The islands’ vulnerability has roots deep in the exploitative systems forced on them by colonialism, from slave-based land policies to ill-suited development that put lives in harm’s way.
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Look for significant progress in 2023 in two key areas, writes a veteran of international climate policy.
The world changed a great deal in the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Her son’s legacy may be determined by how he adapts to new dynamics within the UK and across the Commonwealth.
The revolt in Barbados occurred in 1816 when an enslaved driver named Bussa led insurgents against the British colonial militia. It took another 200 years before British rule officially ended.
The move to a republic has been gathering pace for many years.
Only in coming years will we know if COP26 was a real game-changer for the planet, or just empty promises and spin.
They were made by the same sculptor but sit in two very different places. Now one is set to be removed while the other goes unnoticed.
Barbados is avoiding a referendum on whether to remove the Queen as head of state – is that a good idea?
The vicious ideology that allegedly drove a gunman to kill 22 people in El Paso, Texas last week could be traced back to a tiny island on the eastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea
Academic experts on how the humble car could evolve to become an unlikely hero in the global fight against climate change.
When it comes to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from transport, the future is already here on small islands.
Even before the British billionaire invested US$1 billion in making the region ‘climate-smart,’ Jamaica, Barbados and Dominica were pioneering a renewable energy boom in the Caribbean.
U.S. President Trump’s former attorney revealed some ugly racist things his client has said. One of them - once again - speaks of “shit-hole” countries. We need to counter this false idea.
A new project takes a different look at the role of oceans.
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