Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
WEBThe Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network is the region’s premier investigative journalism organisation producing engaging stories for multiple platforms ...
In the Caribbean, Women and Girls Face Daily Threats of Sexual …
WEB1 day ago · For many Caribbean women, few places are safe from the threat of rape or sexual violence. Women report experiencing sexual violence in their workplaces and being violated by people in their towns and villages. Many times, the places that should be the safest for women are the most dangerous: their own homes. Homes are where many children–mainly young girls–are targeted for grooming ...
In This South American Nation, Rapes of Women, Young Girls, and ...
WEB1 day ago · Once hailed a Frontline hero, now labeled a rapist. Photo Credit: Kaieteur News and Guyana Chronicle Sexual assaults on children are rampant in this South American nation. In 2020, Justice Peter Jamadar of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) described the underreporting of sexual offences involving children in Guyana as an “extremely disturbing trend.” “If Guyana follows international ...
For Young Victims of Sexual Assault, Getting Justice Means …
WEB1 day ago · For the last 4 years, authorities in the twin-island nation have received more than 6,000 reports of child sex abuse cases. She curled her tiny body into a ball to fit inside the kitchen cupboard. It was dark and musty. Her four siblings were in the cupboard with her. Cheryl was five years old ...
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WEBCaribbean 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 ...
She and Her Daughter Share the Same Father
WEB1 day ago · Survivors of sexual assault in Antigua and Barbuda endure a long road to justice. The childhood of S was shattered at age 6 when her father began a cycle of sexual abuse. The abuse escalated, resulting in her pregnancy at 15 years old. Now 26, S (the initial of her first name) is mother to a 9-year-old daughter, a child born of unspeakable circumstances. S and her daughter share the same ...
About CIJN - Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
WEBAbout CIJN Acting in the public interest, the Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network is the region’s premier journalism organisation devoted to holding governments, corporations and other institutions accountable. Founded in 2018, CIJN produces groundbreaking storytelling about issues of ultimate importance to the Caribbean, including climate change, human trafficking, transnational drug ...
Special Report: The Mysterious Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
WEBJul 27, 2021 · Months of intense unrest in Haiti took a significant and tragic turn on July 7 with the assassination of embattled president, Jovenel Moïse. Such a development occurred as the country continued to experience accelerated political and economic uncertainty. CIJN contributor, Valery Daudier, gives an overview of the issues that now present themselves.
COVID in the Caribbean - Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
WEBCOVID in the Caribbean No borders can repel COVID-19. When 52-year-old Ratna Baboolall left her home in Queens, N.Y. for a trip to her native Guyana, she unknowingly carried the virus to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, where she was in transit to her village 15 minutes from Georgetown, the Guyanese capital. Before she died of the virus, she had sickened at least eight relatives, including her 59-year ...
Stories by Country - Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
WEBCaribbean 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 ...