Detailed information in defamation laws in 15 Caribbean countries in now included in the International Press Institute’s (IPI) online media laws database. The information reflects data collected by IPI over the course of a campaign it launched in April 2012 together with the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) to reform defamation law in the Caribbean. […]

Legal proceedings were set to begin today against a Surinamese newsmagazine that was sued by a former government minister after the magazine detailed wide-ranging allegations of corruption against him. The minister, Ramon Abrahams, was removed from his post as public works minister in June 2013, approximately one-and-a-half months before Parbode, the magazine, published its account. […]

A report released today by the International Press Institute (IPI) following its April mission to five Caribbean countries urges governments to follow through on commitments received during IPI’s visit to repeal archaic criminal defamation laws. During a nearly three-week long mission, IPI delegates met with representatives of government, law enforcement, media, and civil society in Antigua […]

As part of its campaign for the repeal of criminal-defamation laws in the region, the International Press Institute (IPI) will again conduct an official mission in the Caribbean, visiting six countries from 15 April to 6 May 2013. The IPI delegation will consist of: Alison Bethel McKenzie, IPI executive director; John Yearwood, The Miami Herald’s national […]