Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network - Producing …
Producing Groundbreaking Investigative Journalism. CIJN Staff Writers | July 26, 2024. There are mixed official and industry messages in a selection of Caribbean countries, but CIJN investigations have unearthed, at minimum, signs that the regional fisheries sector is currently confronting a variety of potentially disastrous challenges – both natural and human.
Ripple Effect: A Comparative Study of Male Suicide in Trinidad and ...
1 day ago · The Male Suicide Rate in T&T. As the rate of male suicide continues to increase in Trinidad and Tobago with 310 male suicides recorded from 2016 and 2019, and 343 men who took their lives between 2020 to 2023, the data behind the …
Ripple Effect: A Comparative Study of Male Suicide in Trinidad and ...
1 day ago · This is a two part series, for Part I please click here. Following Charran’s passing in June, another man, 29-year-old Jeremy Ramcharan from Penal took his life in July. Then, in August, 23-year-old, athlete and barber, Shaquille Josh Benjamin, died by suicide. The family and friends of each of these men said they struggled with […]
Matthew Chin, Author at Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
1 day ago · Matthew Chin served as a Multimedia Journalist at Guardian Media for one year, where he developed strong writing and interviewing skills through a focus on human-interest stories and artist features. In 2024, he was one of five grant recipients for the ICFJ News Corp Media Fellowship. Since then, he's transitioned into marketing, driven by a strong interest in the social, economic, and ...
Stories by Topic - Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) is devoted to holding governments, corporations and institutions accountable. We enlist the region’s premier investigative journalists to report on issues of ultimate importance to the Caribbean, including climate change, human trafficking, transnational drug networks, government corruption ...
Tricked into Sex Slavery: Global Crackdown hasn’t Stopped …
Sep 24, 2024 · Talia was struggling to make ends meet as a bartender in Santiago, Cuba, when a friend told her about a lucrative job opportunity in Suriname. The 26-year-old mother — who asked to be identified by a pseudonym to protect her privacy — had never heard of the Dutch-speaking country nearly 2,000 miles away. But the promise […]
Haiti Archives - Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
In the past thirty years, there have been over thirty governments. Natural disasters have wiped out its agricultural sector. It remains dangerously underdeveloped. The Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network is the region’s premier investigative journalism organisation producing engaging stories for multiple platforms.
CARICOM’s Energy Security Dilemma… Can Guyana, Trinidad and …
Oct 2, 2023 · Introduction In an era of increasing geopolitical upheavals and economic volatility, energy security has become a non-negotiable priority for Caribbean nations. Recognising the importance of achieving this goal, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname have stepped up to marry their respective strengths and produce a practical blueprint for energy independence.
Crime Archives - Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
Kingston, Jamaica – On March 1, 2017, a Glock 19 pistol was sold to a Haitian man in the American State of Pennsylvania. Thirty-six days later, and over 2,500 kilometres away, a bullet from that same Glock pistol ended the life of Wyatt Maxwell in the western Jamaican resort city of St James, local police confirmed, citing ballistics testing ...
Politics Archives - Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
Oil Secrets of Suriname: Public Largely in the Dark as Offshore Dreams Deferred. By Harvey Panka. For the people of Suriname, offshore oil is supposed to be a game-changer. As they have struggled through a protracted economic crisis over the past decade, they have watched lucrative deep-water discoveries transform neighbouring Guyana.