October 14, 2025 As many countries across the Americas commemorate October 10 as Columbus Day—a date symbolizing European “discovery” and the beginning of colonization—Caribbean, American Indigenous peoples remember it as…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
BHRO Denounces Anti-Discrimination Law for BES Islands as a Colonial Measure Disguised as Equality
October 14, 2025 The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) denounce the recent legislation as a colonial act disguised as equality, aimed at reinforcing Dutch control rather than protecting the rights…
Guyana Opposition leader facing extradition to US
By: Staff Writer October 10, 2025 Azruddin Mohamed, leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party in Guyana who contested the 2025 general elections is facing possible extradition to…
Sitting TT cabinet minister arrested on fraud
By: Staff Writer October 9, 2025 Minister for Housing in Trinidad and Tobago, David Lee, was re-arrested late Wednesday for a fraud matter stemming back to 2019. Lee, who is…
From Grenada to the World: Dance Grenada Festival Celebrates Six Years of Caribbean Excellence and Cultural Impact
October 10, 2025 The annual Dance Grenada Festival returns for its sixth season from October 16–20, 2025, uniting renowned dancers and choreographers from Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and beyond…
Statement by Dr. Jude Elie on the U.S. Textile Industry Withdrawal and the Fight Against Gang Violence in Haiti
October 7, 2025 In light of the recent expiration of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act and the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act, two cornerstone trade…
Unity and Justice: Bonaire Joins Caribbean Leaders at Indigenous Peoples Conference
October 7, 2025 The Indigenous Peoples Conference held on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th October 2025 at the NALIS Public Library, Trinidad & Tobago organized by National Committee on Reparations…
COPPPAL Honors James Finies and Davika Bissessar Shaw with the “Gustavo Carvajal Moreno, Messenger of Peace” Award
October 3, 2025 The Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) has approved the awarding of the ‘Gustavo Carvajal Moreno, Messenger of Peace’ Medal of…
Historic First: Bonaire Human Rights Organization Challenges Dutch State at UN Human Rights Hearing in Geneva
October 3, 2025 Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO), James Finies and Davika Bissessar, made history at the 78th Session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)…
Statement | Chair of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development | Passing of the Honourable Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources for The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
October 3, 2025 It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that I, on behalf of the entire Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for Environment…
Statement | CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors in support of the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution for a UN Support Office and Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti
October 3, 2025 Introduction: I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the fourteen (14) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM applauds the resounding support…