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Janine Mendes-Franco
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Caribbean-based writer, producer, editor, storyteller.
In an address to the UN, Bishop emphasised the region’s determination to be ‘free from military intimidation’

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Forty-two years after the assassination of Grenada’s Maurice Bishop, can the Caribbean remain a ‘zone of peace’?
In its dealings with Venezuela, which have included challenges to Maduro’s presidency and a border dispute with Guyana, CARICOM has upheld the region as a “zone of peace.”
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October 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
[There is] a growing need for a holistic approach that integrates nature-based solutions into disaster preparedness

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From wreckage to resilience: Bolstering Barbados’ fishing industry against hurricane impacts
Without proper support, fishery-dependent communities may fail to recover, leading to declining employment, food security, and biodiversity.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
‘I’ve heard of a mango festival, a breadfruit festival, a chocolate festival. Why not pigeon peas?’

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How one community in Trinidad & Tobago pushed the culinary boundaries of pigeon peas
They had the peas, but it would literally take a village to showcase their versatility. By the time the first festival rolled around, it was a true community effort.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
‘A generation that learns empathy, dialogue and mediation [is] better prepared to lead peaceful communities’

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Can Caribbean classrooms become seedbeds for conflict resolution?
Teachers may change, ministers of education may rotate, but the school bell keeps ringing. This consistency makes the classroom one of the most strategic sites for planting seeds of peace.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
‘A breakdown in trust in one community quickly ripples outward, affecting tourism, governance and national identity’

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Could community policing in the Caribbean build trust to prevent violence?
For many citizens in state-described urban “hotspots,” calling the police feels less like a right and more like a gamble.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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August 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
‘I remain a diasporic child of India, the daughter of a Hindu soldier and Muslim woman’

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The smile and the scar: Diaspora, identity and the Modi selfie
This visit could have been more. It could have been a template for how a plural state welcomes a controversial leader without losing its soul.
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August 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The consequences of climate change are having an adverse effect on the species’ reproduction

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Trinidad & Tobago's beloved ‘cascadu’ fish at risk
The cascadu respires bimodally, so must intermittently come up for air — but when the temperature is too high, it will not surface. Their eggs also need oxygen to survive.
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August 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is the awesome playlist for Nate's Everest Roam fundraiser — all great selections, but the Caribbean selection is lit! Take a listen...

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August 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is awesome! Thanks, Nate — and please support his ride (and by extension, @globalvoices.org) if you can. We've added some energising soca to Nate's playlist to help get him through the (very gruelling) course! 🚴‍♂️🎼

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Fundraiser: Climbing a virtual Everest with the Global Voices Community
The ride is raising funds for Global Voices and in support of its mission.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
‘Imaginative archives accompany us on our journeys as we think about our relationship to the past’

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Reimagining Caribbean indenture in an artistically botanical afterlife
A refreshingly original art exhibit in Port of Spain, Trinidad, examines what it means to be living a post-indenture, feminist life.
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July 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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