On this episode, we speak to Ulises Calvo Borges, an official at the Cuban Embassy in Jamaica. In this episode, Mr. Borges, spoke on how the US sanctioned embargo on Cuba has hindered the country's development and has affected the island's response to Covid - 19; that is, reagents necessary for their development and the raw materials used for their manufacturing. He also went into details on the incidents of the 11th of July which led to a social disturbance in the country. Borges also gave context on the series of protests that took place in front of the Cuban Embassy in Jamaica.

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On this episode, The Yaad speaks to Rahym Augustin- Joseph, a current student at UWI Cave Hill studying for a BSc in Politics and Law, and the chair of St. Lucia Youth Parliament, on St. Lucia’s upcoming election. On the 26th of July, St. Lucians will go to polls and Rahym spoke on the manifesto of the major political parties: the Allen Chastanet - led United Workers Party (UWP) and  the Philip J. Pierre - led St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP). Rahym also spoke on the current political mood in the country and the different factors, including Covid - 19, that has the potential to impact the election outcome.

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On this episode, The Yaad speak to Dr. Ishtar Govia, the lead researcher on the Caribbean Policy Research Institute’s (CAPRI) recent publication,” Sun, Sand, and Sustainability: A Way Forward for Caribbean Tourism”. This report compares and contrasts the perspectives of different stakeholders in the Caribbean tourism ecosystem with respect to COVID-related survival, recovery, and transformation of the sector;  where the main countries spotlighted were St. Lucia, Barbados, and Jamaica, given the relatively high dependence on tourism in these countries. Dr. Govia went through the data, she and her team gathered, to provide a snapshot of the problems with the current model of Caribbean Tourism.

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On this episode, we speak to a young Haitian living in Haiti about the events happening in the country thus far.  A conversation spanning over an hour, this young woman, an international relations professional, gave context on what it is like living in Haiti in 2021. A pandemic in a country that has not started national vaccination protocol as yet; on going protests, and the current hurricane season have already made many Haitians at home unease. However, the assassination of the head of state, Jovenel Moïse, in July of 2021, have created a more tense atmosphere for the Caribbean nation; already trying to grapple with decades of imperialism, exploitation and corruption and natural disasters, 

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On this episode, we speak to Ashlee Burnett, director of Feminitt. Ashlee speaks with The Yaad on period poverty in the Caribbean and the barriers in addressing period poverty in the Caribbean. As she goes into how the lack of focus on menstrual education contributes to period poverty, she also spoke on what Feminitt is doing to address period poverty. Feminitt Caribbean is a registered non-governmental organisation geared towards advancing gender justice in the Caribbean through education, conversation and social good using an intersectional Caribbean feminist lens. Ashlee also took the opportunity to speak on Feminitt Safe Cycle Report.

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On this episode, we speak to the director of advocacy at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute, Dr. Leanne Levers, on the institute's recent report: Fix the Village: Governance and Accountability for Children in State Care. The report examines the quality of state care for children in Jamaica. It focuses on the role that governance plays in the development and implementation of policies and programmes whose stated aim is to promote the best interests of children in need of care and protection.

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La Soufriere volcano,  in Saint Vincent  & the Grenadines, has erupted, spewing ash and lava in a dramatic event that followed a declaration of disaster in the Caribbean nation. The “explosive eruption” began at 8:41 a.m. on Friday, according to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). The centre had warned about alarming seismic activity at the volcano only a day prior. “All persons in the Red Zone are asked to evacuate immediately!” St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said in a statement on Friday morning. We spoke to the geologist and volcanologist and the director of SRC, Dr. Richard Robertson, on the volcanic eruption of La Soufrière. At the time of this recording, Dr. Richard Robertson was in St. Vincent & the Grenadines along with other members of SRC monitoring the volcanic eruption

Speech: PM Ralph Gonsalves address to the nation on April 9, 2021

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On this episode, we speak to Diana McCaulay, author and director of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) about the organisation’s recent publication, Red Dirt: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Bauxite-Alumina Industry in Jamaica. The document describes the history, evaluate the regulatory framework, and investigate the impact of the bauxite-alumina industry on Jamaica’s land, economy, and people over almost seven decades.

On this episode, our guest is Dr. Jovan Scott Lewis, anthropologist and an assistant professor of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the author of Scammer’s Yard: The Crime of Black Repair. In Scammer’s Yaad, Dr. Lewis tells the story of three young and poor men striving to make a living in Montego Bay, where call centers and tourism are the two main industries in the struggling economy. We spoke to Dr. Lewis on the origin of lottery scamming in Jamaica, the rise of the practice and how it has provided agencies of reparation, crime  and violence; and societal satire in Jamaica.

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On this episode, we spoke to Shenae, a criminology researcher, on the issue of crime and policy in Jamaica. Shenae spoke on the effectiveness of policies in Jamaica to combat crime and thus provided context on recent policies by GOJ to combat crime and their effectiveness. She also spoke on the relationship between crime and poverty in Jamaica and the social and economic reform needed in Jamaica to deal with the crime situation. 

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