By: Staff Writer October 22, 2024 A promising young lawyer in the Turks and Caicos Islands is making his way up the ladder of success through dedication and humility so…
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Hurricane Oscar’s crippling effects
BY: Staff Writer October 22, 2024 As Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Inagua in The Bahamas on Sunday, little did they know before it left on its way to Cuba…
Climate change displacement disproportionately affects women
By: Staff Writer October 22, 2024 A Bahamian cabinet minister said at the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting that climate change displacement affects women disproportionately and efforts to build…
Leader of Pueblo Progresivo Uni James Finies to Speak at United Nations Event in Geneva
October 22, 2024 James Fines, Founder of the Bonaire Human Rights Organization and Leader of Pueblo Progresivo Uni, is set to attend and speak during the 142nd session of the…
Power Play or Peace? AGC’s Role in Colombia’s Fragile Negotiations
By: Insight Crime October 22, 2024 The strength of Colombia’s powerful AGC criminal group will pose a serious challenge in nascent peace negotiations, according to a recent report, raising concerns…
Dominica Police come down hard on truckers with tear-gas and riot squad
By: Staff Writer October 18, 2024 The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force have tear-gassed several truck drivers and onlookers who were protesting in the country this week in a shocking…
Unrest persists in Martinique amid fresh curfew
By: Staff Writer October 17, 2024 The French island of Martinique was put under another curfew as continued violence over the cost of living is rocking the island territory. The…
Trinidad on pace for over 700 murders for 2024.
By: Staff Writer October 15, 2024 As Trinidadian Officials wring their hands about the out of control murder rate in the country, families are still struggling to deal with the…
“Vital for Civil Society to Represent Bonaire’s Marginalized People”
October 15, 2024 James Finies and Davika Bissessar from Bonaire Human Rights respond to recent statements from Arthur Sealy and Willem Cecilia in a popular talk show; it has been…
Violence Against Women Is Being Used as a Weapon of War in Colombia. Again
By: Insight Crime October 15, 2024 In Quibdó, Colombia, local criminal gangs have put women in their crosshairs because of their links to rival groups, resorting to gender-based violence as…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Situation in Venezuela
October 15, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) calls on the international community to promote international justice for the commission of crimes against humanity in…
OAS General Secretariat Condemns Kidnapping and Torture of Minors by Venezuelan Regime
October 11, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) condemns in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by the Venezuelan regime against dozens of children and…