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Caribbean leaders make ‘historic’ first visit to the UK for reparations talks
A delegation from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reparations commission is in the UK for a “historic” first official visit for reparations talks. The Caricom Reparations Commission (CRC) will meet with UK politicians, Caribbean diplomats, academics and civil society groups to talk about slavery, colonialism, and their lasting effects. “The Caricom Reparations Commission advocacy visit…
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Meet Antigua’s Resa Nelson, who is now Hofstra University’s 1st Rhodes Scholar and her country’s 2nd
Years ago, Resa Nelson became interested in becoming a Rhodes Scholar after joining the Antigua...
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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...
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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 Trump said Tuesday he plans to impose a broad tariff of “a little over 10%” on goods from smaller...
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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 the country’s most active smuggling zones, as the perilous Atlantic Ocean route to Europe continues to claim...
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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...
