Browsing: Caribbean

Jamaica is a sovereign nation, so why does it have a British monarch as ceremonial head of state? That’s what a lot of Jamaicans are wondering,…

This video claims to show Kenyan police officers deployed in Haiti demolishing former Haitian police officer Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier’s stronghold. It comes amidst sentiment that Kenyan…

On 12 November, the United States imposed a 30-day ban on US airlines flying below 10,000 feet (3,048 metres) above Haiti after bullets hit three US…

The portrayal of Scots as abolitionists and liberal champions hides a long history of Scottish profiting from the enslavement of Africans. The wealth accumulated from the…

In another display of the flaws of the current global political order, the US blockade on Cuba will remain in place, despite UN members overwhelmingly voting…

‘Historical grievance grifting.’ That’s how Talk TV host Julia Hartley-Brewer describes former British colonies’ calls for the United Kingdom to pay slavery reparations. In this reaction…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro recently speculated at a meeting of Caribbean and Latin American leaders that Western countries may be supporting Israel’s bombardment and siege of…