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Africa and the Caribbean forge bold trade alliance in response to Trump tariffs
Amid growing frustration over U.S. trade policies, African and Caribbean nations are uniting in an unprecedented move to reclaim economic sovereignty. The pushback comes in the wake of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump that affected countries across both regions, sparking a call for equal partnerships and fairer global trade. This historic shift was formally…
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NABA CEO explains why Ubuntu economics is the key to Black prosperity
Guylaine Saint Juste, CEO of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), has called...
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Trump plans 10%+ tariffs on African, Caribbean imports; pharma and tech next
In a move that could reshape trade relations with more than 100 countries, President Donald...
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Senegal intercepts over 200 migrants amid surge in risky Atlantic crossings
Senegalese authorities intercepted more than 200 West African migrants this week in one of...
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Music mogul Ted Lucas, Hilmon Sorey behind startup pitch competition offering $1M to overlooked Caribbean startups
Music entrepreneur Ted Lucas and Hilmon Sorey have launched a major startup competition for Southern and Caribbean tech founders. SPARC (Startup Pitch Accelerator Regional Competition) South Florida is...
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Why Africa and the Caribbean still don’t trade directly
As global trade buckles under rising tariffs and geopolitical turbulence, African and Caribbean nations are being forced to reckon with an unsettling reality: economic dependence is a vulnerability, not...
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Largest British shipping firm used enslaved workers in Caribbean after abolition of slavery – report
Research has revealed that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSPC), once the largest British shipping company during the height of the empire, continued to use enslaved labor after the abolition of...
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Why enslaved Africans continue the culture of painting their buildings in blue in the Caribbean
In South Carolina and Georgia, the color blue holds a significant place in the cultural beliefs of the inhabitants mostly made of descendants of enslaved Africans. It is considered that haint blue has...
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How African slaves in the Caribbean reinvented their own aphrodisiacs with herbs they came to find
One of the growing cultures in many West African and Caribbean countries is the use of bitter tonics by men to improve their sexual performance. The preparation of the bitter tonics begins with the boiling...
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Women ‘Rule’ Over Men on Guna Yala Island
Among the over 300 Islands in the Caribbean lay an Island off the Eastern Coast of Panamá called Guna Yala. A proud bastion of female power, the community has since its founding put premium on women...
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The Caribbean People Who Were On Slave Ships But Never Enslaved
The Garifuna people, descendants of Carib, Arawak and West Africa have always fought for their place, cultural identity and heritage since the 1800s against colonial rule and discrimination. They fought...
