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'The Rebel’s Clinic': Frantz Fanon's legacy in a new era of colonial genocide
Adam Shatz’s new book is a masterful tribute to one of the 20th century’s most influential anti-colonial thinkers. Written with intellectual richness and narrative verve, his biography of Frantz Fanon brims with historical depth and contemporary...

The Radical Roots of Frantz Fanon’s Psychiatry
In January 1940, a mustachioed Catalonian anarcho-communist arrived at the door of the Saint-Alban psychiatric asylum in the mountains of southwestern France. The doctor wore round spectacles; his wild, curly hair grew out sideways from a...

Potential machinations by NDC government of the electoral system – Part I
Whether by way of embracing the ‘condemned’ electoral system or by way of introducing a ‘reformed’ electoral system in Grenada, it seems that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is maneuvering to take full grip of the electoral system. What are...

Mayor pays tribute to five at Gracie Mansion Caribbean-American Heritage event
On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams honored four Caribbean nationals during his annual grand Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on East 88th St., Upper East Side, Manhattan. The...
T&T opens CAZOVA medal quest against Curacao and Martinique
NIGEL SIMON Senior Multimedia Reporter nigel.simon@guardian.co.tt T&T men and women teams will open their campaigns in the T&T Volleyball Federation (T&TVF) hosted Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-23...

What Was Paul Gauguin Looking For?
In June, 1891, Paul Gauguin arrived in Tahiti. He was forty-three. With him—according to Sue Prideaux, whose new biography of Gauguin, “Wild Thing,” is the first to appear in English in thirty years—he carried “a hundred meters of canvas, a large...

Martinique at center of Barbados-France agreement, bolstering regional travel
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 8:00 AM Martinique is party to a major milestone in regional air transport cooperation, with the official signing of an administrative air agreement between France and Barbados. An official...

Ghana’s Kuwabong wins presidents award at St. Martin book fair
Ghana’s Dannabang Kuwabong and Trinidad’s Pink Panther Win Presidents’ Award at St. Martin Book Fair 2025 Professor Dannabang Kuwabong, and kaisonian Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor, received the Presidents’ Award at the 22nd edition of the St. Martin...

Paul Libin Dies: Major Broadway Producer & Longtime Circle In The Square President Was 94
Paul Libin, a major figure in the American theater for nearly seven decades whose leadership positions at Circle in the Square Theatre and Jujamcyn Theaters contributed some of Broadway‘s most exciting and acclaimed stage productions, died June 27...

Why France keeps rioting
This article is taken from the July 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. Riots are now a permanent feature of the Parisian lifestyle, just like train and metro...

Political pragmatism: How the NDC wins re-election
As Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique continue to mark its 51 anniversary of independence, the political climate is still defined by relative stability, economic optimism, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holding a firm majority in...

Uncertain political climate!!!
Recent data provided by Dr. Justin Pierre on the political landscape in Grenada has given a certain amount of comfort to the New National Party (NNP) of Keith Mitchell/Emmalin Pierre that it stands a good chance to win the next general election....

From Governance to good governance in Grenada: Achievements, emerging risks, and the road ahead
In its plainest sense, governance is how power is organised and wielded to make collective decisions; good governance is how well we do, rule-bound, transparent, inclusive, and effective. Those universal ideas meet very specific circumstances in...

French experts conclude training with law enforcers
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn yesterday delivered closing remarks at the conclusion of a Special Operations Course conducted for members of Guyana’s law enforcement agencies by French Special Operations experts. A release from the...

Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives With Dr. Tayzhuan Glover
HOLLYWOOD, Md. – Historic Sotterley is proud to announce a free hybrid presentation by Dr. Tayzhuan Glover exploring the stories of enslaved men, women, and children from Sotterley who secured their freedom by aiding the British during the war of...

Rana Mohip meets Narendra Modi: Binding two nations through song
Features Newsday 8 Hrs Ago India's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi greets Rana Mohip while Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and Minister Barry Padarath look on. - BAVINA SOOKDEO THE lines from the devotional song Vaishnav Jan To, speak of a...

Jamaican creates aviation history
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICAN AVIATION executive, Damion Vanriel, who was born in Hartford, Westmoreland, but was raised in the tough Rose Heights community of Montego Bay, St James, has created history by becoming the first Jamaican to be named senior...

T&T’s men’s and women’s team ready for CAZOVA medal run
Host T&T will be keen for a winning start in both men and women competitions when the T&T Volleyball Federation (TTVF) plays host to the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-23 Championship at the Maloney...

Settler Colonialism in Light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today... (Part 1)
A depiction of the 1836 Battle of Constantine in Algeria. As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolution. Originally published in...

14 captured maroons executed: 9 July 1725
by John Angus Martin, A-Z of Grenada Heritage On this day, 9 July 1725, fourteen captured maroons, including one woman, were executed following their capture in Grenada. The year 1725 proved quite problematic for the French when many slaves...