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6/10/2025, 3:43:18 PM

*Agriculture 🌱 / Guyana 🇬🇾* *Seul au monde : le Guyana atteint l’autosuffisance alimentaire !* D’après une étude récente publiée dans *Nature Food*, *le Guyana est aujourd’hui le seul pays au monde à répondre pleinement aux critères d’autosuffisance alimentaire durable*. Un modèle rare où les besoins nutritionnels de la population sont couverts *sans dépasser les limites écologiques de la planète*. Face à la crise climatique, à la dépendance aux importations et à l’instabilité géopolitique, *le Guyana prouve qu’un autre modèle de développement est possible* : enraciné dans la terre, tourné vers le collectif et respectueux de l’environnement. _Cette réussite repose sur une agriculture locale, durable et stratégique_, qui inspire aujourd’hui bien au-delà de ses frontières. *Et si l’Union caribéenne commençait par une souveraineté alimentaire partagée ?* Le Guyana vient de poser un jalon précieux sur cette voie. _@Karayib News – 10/06/2025_ _Crédit photo : Geo / Nature Food / The Guyana Economist_

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6/10/2025, 3:42:37 PM

*Agriculture 🌱 / Guyana 🇬🇾* *Alone in the world: Guyana achieves food self-sufficiency!* According to a recent study published in *Nature Food*, *Guyana is now the only country in the world to fully meet the criteria for sustainable food self-sufficiency*. A rare model where the nutritional needs of the population are covered *without exceeding the ecological limits of the planet*. In the face of the climate crisis, dependence on imports and geopolitical instability, Guyana is proving that *another development model is possible*: rooted in the land, focused on the community and respectful of the environment. This success is based _on local, sustainable and strategic agriculture_, which today inspires far beyond its borders. *What if the Caribbean Union began with shared food sovereignty?* Guyana has just set a precious milestone on this path. _@Karayib News - 10/06/2025_ Photo credit: Geo / Nature Food / The Guyana Economist_

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5/11/2025, 7:40:21 PM

Byen bonjou ! 🇬🇧 Hi I hope life is treating you well. You know this moment when you have to prioritize your involvements...that's exactly where we are at currently. So, in meantime, *don't lose your Caribbean connection and tune in to one of those below* . 🇫🇷 Salut Vous savez, ce moment où vous devez hiérarchiser vos engagements... c’est exactement là où nous en sommes actuellement. Alors, en attendant, *ne perdez pas votre connexion caraïbéenne et branchez-vous à l’une des options ci-dessous* . Fòs. Titun Aiye _[Eng]_ Coordinator of a team seeking the right balance _[Fr]_ Coordinateur d'une équipe qui cherche le bon équilibre

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5/17/2025, 4:05:10 PM

*Culture 🎶 / Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 / Jamaica 🇯🇲* *Vybz Kartel persona non grata? Dancehall under pressure in Trinidad & Tobago* In Trinidad & Tobago, Prime Minister _Keith Rowley_ confirmed that *his government was behind the decision to restrict the public and educational broadcasting of content related to Vybz Kartel*. _“I won’t let him talk to our children,”_ he stated, expressing concern about *the moral impact of Dancehall music on the youth*. This move comes as controversy grows across the region. In Guyana 🇬🇾, the _Ethnic Relations Commission_ labeled the song _"Good Like Jesus"_ as *blasphemous*, calling for it to be banned due to *its perceived offense to Christian beliefs*. Responding *diplomatically*, Vybz Kartel said he *had no issue with the decision*, and reminded the public that he *hasn’t performed in front of a Trinidadian audience in over 15 years*. *This climate of censorship raises a key question: can Dancehall still be subversive without clashing with the values of Caribbean societies?* _@Karayib News – 16/05/2025_ _Credit: Jamaica Gleaner / Trinidad & Tobago Guardian / HypeBeast_

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5/11/2025, 7:41:45 PM

🇬🇧 📌 *OECS Newslink* [Eng] It's a roundup of news and stories accross the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) region. Available in both video and audio format. In english. 👉🏿 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbsabZnsuU6136ciNOgz38a6opzB1CNaD 📌 *Le blog de Mylène Colmar* Existing since 2015, Mylène Colmar’s blog focuses on the actors and issues of the Greater Caribbean. Information + Inspiration. Articles written in French. 👉🏿 https://mylenecolmar.com/

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5/14/2025, 1:01:47 PM

*Society 👥 / Barbados 🇧🇧* *May 14, 1625 – A Date to Commemorate, Not Celebrate* In a bold *36-page essay*, *David Comissiong*, ambassador and Pan-African activist, challenges the colonial narrative of *May 14, 1625*, the date of Britain’s first landing in Barbados. He reframes it not as a *discovery*, but as the beginning of a system rooted in *dispossession, racial violence, and slavery*. Barbados became *the testing ground for Britain’s slave society*, birthplace of sugar plantations, racial codes, and colonial law exported across the empire. But it is also a land of *heroic resistance*, led by figures like *Bussa*, and many others. Comissiong urges Barbadians to *commemorate with clarity*, and to make the 400th anniversary in 2025 a call to action: *reparations, African-Caribbean unity, and collective memory.* *The past cannot be erased — but it can fuel our transformation.* _@Karayib News – 14/05/2025_ _Credit: David Comissiong / Clement Payne Centre / ourhistory.org.uk_

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5/14/2025, 1:03:24 PM

*Société 👥 / Barbade 🇧🇧* *14 mai 1625 – Une date à commémorer, pas à célébrer* Dans un essai engagé de *36 pages*, *David Comissiong*, ambassadeur et militant panafricaniste, déconstruit le récit colonial autour du *14 mai 1625*, jour du premier débarquement britannique à la Barbade. Pour lui, il ne s’agit pas d’une *découverte*, mais du début d’un système fondé sur *la dépossession, la violence raciale et l’esclavage*. La Barbade devient alors *le laboratoire de la société esclavagiste britannique*, où naissent plantations sucrières, hiérarchies raciales et lois coloniales exportées à travers l’Empire. Mais c’est aussi une terre de *résistance héroïque*, incarnée par *Bussa* et tant d’autres. Comissiong appelle à *commémorer avec lucidité*, et à faire du 400e anniversaire en 2025 un moment d’action : *réparations, unité caraïbe-africaine, et mémoire collective.* *Le passé ne peut être effacé — mais il peut nourrir notre transformation.* _@Karayib News – 14/05/2025_ _Crédit : David Comissiong / Clement Payne Centre / ourhistory.org.uk_

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5/12/2025, 7:11:03 PM

*Sport 🏅 / Martinique 🇲🇶* *Martinican Pride: Gym Club du François Girls (10-11 y/o) Crowned French Champions!* They *dazzled the judges in Boulazac*: the young gymnasts from *Gym Club du François* have earned the **French national championship title** in women's artistic gymnastics, 10-11 age category. Through discipline, grace, and solidarity, *these young queens of the beam and the floor* proudly raised the Martinican flag. Their victory is also a tribute to the dedicated coaches and families who support local athletic excellence. A win that shines as a reminder: *Caribbean youth can reach for gold with talent and pride.* ✨ *A new generation of champions is born!* @Karayib News – 12/05/2025 _Photo credit: France Télévisions_

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6/2/2025, 10:19:14 PM

✊🏾 *Sign to repair, unite to heal.* Our colonial histories may differ, but our pain is shared. It’s time for *the Caribbean to speak with one voice* and demand justice. 📣 _That’s the goal of the Repair Campaign_ — a *pan-Caribbean* initiative guided by the *CARICOM Reparations Commission* and its *Ten-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice*. It calls on the UK, France, and other former colonial powers to *acknowledge their historical crimes* (slavery, genocide of Indigenous peoples, colonisation) and *commit to meaningful intergenerational justice*. For over 400 years, *more than 12 million Africans were enslaved and deported* under the most inhumane conditions. Today, our territories still bear the weight of that past: _weakened economies, failing health systems, educational inequality, unsustainable debt..._ 🖊️ *Sign the petition here:* https://repaircampaign.org/sign _Our unity is our strength. Africa is our anchor._

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5/17/2025, 4:05:51 PM

*Culture 🎶 / Trinité-et-Tobago 🇹🇹 / Jamaïque 🇯🇲* *Vybz Kartel persona non grata ? Le Dancehall sous pression à Trinité-et-Tobago* À Trinité-et-Tobago, le Premier ministre _Keith Rowley_ a confirmé que *son gouvernement était à l’origine de la décision d’empêcher toute diffusion publique ou scolaire de contenus liés à Vybz Kartel*. _"Je ne le laisserai pas parler à nos enfants"_, a-t-il déclaré, exprimant des préoccupations sur *l’impact moral du Dancehall sur la jeunesse*. Cette décision intervient alors que la controverse enfle dans d’autres territoires de la région. Au Guyana 🇬🇾, la _Ethnic Relations Commission_ a qualifié la chanson _"Good Like Jesus"_ de *blasphématoire*, appelant à son interdiction pour offense aux croyances chrétiennes. _De façon diplomatique_, Vybz Kartel a répondu qu’il *ne voyait aucun problème avec cette décision* et a rappelé qu’il *n’avait pas performé devant un public trinidadien depuis plus de 15 ans*. **Ce climat de censure soulève une question centrale : le Dancehall peut-il encore être subversif sans heurter l’équilibre des sociétés caribéennes ?** _@Karayib News – 16/05/2025_ _Crédit photo : Jamaica Gleaner / Trinidad & Tobago Guardian / HypeBeast_