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Why not try your hand at GV's News Quiz? There are a couple of Caribbean-themed questions in there, but fun as always to...
05/06/2025

Why not try your hand at GV's News Quiz? There are a couple of Caribbean-themed questions in there, but fun as always to test your general news knowledge! 😁

Try your luck on this week's News Quiz, where you can test your knowledge of topics and events covered in recent Global Voices stories!

Last year, over 7,000 volunteers collected more than 43,000 kilograms of trash on some 153 kilometres of Jamaican coastl...
05/06/2025

Last year, over 7,000 volunteers collected more than 43,000 kilograms of trash on some 153 kilometres of Jamaican coastline in just one day...

“Protecting the environment isn’t an abstract idea; it’s about [how] plastic waste is choking our rivers, damaging our coastlines, harming wildlife, and even entering our food systems and our bodies.”

A question of reimagining and rescaling, so big fish can occasionally revisit and happily fit into the small ponds that ...
05/06/2025

A question of reimagining and rescaling, so big fish can occasionally revisit and happily fit into the small ponds that spawned them…

Exploring a broader, more significant cultural tension: the unsustainable economics of globalised performance fees in Caribbean markets and the disconnect that emerges when homegrown artists return on purely commercial terms.

‘[W]e came together [to] make history through the power of steelpan ... today, that dream is a global record'
02/06/2025

‘[W]e came together [to] make history through the power of steelpan ... today, that dream is a global record'

The steelpan started right here, and today, thanks to Joshua’s amazing feat, it continues to make history.

"Guyana [is] producing oil, creating fossil fuel contributions to global warming, and at the same time it has a massive ...
02/06/2025

"Guyana [is] producing oil, creating fossil fuel contributions to global warming, and at the same time it has a massive carbon sink..."

With the Stabroek block widely regarded as the most significant oil discovery of the past decade, Guyana has surpassed all projections, and more is expected from the world’s newest petro-state.

'Colonial-era laws have questionable place in any modern democracy [yet] remain fossilised in our statute books'
26/05/2025

'Colonial-era laws have questionable place in any modern democracy [yet] remain fossilised in our statute books'

The country's law association hoped “urgent legislative action" to be taken to court correct this state of affairs,” since the Constitution “sets out the rights and freedoms of all individuals."

The work is 'brilliant,' 'evocative,' and 'action-packed' as it 'lays bare the vampiric nature of the colonial system'
17/05/2025

The work is 'brilliant,' 'evocative,' and 'action-packed' as it 'lays bare the vampiric nature of the colonial system'

The author says the piece is “authentically Caribbean” – essentially “a story about family [and] its role in creating spaces of safety and sustenance in times of great adversity.”

The capital of Maranhão, a northeastern Brazilian state, turned the Caribbean music into a local cultural movement with ...
13/05/2025

The capital of Maranhão, a northeastern Brazilian state, turned the Caribbean music into a local cultural movement with a twist

‘‘When reggae music first arrived here, it wasn’t a foreign invader. It was more or less like a brother that was born elsewhere."

'The press is not only a defender of democracy, but also a guardian of our collective future'
03/05/2025

'The press is not only a defender of democracy, but also a guardian of our collective future'

Regional media organisations cite the “urgent” need to address the transformative impact of AI on journalism within the context of unique challenges of “media viability, misinformation, and natural disasters.”

The electorate grew weary of economic struggles and rising rates of violent crime
01/05/2025

The electorate grew weary of economic struggles and rising rates of violent crime

​The snap election followed a period of political upheaval whereby former PM Keith Rowley resigned and appointed Stuart Young to the role without a public vote, worsening the general dissatisfaction.

His compassion, advocacy for the poor, refugees and immigrants, and outreach to the LGBTQ+ community and other marginali...
22/04/2025

His compassion, advocacy for the poor, refugees and immigrants, and outreach to the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalised groups gained him many admirers

During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936, gradually won over the hearts and minds of Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

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