Dominicans and visitors can expect to benefit from a reliable and comfortable mode of air transportation when Hummingbird Airlines come on stream later this year, Dominica Vibes. The airline is the project of Sam Raphael, owner of the award-winning Jungle Bay Resort in Dominica. I have stayed at this excellent …
This week in Geneva, the Human Rights Council will negotiate and adopt the annual resolution on indigenous peoples, including recommendations regarding the mandates of the Special Rapporteur and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.On, Wednesday 18, a half-day session will be devoted to a discussion on the …
Nicaragua has launched legal action against Colombia in the International Court of Justice, claiming potentially oil-rich areas in the Caribbean. Last year the court in The Hague ruled that a group of small islands belonged to Colombia, but expanded disputed maritime limits in favour of Nicaragua. In the new case, …
Verdel Bishop reports on Bruce Paddington’s documentary on the Grenada revolution in this article for Trinidad’s Express. Almost 30 years have passed since a bloody coup in Grenada saw the assassination of the leader of the People’s Revolutionary Government, Maurice Bishop, along with his colleagues by members of the People’s …
Church leaders have urged the Grenada government to resist any attempt by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increases taxes and cut social services as the island grapples with attempts at turning around a sluggish economy. The Conference of Churches Grenada in a statement said that it is deeply concerned …
A USA Today (Associated Press) article announced that Haiti is moving closer to reconstituting a military that was abolished in 1995, with support from Ecuador and Brazil. Here are excerpts: In a small ceremony in the farming village of Petite Rivere de L’Artibonite, Defense Minister Jean-Rodolphe Joazile greeted the first …
Politicians, lawyers and academics gathered Monday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines to advance an effort by more than a dozen regional nations to seek slavery reparations from three European countries that benefited from the Atlantic slave trade, the Associated Press reports. The three-day conference is the first major step …
Though prostitution in many Caribbean states remains illegal, support groups and sex workers organizations have been rising up across the region and have been working close with civil society and international groups. The Caribbean Sex Workers Coalition met at the end of August to discuss constitutional rights, fair working conditions, …
In Caribbean locations like the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, criminal groups have established clear-cut alliances with political parties and sectors of the state. By doing so, they are arguably bringing benefits to certain marginalized communities that the state has long proved incapable of serving properly. Good or evil? When …
Reggae music may have originated in Jamaica, but a band from China has latched on to the sound and is building on the genre to create something pretty unique., Jamaica’s Observer reports. Long Shen Dao’s distinct sound is now attracting fans around the world. Music acts from China, Japan and South …
