Janine Mendes-Franco    Birds are among the most visible symbols of our natural heritage, inspiring national pride and reminding us that our islands are home to...

Janine Mendes-Franco    By the end of the year, the U.S. and Venezuela, on opposite ends of the Caribbean archipelago, would have the region caught in the middle of an...

Janine Mendes-Franco    In its dealings with Venezuela, which have included challenges to Maduro’s presidency and a border dispute with Guyana, CARICOM has upheld the region...

Guest Contributor    Without proper support, fishery-dependent communities may fail to recover, leading to declining employment, food security, and biodiversity.

Kwasi Cudjoe    For many citizens in state-described urban hotspots, calling the police feels less like a right and more like a gamble.

Guest Contributor    There didn’t seem to be much point in writing about the ignominious end to the Test series between West Indies and Australia, but Vaneisa Baksh...

Emma Lewis    Rickey’s accomplishments as a journalist exceed excellence in the art of truthtelling. His commitment to the Caribbean cause was driven by a love not...

Emma Lewis    During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936, gradually won over the hearts and minds of...

Emma Lewis    Caribbean leaders appear united with regard to the 40-year-old Cuban Medical Cooperation Programme, with some of them offering to forgo their own US...

Janine Mendes-Franco    While some worry about reintegrating returning nationals into their respective Caribbean societies, one ambassador sees it as an opportunity for...

Janine Mendes-Franco    From Libya to Italy, Tunisia to France, the Canary Islands to mainland Europe, countless migrants lose their lives attempting to cross into Europe...

Janine Mendes-Franco    For the Caribbean and Latin America, it’s not just the quality of light it’s what the light represents: hope in the face of many issues that threaten...

Janine Mendes-Franco    Nearly 40 percent of Caribbean-based Global Voices stories this year were about the environment: a look back at some of the climate-focused posts...

Janine Mendes-Franco    The outcome of the 2024 American presidential election has Caribbean netizens wondering about what Trump’s upcoming second term in office might mean...

Janine Mendes-Franco    The fact that the floodlight failure happened at all left commentators incredulous, [and] the timing of when the lights were restored made the...