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Category: Caribbean
An important preparatory event to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting later in the fall where this issue will be up for discussion one way or another. September 2, 2026 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Barbados will host the third Caribbean Community (Caricom) Regional Conference on Reparations later this month, the Guyana-based Caricom Secretariat announced on … Continue reading Barbados to host third Caricom regional conference on reparation
Honourable Satyakama Maharaj, Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism and Rhonda McEwen, Canada Caribbean Institute Co-Chair. September 2, 2026 Honourable Satyakama Maharaj, Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism, visited Canada over the weekend as part of the Canada Trade and Investment Mission 2026, an initiative led by the Trinidad … Continue reading Trinidad & Tobago Minister of Trade Visits Canada to Advance New Partnerships
Aug 26, 2026 LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit three countries in and around the Caribbean when he travels to the region for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which begins Nov. 1 in St. John’s, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda. Charles’ autumn tour will begin Oct. 27 in … Continue reading King Charles III to visit the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda this autumn
August 31, 2026 GENEVA – The harms of the trafficking in enslaved Africans and racialised chattel slavery continue today through systemic racial discrimination and structural inequalities, giving rise to State obligations to provide reparatory justice, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in a new General Recommendation. “Anti-Black racism, created to sustain chattel slavery, has … Continue reading Harms of trafficking in enslaved Africans persist today and give rise to reparation obligations, UN racial discrimination committee says
A new project on Haiti has launched...Haiti Briefing. Based in Washington, D.C. the goal of the policy platform is to provide rigorous, field-informed analysis and accessible explainers on Haiti’s governance and political dynamics. They seek to bring Haitian governance realities, perspectives, and expertise into international policy conversations to support more informed engagement with Haiti. This … Continue reading New Policy Platform: “Haiti Briefing”
ANEKA THOMPSON Guardian Senior Reporter Aug 17, 2026 CARICOM election observers have urged The Bahamas to implement campaign finance legislation, create an independent electoral management body and strengthen the logistical preparedness and operations of the Parliamentary Registration Department to ensure accuracy of the voters’ register in order to safeguard electoral integrity. The recommendations, among others, … Continue reading The Bahamas: CARICOM election observers recommend campaign finance, independent PRD
August 24, 2026 CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC)—The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping has employed the services of a regional law firm to present its response to the challenge by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar regarding the reappointment of Caricom Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett. Caricom chairman and St Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip J … Continue reading Caricom employs external law firm to deal with re-appointment of secretary general
by Natricia Duncan, The Guardian August 19, 2026 If elected, Guyanese politician Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett wants to prioritise climate issues and ensure the United Nations remains a force for good As the Guardian’s Caribbean correspondent, I sometimes encounter stories that everyone is talking about in the region, but are not on the radar of the international … Continue reading ‘A critical crossroads’: who is the woman vying to become the first Caribbean head of the UN?