Race, Class, and Cannabis in the Caribbean
Without sufficient regulation, drug legalization in the Caribbean could end up benefitting international business interests, and hurting those who depend ...
The Creeping Decriminalization of Marijuana in the Caribbean
Participants at this week’s Jamaica Cannabis Conference are doing more than just blowing smoke—they are discussing the upcoming stages of ...
After 34 Years, Walter Rodney’s Assassination in Guyana now Under Review
The new Commission of Inquiry (COI), which began in Guyana on April 28, will provide a chance for the PNC ...
El Chapo’s Arrest: Money Laundering and Mexico’s Drug War
El Chapo's arrest may be hailed as a victory for the war on drugs, but the real players continue to ...
Protest Coverage in Haiti and Venezuela Reveals U.S. Media Hypocrisy
The international media’s escalation of the Venezuelan crisis, and their complete silence regarding Haiti, highlights U.S. inconsistency in upholding the ...
Venezuela Chairs Committee on Draconian Anti-Haitian Citizenship Ruling
The most well known Venezuelan assistance to Haiti has come in the form of Venezuela's PetroCaribe program. But as the neighboring Dominican ...
Q&A with Raul Burbano, Canadian Electoral Observer in Honduras
Raul Burbano is the Program Director for Common Frontiers Canada, a multi-sectoral working group based in Toronto that organizes research, educational ...
Honduran Election Results Contested by International Observers
Honduras’ elections on November 24 had the potential of reversing some of the worst pro-market, anti-people policies put forward by ...
Cuba’s Reforms Favor Foreign Investment, Create Low-Wage Sponge
For over 50 years the island of Cuba has defiantly stood its ground in the Caribbean, rejecting a capitalist economic ...
Forced Evictions in Haiti’s Top-Down Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
It has been almost four years since Haiti was hit by the 7.0 earthquake which left over 100,000 dead and ...
Grenada Preparing Unique Approach to Debt Restructuring
While it is still early in the process, it appears that Grenada is embarking on a hopeful quest to restructure ...
Dominican Republic “Denationalization” Program Seeks to Strip Citizenship from Haitian Descendants
The recent decision by the Dominican Republic to retroactively revoke the citizenship of an estimated 300,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent ...
