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‘I am very grateful to be here and finally able to rest with dignity’
29/08/2026

‘I am very grateful to be here and finally able to rest with dignity’

Gangs continue to terrorise the population, but a combination of armed civilian groups, police, and armed forces are trying to keep them at bay.

“When the ex-slaves gathered outside the government offices, they got a six for a nine.” A must-read piece by Judy Raymo...
01/08/2026

“When the ex-slaves gathered outside the government offices, they got a six for a nine.”

A must-read piece by Judy Raymond...

On Trinidad's first Emancipation Day in 1834, Africans were no longer slaves, but they were not yet free. Their quiet self-restraint may have thwarted a plot to postpone their liberation.

“He was a poet of rare grace, a scribe of eloquence, a keeper of our fragile, fierce cultural flame […] He showed us tha...
29/07/2026

“He was a poet of rare grace, a scribe of eloquence, a keeper of our fragile, fierce cultural flame […] He showed us that language is the scaffolding upon which we build our tomorrows.”

“Ian McDonald was the Caribbean made flesh [...] He was a poet of rare grace, a scribe of eloquence, a keeper of our fragile, fierce cultural flame.”

The travel agency business in Haiti has slowly become what many people now describe as a scam industry. Legitimate trave...
24/07/2026

The travel agency business in Haiti has slowly become what many people now describe as a scam industry. Legitimate travel agencies have existed in the country for years, but as Haiti’s social, economic and political crises have become more dire, citizens are seeking ways to leave the country.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/07/24/tickets-to-nowhere-haitian-refugees-fall-prey-to-travel-scams/

This post is part of Global Voices’ July 2026 Spotlight series, “Statelessness”, which offers insight into the issue of statelessness and how it hinders people’s freedom of movement, educational opportunities, political access, and more.

Across Haitian social media, testimonies about fraudulent travel agencies appear almost every week. Most of these agencies ask for between 3,500 and 5,000 US dollars for trips that never actually happen.

He was ‘arguably the greatest player to ever play the game’
18/07/2026

He was ‘arguably the greatest player to ever play the game’

“Sobers became an example of the West Indian’s claim to [...] full participation, on merit, in a world that had long assumed such mastery was the preserve of the coloniser.”

‘My generation has never experienced what is called democracy’
14/07/2026

‘My generation has never experienced what is called democracy’

Haiti’s daily hardships have made Dr. Lucna Henrisme focus on teaching youth and women about their rights and duties as citizens, so that they can get involved in civic life.

The conditions that shape safety are also connected to livelihoods and public confidence in institutions...
12/07/2026

The conditions that shape safety are also connected to livelihoods and public confidence in institutions...

Those involved in criminal acts may oppose how emergency powers are used, but ordinary citizens also want reassurance that such measures remain proportionate, accountable and tied to the public interest.

‘Our colonial status has changed, but both imperialism and the plantation mode of maintaining order remain’
08/07/2026

‘Our colonial status has changed, but both imperialism and the plantation mode of maintaining order remain’

Police used colonial-era law to block a protest of police authority in the name of protecting the “integrity” of a national event memorialising unauthorised, anti-colonial resistance to police.

‘The termination of TPS is synonymous with the end of my life’
04/07/2026

‘The termination of TPS is synonymous with the end of my life’

“Haiti remains gripped by armed violence [...] and a profound humanitarian crisis [and] the Supreme Court has given a green light to treat hundreds of thousands of Haitian families as disposable.”

Gender diversity is a timeless and undeniable part of the human experience...
02/07/2026

Gender diversity is a timeless and undeniable part of the human experience...

In this collaborative article, Global Voices dives into non-binary gender representation traditions from around the world, spanning China, South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and more.

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