February 2025

United on Crime In a recent show of regional solidarity, CARICOM leaders agreed to work together to combat crime, including an ambitious proposal to designate criminal gangs as terrorist organizations (see here, here, and here.) This move appears to signal a growing recognition of the urgent need to tackle escalating violence in the Caribbean through…

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By the end of January 2025, Barbados had recorded at least seven homicides between January 1st and 31st. In comparison, the same period in 2024 saw three homicides, marking an increase of 133%. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports; the figures and insights provided below should not be considered official or…

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