Caribbean News Feed

Trinidad’s Troubling Invitation of War to Caribbean Shores
Rahym R. Augustin-Joseph (Mr.) (Guest contributor) Early last week, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, indicated via Press Release, that, her government unequivocally supported the deployment of American Military assets into the Caribbean Region in order to destroy the terrorist drug cartels. Interestingly enough, the Prime Minister noted that it was
From Extractivism to Impact: What I learnt in Zambia
Alicia Nicholls What good is research if it never reaches the people it is meant to assist? That question echoed in my brain as I boarded the plane from Zambia to South Africa, the first stop on my way back home to Barbados. In the preceding several days, I had been in Lusaka, the capital
Boosting island economies’ trade through education
Alicia D. Nicholls From May 27-29, 2025, I had the honour of participating in the Main Summit of the Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) in my capacity as an academic. Organised by Island Innovation, this third edition of the GSIS was co-hosted with the Government of the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis. The event