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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Zita Zage |Oiwan Lam |Emma Lewis |Arzu Geybulla
A draft law introduced by the radical Islamist party HÜDA-PAR (Free Cause Party) in the Turkish Parliament on April 19 has ignited widespread criticism for its overtly discriminatory stance against the LGBTQ+ community. The party, also known as the successor of Hezbollah, seeks to amend several key legal codes, including the Turkish Penal Code and the Law on the Establishment and Broadcasting Services of Radio and Television.
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4 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Emma Lewis |Pamela Ephraim |Arzu Geybulla
Ever since March 19, when Istanbul's popular mayor and main opposition party's presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was first detained, then arrested, on bogus corruption and terrorism charges, Turkey has been rocked by mass protests. While the demography of protesters spans across all age groups and professions, university students have been at the forefront.
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4 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Olivia Losbar |Emma Lewis |Janine Mendes-Franco |Pamela Ephraim
It's a farming model inherited from the colonial period and neglected for years, but is now enjoying a certain revival – the “Creole garden,” a traditional home garden that produces staple foods for families. Banana trees, tubers such as yams and manioc, fruit trees like avocado and mango, and medicinal and aromatic plants all cohabit in a harmonious ecosystem; any surpluses are shared with relatives and neighbours.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Emma Lewis |Janine Mendes-Franco |Mong Palatino |Mohamed Mohamud
Roots reggae artist Max Romeo, known for his uncompromising lyrics, died on the evening of April 11 at a private hospital in St. Andrew, Jamaica, due to complications from heart disease. He was 80 years old. His family shared on Instagram:Born Maxwell Livingston Smith (also known as “Maxie Smith”) on November 22, 1944, in Saint D’Acre, a small country town near Alexandria in the hills of St. Ann, Jamaica, Romeo left home at the age of 14.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Janine Mendes-Franco |Emma Lewis |Kevin Rennie |GV South Asia
Trinidad and Tobago-born, UK-based poet Anthony Vahni Capildeo, who hails from the family that produced Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul, has been awarded the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize for poetry, a prestigious literary accolade that recognises eight international writers — two from four different genres — each year.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Janine Mendes-Franco |Emma Lewis |Hasya Nindita |Zhaoyin Feng
Mark Loquan, a distinguished chemical engineer and celebrated composer who effortlessly moved between Trinidad and Tobago's corporate and creative worlds – and often made them seamlessly intertwine for the greater national good – passed away on April 6, at the age of 63, from brain cancer. His career in the local energy industry began in 1982, when he took up the position of process engineer at Trinidad Nitrogen Co. Ltd. Twenty years later, he became the first local president of Yara Trinidad Ltd.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Janine Mendes-Franco |Emma Lewis |Arzu Geybullayeva |Jean de Dieu SOVON
On April 12, 2018, courtroom POS 09 in the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain was jam-packed with interested parties eager to hear the outcome of a highly scrutinised court case – Jason Jones vs. the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago. Jones, a Trinidad-born gay rights advocate who lives in the United Kingdom, was challenging Sections 13 and 16 of the country's Sexual Offences Act (Chapter 11:28), which criminalise anal sex between consenting adults.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Spotify profile |Emma Lewis
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) owes much of its global renown to its music, reflecting its cultural diversity. The country‘s music transcends its borders. On December 14, 2021, UNESCO added the Congolese rumba to its intangible heritage list. This recognition reflects the global influence of this much-loved music. The DRC owes much of its music reputation to its estimated 110 million citizens, who are split between more than 400 ethnic groups.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Kevin Rennie |Emma Lewis |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Arzu Geybulla
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — a rising opposition star and key critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government — was arrested in a sweeping crackdown on alleged corruption and terror links on March 19, 2025. The move, which resulted in the issuance of arrest warrants for more than 100 people, including his close aide Murat Ongun and several other political and business figures, marks a significant escalation in Turkey’s ongoing political conflict.
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2 months ago | 
globalvoices.org | Candice Stewart |Emma Lewis |Janine Mendes-Franco |Carolina Pichardo
“Where are you really from?” When asked, my answer is an automatic “I’m Jamaican!” But how would you know, really? Is it the bold black, green, and gold flag I walk with? Is it my CARICOM-branded Jamaican passport? My confident stride? It’s likely the most obvious giveaway — my speech, sprinkled with the sounds of Jamaican Patwa.
