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…
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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…
Trump’s war on drug cartels is merciless
By: Staff Writer October 7, 2025 The US Department of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X that US President Donald Trump ordered a lethal strike on a Venezuelan boat…
US Drone Strike Highlights Sucre’s Role in Venezuela’s Cocaine Corridor
By: Insight Crime October 7, 2025 On September 2, a small boat left the coast of Sucre state, Venezuela, and headed into the Caribbean Sea. Moments later, a missile launched…
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…
PAHO: Resilience failure in healthcare in LAC led to significant deaths
By: Staff Writer October 3, 2025 The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in a new report said that the failure to build resilience within primary health care (PHC) in Latin…
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)…