January 26, 2025 Written by Janine Mendes-Franco After much public discussion about the role of statuary, iconography and other visible aspects of the Caribbean's shared colonial past — the presence of which, to many, continues to whitewash the accuracy of the historical narrative — Trinidad and Tobago's government has decided to make changes to the country's coat of … Continue reading Why Trinidad and Tobago artists are up in arms about the country’s attempt to ‘decolonise’ its coat of arms
Category: Colonialism
December 16, 2024 by Alyssa A. L. James Politically European but culturally Caribbean, Martinique often finds itself on the periphery of both regional and international consciousness. Recent events, however, should draw our collective attention: the island’s ongoing protests against the skyrocketing cost of living stand as a harbinger of the struggles—and possibilities—that await our shared … Continue reading Martinique’s Vie Chère Protests and the Fight for Caribbean Justice
Source: CARICOM By Hilary Beckles, Chair CARICOM Reparations Commission The issue is on all our minds at this week’s Commonwealth summit in Samoa. Now is Keir Starmer’s chance to address it Downing Street has said reparations for the British enslavement of black people in the Caribbean are not on the agenda at the Commonwealth heads of government … Continue reading Global calls for reparations are only growing louder. Why is Britain still digging in its heels?
Marla Dukharan is a prominent Caribbean economist known for her advocacy on economic and tax justice in the region. She has been vocal about the need for a fair and transparent global tax system that does not unfairly stigmatize Caribbean nations as tax havens. Dukharan's work emphasizes the historical and contemporary realities of tax justice … Continue reading Marla Dukharan on Tax Justice for the Caribbean
Two stories from today illustrate the gap between CARICOM and the UK, (and other governments?) on the issue of reparations. The first article, Let Lammy secure slavery reparations, says Caribbean leader reviews the position of the Chair of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, Sir Hilary Beckles who is calling on UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to … Continue reading CARICOM and UK look to collide on Reparations at CHOGM
Forbes, October 10, 2024 by Daphne Ewing-Chow Marla Dukharan isn’t one to shy away from hard truths. Widely regarded as the Caribbean’s leading economist, she has built a reputation for her sharp, no-nonsense assessments of the region’s most complex challenges. She sits down with me to discuss the region’s increasingly severe hurricanes and Caribbean food insecurity, … Continue reading Marla Dukharan Links Food Insecurity, Climate Change to Colonialism
Several Caribbean nations are considering transitioning away from the British monarchy. This movement gained momentum after Barbados became a republic in 20211. Officials in at least six other Caribbean countries have indicated their intentions to remove the monarch as their head of state. The push for republicanism in the Caribbean is driven by a desire … Continue reading Republicanism in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Source: NYCaribNews Tracy Robinson, a recently recruited lecturer at The University of the West Indies, contends that the Jamaican Constitution and several other Caribbean constitutions show a persistent British influence that impedes full independence. At the UWI, Mona campus in St Andrew, Robinson gave her first professorial lecture titled “A Caribbean Common Law in Flux: … Continue reading Caribbean – Constitutions of Countries Still Bound by Colonial Legacy
Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh and Dr. Allison Ramsay, historians, and co-editors of The UWI St. Augustine History Department's newest publication Independence, Colonial Relics and Monuments in the Caribbean proudly display copies of the book. ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. August 29, 2024 As Trinidad and Tobago prepares to commemorate 62 years of independence on August 31, … Continue reading UWI’s History Department Launches Book: Independence, Colonial Relics & Monuments in the Caribbean