Barbados

Ingrid Thompson, chief archivist, visits The National Archives with Britain's Prince Charles, in Bridgetown.

Reparations are ‘fueling the spirit of republicanism’ in Barbados, poet laureate says

Esther Phillips, Barbados' poet laureate, talked with The World's host Marco Werman about the island nation's efforts to grapple with its brutal colonial past.

Reparations are ‘fueling the spirit of republicanism’ in Barbados, poet laureate says
President Joe Biden waves towards the White House balcony in Washington

US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House

US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House
Man in orang jumpsuit dancing in front of two people in army fatigues

This is a remix? Childish Gambino's 'This is America' has started a global wave of remix videos

This is a remix? Childish Gambino's 'This is America' has started a global wave of remix videos
Jamaicans take part in a demonstration against the rape of three children and two women in Kingston in 2012.

Caribbean rape culture is back on display

Caribbean rape culture is back on display
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Cuba's British West Indian Enclave

Cuba's British West Indian Enclave

Tracking Hurricanes from the Caribbean

Meteorologist Kathy Ann Caesar of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology in Barbados says the islands along the southern rim of the Caribbean rarely experience direct hits by hurricanes, due to their proximity to the equator.

Tracking Hurricanes from the Caribbean

Sugar In The Blood: Andrea Stuart's Barbadian Legacy

Marco Werman talks with author Andrea Stuart, about her complicated family history. Stuart is descended from British settlers who went to Barbados in the 17th century, and from the slaves who worked on their sugar plantations.

Sugar In The Blood: Andrea Stuart's Barbadian Legacy

Endangered birds survive hurricanes during migration, only to be killed by hunters

A pair of whimbrels had survived a hurricane and had nearly completed their lengthy, 3,000 mile migration when they were shot from the sky by hunters in the Caribbean country of Guadeloupe.

Endangered birds survive hurricanes during migration, only to be killed by hunters
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Global Hit

Musician Michael Peters made recordings of some of the music of nature on a recent trip to the island of Barbados. He sent us an audio postcard.

Global Hit
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TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES

Storyteller Ken Corsbie of Guyana and Barbados performs the birth of the steel drum, in poetry, and spins tales about northern habits of materialism.

TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES
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TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES

Storyteller Ken Corsbie of Guyana and Barbados performs the birth of the steel drum, in poetry, and spins tales about northern habits of materialism.

TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES

Almanac: Crop Over Festival

Almanac: Crop Over Festival