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IPI adds Caribbean defamation laws to online database
Campaign celebrates legal changes in five countries
Americas: Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

St. Lucia radio station sued over article criticising officials
Saint Lucia radio broadcaster faces suits after article criticising officials read aloud
Americas: St. Lucia

OP-ED: Criminal defamation laws in the Caribbean are ripe for repeal
IPI's Executive Director lays out case for abolition of criminal libel
Americas: Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Declaration of Port of Spain adopted by IPI members at General Assembly
Americas: Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Criminal libel laws in the Caribbean: “Ultimate consequence is silence, when expression is most needed.”
IPI interview with Wesley Gibbings, president, Association of Caribbean Media Workers
Americas: Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago