The politics of mourning LGBT deaths
For Caribbean politicians who maintain LGBT people as outliers of law and policy, the mourning of the Pulse massacre has been a challenge
Anti-gay laws and state complicity with violence against LBGT people
Anti-gay laws, even if sparsely enforced, are far from innocuous. By setting up categories for normalcy and deviance, they continue to legitimise acts of violence against LGBT people.
Beyond remittances: How can the Caribbean maximize its diaspora?
The Caribbean diaspora is an untapped group with vast potential, and regional governments would do well to better engage them in strategy development
Venezuela is in free fall. What’s next for PetroCaribe?
Most of the Caribbean depends on Caracas for subsidised oil, but there is no telling how long the crippled Venezuelan economy can sustain it
The United Nations votes to keep the war on drugs alive
With one vote, the UN General Assembly will help entrench an illegal global drug trade worth billions of dollars
In Haiti, there is no quick fix after postponed Presidential elections
Calls for Haiti to conclude the second round of a presidential election run-off, while ignoring the irregularities of the first, will do the Haitian people no favours
