As President Joe Biden announced targeted sanctions on Cuban officials for human rights abuses committed in the crackdown on the communist-run island’s largest street protests in decades, the Georgia Hispanic […]
Category: Caribbean
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Posted inDiplomacy, Haiti, Security
Reeling From President’s Assassination, Haitian Consulate Hosts Local Remembrances
Reeling from the shock of its president’s assassination, the Consulate General of Haiti has spent the last week providing space for remembrance, engaging with both its diaspora and the international community in […]
Posted inBarbados, Books
Books 2020: A Family History of the Sugar Trade in Barbados and Beyond
Book: Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire Author: Andrea Stuart Review by: David Cutting, retired international banking executive and honorary consul of Barbados in Georgia […]
Posted inBahamas, Consular Conversations
Consulates and COVID-19: How Japan, Bahamas and the United Kingdom Are Coping, Learning
The work of diplomats is personal by nature, but some leaders of foreign outposts in Atlanta are finding during the pandemic era that this need not mean “physical.” In the […]
Posted inBahamas, Education
Atlanta Students Engage in Service Learning on Bahamas Trip
Twelve students and five parents from Brandon Hall School, the private boarding and day school in Sandy Springs, spent their long President’s Day weekend on much more than rest and […]
Posted inBahamas, Consular Conversations, Education, Nonprofits
Bahamas to Pay Forward Dorian’s Recovery Lessons, Deepen Tech Ties With Southeast
When Hurricane Dorian concluded its onslaught on the Bahamas in September, the country was left to face unprecedented destruction. The islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama lost more than 13,000 […]
Posted inArt, Culture, Diplomacy, Haiti
Hartsfield-Jackson Features Haitian Art That Draws Diplomats from D.C. and NYC
For Gandy Thomas, returning to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Jan. 30 was a kind of homecoming. “I have been dreaming of this ever since I first arrived in Atlanta,” […]
Posted inBahamas, Culture, Food
Atlanta Night Market’s Taste of Caribbean to Benefit Bahamas Relief
With 200 exhibitors and an expected 60,000 guests representing 75 countries, this weekend’s Atlanta International Night Market may be bringing the world to Alpharetta, but it’s also spreading some benefit beyond […]
Posted inBahamas, Business
Consulate Outlines How Atlantans Can Help the Bahamas With Hurricane Dorian Relief
Just a day after Hurricane Dorian departed the Bahamas, leaving at least seven people dead and untold destruction in its wake, the country’s consulate general in Atlanta has already sprung […]
Posted inBermuda
Students From Four Continents to Attend Summer Programs at Brandon Hall in Sandy Springs
As most schools get ready for summer break, the Brandon Hall School in Sandy Springs is gearing up to host students from half a dozen countries attending partner schools and […]