This production seeks to raise awareness and support the communities’ struggle to rebuild and preserve an ancestral legacy that is part of their memory and identity. This legacy has been threatened by successive interventions from external cultures and practices outside the Caribbean region. The importation of materials from the mainland and the interruption of raw material trade with neighboring countries in the Western Caribbean have affected their traditions related to the construction of houses and buildings with fine woods. The video highlights the need to rescue and implement ancestral knowledge of architectural and agricultural techniques.
Author Archives: Samiyyah Andrewin
Luxury Resorts Threaten Caribbean Coastlines
This dispute could both impact Barbuda’s defense to storms and undermine global efforts to protect vulnerable environments.
The Major Threat to Communal Land Ownership in Barbuda
Barbuda’s custom of communal land ownership, codified in law in 2017, is under serious threat by outside private commercial interests.
5 Ways Barbuda’s Ecology is Being Destroyed
Unscrupulous ‘development’ of Barbuda is negatively impacting the island’s fragile ecology, including biodiversity loss and habitat destruction. The pursuit of capitalist development will harm the island in the long term and endanger its inhabitants in the face of climate crises.
Food, Land and Climate Justice in San Andres and Providencia
The Project, Food, Land and Climate Justice is a collaborative work between the local organization Raizal Youth from San Andrés Island and the National University of Colombia, supported by AgrProvidencia Food Producers Association from Providence Island.
United Nations Expresses “Grave Concern” Over Raizal Crisis
United Nations Special Rapporteurs sent a joint communication to Colombia, drawing attention to the humanitarian and environmental crisis faced by the Raizal.
Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
After the devastating hurricane hit Puerto Rico, the government privatized its electric utility, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), and awarded a $300 million contract to a small Montana-based company, Whitefish Energy, to help restore power. Criticized for its lack of transparency and the company’s lack of experience in such a large-scale operation.
Hurricane Maria in Dominica
Government initiated a program to sell citizenship to wealthy individuals in exchange for investment in the country. Criticized for its lack of transparency and the potential for abuse.
Hurricane Irma
Private companies were accused of price gouging for essential goods such as water, food, and fuel. Some companies took advantage of the crisis to sell goods and services at inflated prices, further exacerbating the economic impact of the storm.
2010 Haiti Earth Quake
Foreign companies and investors were accused of exploiting the disaster to acquire land, push through controversial policies, and enrich themselves at the expense of the Haitian people. Investors pushed for the construction of industrial parks that would employ low-wage workers, without considering the long-term environmental and social impacts.
