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Evidence-based Caribbean history drawn from archives, primary documents and academic research.
Reparations are one of the most misunderstood questions in modern Caribbean public life. This publication sets out what reparations actually mean, what the historical record shows, and how CARICOM's Ten-Point Plan frames the case for reparatory justice.
The Caribbean Current · Jun 13, 2026 · 12 min read
The transatlantic slave trade was not incidental to Caribbean history. It was the founding economic and social system on which colonial Caribbean society was built. This publication traces its origins, its economics and its long-term legacy.
The Caribbean Current · Jun 28, 2026 · 11 min read
Jamaica became an independent nation on 6 August 1962. The road to that day was long and included the rise of universal adult suffrage, the West Indies Federation, and a sustained constitutional negotiation. This publication tells the story.
The Caribbean Current · Jul 13, 2026 · 11 min read
August 1 marks one of the most important turning points in Caribbean history. But emancipation did not happen in a single moment. Here is what the historical record actually tells us.
The Caribbean Current · Aug 1, 2026 · 9 min read
