Global Voices Caribbean

20/11/2023

The sanctuary will be monitored to ensure compliance with rules.

More s***m whale excrement equals more plankton, which translates into more CO2, a greenhouse gas, being trapped.

18/11/2023

The aim is to reduce vulnerability risk and increase climate resilience.

A Loss and Damage Fund will go a long way in providing “critical climate finance to the most vulnerable countries that are ravaged by the adverse impacts of climate change.”

16/11/2023

'This was the first time a Jamaican act had any type of control of what their album covers looked like'

Garrick was famous for designing the vibrant covers for the reggae icon’s most acclaimed albums, but he was also a devout Rastafarian, political activist and creative.

16/11/2023

"A sand translocation exercise in 2012 led to the destruction of turtle nests, eggs and hatchlings..."

Grande Rivière is an important leatherback turtle nesting site, where meteorological events have caused changes to the course of the river and, as a result, sand movement along the beach.

08/11/2023

Social media users were getting panicky about their personal data being released onto the dark web, even as cybersecurity experts were saying there was nothing to be done about it.

01/11/2023

'That leadership needs to drag us back to the straight path ...'

The signatories identified three key areas to help address broader issues the region grapples with, including inequality, poverty, and "staggering levels of debt," which are exacerbated by climate change.

31/10/2023

Mille Fleurs, the headquarters of the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago, has been transformed into Kay Misté — the Mystery House — to encourage people to learn more about Caribbean folklore.

30/10/2023

'It is more than regrettable. It is shameful.'

Jamaica was the only Caribbean nation to not vote on the UN resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza.

30/10/2023

'It is important to balance national security concerns with the protection [of] human rights'

Some social media users and human rights organisations are accusing the Jamaican government of being "insincere" and "nonchalant" in its treatment of Haitian refugees.

28/10/2023

'Slavery isn’t done, you understand? [...] It’s in the household'

'These trans-local struggles took place in the tumult of the late 1960s, inflected by the civil rights movement, the decolonisation of Africa, and broader anti-colonial sentiments in the ‘Third World.’'

26/10/2023

‘It takes a village...'

Despite working in different fields, each expert shared why these principles have been instrumental in the work they do, helping to expand their causes to a wider audience.

24/10/2023

"We don’t want to engage in conversations about death. We have made obscure the only thing that is a guarantee in life."

'We don’t want to engage in conversations about death. We have made obscure the only thing that is a guarantee in life.'

20/10/2023

'I ask what efforts we make to recall and not repeat those fatal errors'

On October 19, 1983, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and seven others were executed by a faction of their own political party. Forty years later, the country remembers.

15/10/2023

One Jamaican blogger called the situation 'apartheid-like'

Devon Taylor, founder of the advocacy group Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), which recognises the cultural and historical aspects of Jamaica’s beaches, wants “the decolonisation of this land.”

14/10/2023

'Your music is the soundtrack of our lives'

Cooper was "a maestro on the keyboards and collaborative composer [who] helped to take Jamaican music to higher levels of sophisticated instrumentation, appreciated and loved the world over."

11/10/2023

'Climate change is already being felt in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like the Caribbean.

There is no doubt that climate change is already being felt in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like the Caribbean.

05/10/2023

The team's outstanding win was secured in part by the phenomenal performance of its captain, Barbadian Hayley Matthews, who scored 132 runs off 64 balls.

03/10/2023

Warmer temperatures bring with them a range of ripple effects...

Climate change has increased temperatures and accelerated rates of ocean acidification and coral degradation.

25/09/2023

The country's Integrity Commission is embroiled in controversy, so when one of its senior members was shot and robbed, many threads began to unravel.

21/09/2023

'We clean up the possibles'

Non-profits in both islands have been advocating for the use of more environmentally friendly, reusable menstrual products as a way to directly combat period poverty amidst climate change events.

20/09/2023

Public education and the enforcement of existing legislation must also play a role.

"Trinidad and Tobago is already experiencing the advertised impacts of climate changes, such as the sea level rise, the increased ambient temperature and extreme weather systems."

18/09/2023

His work built bridges of understanding across cultures...

"He worked outside of the system, showing generations of Black filmmakers that it could be done, and that their voices have power."

15/09/2023

Drought conditions have a 40 percent chance of continuing until the end of the year.

It is a widespread issue that affects women and girls who cannot afford necessary menstrual products such as sanitary pads, tampons, or menstrual cups.

14/09/2023

'[C]limate change is a clear and present danger...'

Decreasing yields are a result of increasingly tough growing conditions, with extremely dry weather in some growing seasons, and over-saturated soils in others, when there is extreme rainfall.

14/09/2023

The Jamaican government says it has not broken any international laws.

Thirty-six Haitian refugees landed in northeastern Jamaica on September 9 and were sent back two days later, while CARICOM noted the "alarming deterioration" of Haiti's security situation.

12/09/2023

'Any mention of 'food insecurity' elicited groans, sighs, and deep breaths' —

"Mayreau is 1.5 square miles, water scarce and generationally food insecure; food importation on the island is at an alarming 95-98 percent."

12/09/2023

'[H]olistic empowerment [...] encompasses issues of people, culture and the natural environment' —

'My interest in entangled colonial and imperial histories [has] fuelled questions about how Vincentian heritages are affected by the communities’ relationship to land, foreign investment/settlement, and the more-than-human world.'

08/09/2023

'Literacy is not on the national agenda.'

'Literacy is invisible ... the stigma means that those who need help instead [perfect] the art of keeping their poor literacy hidden. So, we need an international day to [hear] about literacy.

08/09/2023

‘How do black women act?’

A Black immigrant educator explores how overlooking the role of race and language in the Black immigrant experience affects people’s emotional well-being, making them targets for repulsion, exclusion, and eradication.

05/09/2023

There is reportedly 'an entrenched culture of gross mismanagement dating back well over a decade'

Usain Bolt's lawyers say that his account value fell from JMD 2 billion (USD 12.7 million) in October 2022 to JMD 1.8 million (USD 12,000) in January 2023.

31/08/2023

Though the Wildlife Protection Act protects 'all native birds,' they are still being targeted.

Trappers have been piggybacking on the island's hunting season, which is currently open, but still limited in terms of which bird species can be considered fair game.

30/08/2023

Heat in de place… 🥵

The fact that Trinidad and Tobago lies 10° north of the equator, coupled with the warming of the planet caused by climate change, has made the heat that much more unbearable.

29/08/2023

‘Through her music [Plummer] proved herself to be a true patriot of T&T…'

"She shattered barriers and paved the way for female calypsonians, demonstrating that the power of one's voice transcends gender and background."

25/08/2023

'His work becomes more and more relevant every day.'

"Anthony [depicted] adolescent and rural life in a way that no other writer has done. He will go down as probably the most widely read Caribbean writer of our generation."

25/08/2023

An up close and personal look at development in Jamaica…

Global Voices contributor Emma Lewis is thinking of downsizing, but the cracks in the homes she's touring may point to more deep-seated issues around Kingston's "rash of new 'development'.”

22/08/2023

Barbados' karst landscape means few above-ground streams and rivers...

A multi-million dollar project will strengthen Barbados’ water supply by incorporating renewable energy into systems, promoting rainwater harvesting, and raising awareness of how the climate crisis affects the situation.

21/08/2023

'It’s not passive press and play...'

The creators worked with designers and coders, building the virtual museum almost like a sculpture, in an iterative way, paying attention to everything from aesthetics to narrative.

19/08/2023

'Climate change is not a very present conversation in the space of disability.'

How easily can vulnerable communities access information on climate change? How much more needs to be done? Is the provision of climate funding, or lack thereof, a contributing factor?

17/08/2023

Those protesting sexual and other forms of extractive violence are allegedly being targeted.

Women have been on the receiving end of death threats and other forms of intimidation for speaking out against mining, fossil fuel extraction and sexual violence.

16/08/2023

'Empowerment is independence...'

"People talk about being climate resilient, but not a lot is being done to educate. There isn’t [enough] public awareness [of] climate change resiliency for Persons With Disabilities."