He blamed a woman's death on her "vulgar behavior" — and resigned following backlash over his comments. But will this change attitudes toward Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago?
Legislators in the state of Victoria have imposed strict new rules on public protesters. Critics say it's an effort to clamp down on long-running protests. In Sri Lanka, it's hard to hold onto an executioner, even though no one has been executed for nearly 40 years. And Caribbean dads fight to be present when their kids are born, in today's Global Scan.
Fathers are routinely denied the right to be present for the birth of their children in Trinidad and Tobago, and in many other Caribbean territories.
Robert Mugabe turns 90 this week and he has been ruling Zimbabwe for 34 years. To his critics, Mugabe is a revolutionary-turned-tyrant, but to his psychiatrist, Dr. Peric, he's just another patient. Or at least that's the premise of the off-Broadway play "Breakfast with Mugabe."
We all think we know what the tune signifies: edgy, classy, secret, even dangerous, but Monty Norman composed it to suggest something very different.
The Black Truth Rhythm Band recorded only one album "Ifetayo" in the short time it was together in Trinidad. Anchor Marco Werman tells us more about the band that helped create Caribbean funk.
The birthplace of calypso music is our focus for the Geo Quiz: The island we're looking for is the fifth largest in the West Indies.
Trinidadian immigrant Victoria Brown worked as a nanny on the Upper East Side, and she talks with us about her new book, "Minding Ben," as well as her own path to motherhood.
Shake off that winter chill and start daydreaming about a tropical vacation. The Geo Quiz is taking us to a Caribbean island. It's the smaller of two main islands that make up a nation.