Caribbean
How Barbados ditched the Queen
Amy Hall reports from Barbados on abolishing the British monarchy and the legacies of colonialism.
Country profile: St Vincent and the Grenadines
James Schneider profiles the Caribbean nation, close to the Hugo Chávez-founded ALBA alliance but also to the UK, US and Taiwan.
Kanaval: keeping Haiti’s history alive
Cinematic in its style, offbeat in its storytelling, the BBC’s Kanaval – a documentary portrayal of Haiti’s annual carnival – showcases the island’s left-field and grassroots tales of revolution. Husna Ara speaks to co-director Leah Gordon.
Country profile: Jamaica
First came the Spanish, then the British, and then the austerity measures of the IMF. Christina Ivey on the Caribbean nation caught in a post-colonial predicament.
Cuba’s crossroads
The Castros are no longer in charge. Will Miguel Díaz-Canel, their hand-picked successor, wield a new broom of change? Wayne Ellwood weighs up the island’s options.
¿Hasta siempre?
After Bolsonaro's withdrawal of 11,000 Cuban doctors from Brazil, Sujatha Fernandes asks how viable the Cuban model of global solidarity is in the 21st century.
Cartoon History: Toussaint Louverture
From revolt to revolution: the story of Toussaint Louverture, former slave and military leader of the Haitian revolution, as told by ILYA and Yohann Koshy.
Remembering Una Marson: black feminist pioneer
Aditya Iyer looks at the legacy of black feminist poet, Una Marson.
When disaster strikes, put women in charge
Oxfam’s Haiti sex scandal highlights how girls and young women are most at risk in emergencies. Vanessa Baird makes the case for keeping men out of it.
The trashing of Oxfam
Abuse must be eradicated but the attack on Oxfam is disproportionate, argues Maggie Black in this opinion piece
Why defunding Oxfam won't stop abuse
‘The idea of altruistic morality puts aid workers in a double bind, eroding true responsibility’
Gone with the wind in Dominica
Hurricane Maria swept through Dominica, destroying 62 per cent of all dwellings and killing 57, Richard Swift reports.
Why natural disasters are not natural
Storms do not discriminate, but societies do, argues Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik.
In Pictures: the legacy of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
The hurricane killed over 1,000 people, and after it, a cholera outbreak is exacerbating livelihoods in Haiti, photographs show.
Haiti beyond Matthew: building resilience to climate change
The poorest nations must be able to face increasingly extreme weather, writes Alison Doig, Christian Aid’s Senior Adviser on Climate Change.
Noam Chomsky on the economic war on Latin America
Chris Spannos speaks with the acclaimed public intellectual about the shift in US policy toward Cuba and what it signals.
The day the Monroe Doctrine died?
Stephen Wilkinson analyses the implications of Cuba’s comeback from the political freeze.
The JFK assassination, Cuba policy and Operation Mongoose
As the anniversary of the president’s death comes round again, why has the crime of the century remained unsolved? asks Youssef El Gingihy.
Cuba's big bet
In the shadow of the US embargo, Cuba is building a gigantic port and free trade zone. Vanessa Baird looks into the issue.
Why are Haitians still eating mud cakes?
Four years after the earthquake, Haiti remains a country in crisis. Brian Fitzpatrick and Michael Norby report.
Darcus Howe: ‘All I want to do is mobilize the people to stand up for their rights’
The Black Panther-turned-broadcaster and writer talks to Subi Shah about his past struggles and future dreams.
Haiti and the white saviour industrial complex
Sokari Ekine’s concern at Haitians’ dependence on outside help is alleviated when she meets a local doctor taking a stand.
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Aimé Césaire: a leader of the (cultural) struggle
Philip Crispin celebrates the centenary of the Martinican poet, playwright and politician who showed that Empire ‘writes back.’
Moral medicine: the Cuban way
A revolutionary example of efficient and affordable healthcare, by John M Kirk and Chris Walker.
Country Profile - Grenada
Zoe Leigh Smith reports on the tiny Caribbean island's strangling debt burden.
Haiti: where did all the money go?
More than $10 billion was raised worldwide for Haiti after the earthquake. But, two years on, what have NGOs done with the cash? Nick Harvey investigates.
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Antigua and Barbuda
When new Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer moved into Antigua’s government offices in 2004, his predecessors had bequeathed him a scene of desolation. Wilmoth Daniel, his deputy, explained that they found ‘the drawers open – all the files were removed like a thief in the night ... What a shame of those individuals in authority to [remove] all those files, the soul and heart of the country.’
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Working For The Rat
Working for the rat
Murray MacAdam reports on a spirited North American campaign
to improve working conditions for Disney textile workers in Haiti.
