Most of the Caribbean islands throb to the rallying cries of independence and nationalism. But the French West Indies — Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Guadeloupe’s six dependencies — seem as ...

Filibusters and rebellions roil the Caribbean ; neighboring British colonies move toward independence; nationalism flourishes. Amidst it all, the French West Indies—Martinique, Guadeloupe and th ...

Most people who have visited the Caribbean are familiar with the island of St. Barthélemy (a.k.a. “St. Barts”) in the French West Indies ... in the British Virgin Islands, owned by Sir ...

chlordecone had a particularly high usage rate in the banana plantations of the French Caribbean. Due to runoff into water sources, roughly 90% of the population of the two islands test positive ...

The islands of the Caribbean are renowned not only for their ... it originated with enslaved people in the Dutch West Indies, who made it by repurposing the hollowed-out shells of the cannonball ...

Consider the French Caribbean. Residents speak French as a primary language, with a dash of French-Creole, and you’ll encounter a ton of European tourists. The islands are gorgeous, the cuisine ...