The slave trade had long-lasting negative effects on the islands of the Caribbean. The indigenous ... of sugar would have a huge impact on its economy. For example, in Barbados, 93% of exports ...

Many people believe that slavery in Latin America was a benevolent institution. Several scholars and students think that ...

Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and storms as part of ... the Europeans who began arriving in the 1600s focused on exploitative extractive ...

But when colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, everything changed ... exporting profitable cash crops through the ...

Echoing this perspective, Martinican sociologist Malcom Ferdinand observed in 2022 that the ongoing economic struggles in the French Caribbean “are not only linked to the colonial, slave-making ...

An 18th century foot stock used to constrain slaves on display as part ... from AU member states and the Caribbean Community political and economic union (CARICOM). "This is a historic moment ...

The Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis is set to demand slavery reparations from Greene King, the British brewer. The islands were once the home of slaves owned by brewery founder Benjamin ...

DAVID OLUSOGA:'By the mid-18th Century, as slave owners in the Caribbean became increasingly wealthy from their sugar plantations, they started to return home, bringing with them their fortunes.

By exploring the transnational networks involved in trade, slavery, smuggling, privateering, and marronage, he offers a new account of the age of revolutions in the Caribbean, emphasizing the ...

Due to runoff into water sources, roughly 90% of the population of the two islands test positive for chlordecone in their blood. Rates of prostate cancer, which are linked to the carcinogenic ...

Downing Street has ruled out paying slavery reparations to Caribbean countries ahead of a major Commonwealth summit. The Caribbean Community’s 14 member states had been expected to push Sir Keir ...

A Caribbean leader has called for David Lammy to be given the power to secure reparations from Britain over its role in the slave trade. Sir Hilary Beckles, the chairman of the Caribbean Community ...