The University of Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Criminology and Public Safety publishes a quarterly newsletter. Their recent "Spotlight on Crime and Public Safety" features a number of abstracts from student projects. The Table of Contents of the publication can be viewed below. The CCI Research Symposium this year is on the general topic of … Continue reading University of Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Criminology and Public Safety
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Kevin Davis is the Beller Family Professor of Business Law at NYU School of Law, where his research focuses on the relationship between law and economic development, corruption, and the use of foreign law in domestic contexts. His recent paper, The Significance of Foreign Law: A Jamaican Case Study, explores how laws originating outside Jamaica have influenced … Continue reading Video Available: “Do foreign laws influence homicide rates in Jamaica”: A presentation by Prof. Kevin Davis
Guyana and Jamaica have recently held national elections. In the past both countries have experienced serious issues related to their electoral processes. Guyana has seen ethnic divisions spill over into deadly clashes between Indo-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese elements. Jamaica's experience with party-aligned gang garrison communities resulted in deadly turf wars in the past. It is a … Continue reading CARICOM Observers find Guyana and Jamaica elections worked well
Presented by U of T Centre for Caribbean Studies and the CCI Dear Students, Colleagues, and Friends, You are warmly invited to join us for a hybrid event: Do Foreign Laws Influence Homicide Rates in Jamaica?Presented by: Professor Kevin Davis (New York University School of Law)📅 Monday, October 6, 2025🕛 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM📍 William Doo Auditorium, 45 … Continue reading Kevin Davis: Do foreign laws influence homicide rates in Jamaica?
Save the date: February 19-20, 2026 The Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI) is pleased to indicate that our next Research Symposium will be held at the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in Trinidad and Tobago, February 19-20, 2026. The symposium aims to bring together researchers, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders … Continue reading 4th Annual Canada-Caribbean Institute Research Symposium
Police officers patrol the area near the Saint-Helene orphanage in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) August 28, 2025 By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating … Continue reading ‘Gang Suppression Force’ to replace Haiti’s Kenya-led mission under U.S. proposal
On Thursday, August 28, 2025, the Organization of American States (OAS) held high-level meetings in support of the Roadmap for Stability and Peace in Haiti. These meetings, attended by representatives of the Haitian government, OAS member and observer states, and other key stakeholders supporting Haiti, garnered broad support for the Roadmap, its objectives, and its … Continue reading Haiti – Politic : The OAS is holding more meetings on the roadmap
Courtesy of The Conversation Canada August 20, 2025 11:00 am In one of the first communications of its kind, the British Columbia Wildfire Service has issued a warning to residents about viral, AI-generated fake wildfire images circulating online. Judging by comments made by viewers on social media, some people did not realize the images were … Continue reading AI-generated misinformation can create confusion and hinder responses during emergencies
August 18, 2025 Story by CBSNews Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to "outlandish threats" by the United States after Washington raised the bounty for his arrest to $50 million and launched anti-drug operations in the Caribbean. "This week, I will activate a special plan with … Continue reading Venezuela deploying millions of militia after “outlandish threats” by U.S.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said there would be no Independence Day Parade on August 31, due to the existing state of emergency (SoE). August 31 is Independence Day and it marks the anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain that was achieved on August 31, 1962, The … Continue reading Trinidad cancels independence day parade amid state of emergency