entire Caribbean region, David Comissiong, ambassador…
By Myrtha Désulmé, Jamaica Gleaner — January, 1, 2024, ushered in the momentous 220th anniversary of Haiti’s independence, an unprecedented feat never again repeated anywhere. But while the world owes…