1960s Quote by Hilary Beckles

The Caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the Europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves…

— Junot Diaz

Caribbean literature only has to be true to itself. It doesn't need colonialism or imperialism. It's always been vibrant.

— Marlon James

Haiti is not a world aside, a world apart. Culture and imaginations have always been part of our rebirth.

— Raoul Peck

Haiti has changed a lot.

— Michel Martelly

The world today is experiencing a profound and rapid socio-cultural transformation. But the changes do not occur at a uniform pace, and the discrepancies…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

This is ideological colonization. They colonize people with ideas that try to change mentalities or structures, but this is not new. This was done…

— Pope Francis

There is my life in Cuba and my life in America, the old life and the new life, and almost nothing about them is…

— Aroldis Chapman

The Caribbean is an immense ocean that just happens to have a few islands in it. The people have an immense respect for it,…

— Derek Walcott

I feel that we are currently living in a world that is similar to late '50s, early '60s kind of world.

— Ben Gibbard

The Caribbean calls upon the enslaving governments of Europe and their national institutions, all enriched and empowered by their crimes against humanity, to return…

— Hilary Beckles

Latin Americans glorify their past so ceaselessly that they make it almost impossible to advocate change.

— Óscar Arias

The mixture of the Trinidadian people and the Indian people has caused a new culture to emerge.

— Ismail Merchant