History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture

The Ghost Supplier: Michael “Freddie” Brown and the Guns That Set Jamaica on Fire

Michael “Freddie” Brown never made headlines—but every gang war in Jamaica bore his fingerprints. From Spanish Town to May Pen, he armed an entire generation without ever being seen. He wasn’t a don. He wasn’t a killer. He was worse: the man who made killing easier.This cinematic investigative true crime story unpacks how one arms dealer ran a ghost pipeline of U.S. weapons into Jamaica for over a decade—fueling wars, balancing power, and leaving destruction long after his death.Why did politicians look the other way?How many of his weapons are still out there today?And what happens when the devil who kept chaos controlled suddenly vanishes?Comment below: Did his silence protect the system—or expose it?

Exploring Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

 Most travelers see Saint Vincent as a tropical getaway. But behind the beaches lies a defiant history of Indigenous resistance, African survival, and cultural resurrection. This is the untold story of the Garifuna, the volcano that fights back, and the people who turned colonization into cuisine — and trauma into tradition.How did Saint Vincent defy European conquest for centuries?Why is breadfruit more than food — and Carnival more than dance?And why are Vincentians still fighting for their land, their rituals, and their rhythm?This isn't just a cultural journey — it's a survival epic written in ash, arrowroot, and ancestral memory.What would you do if your paradise never truly belonged to you? Would you fight? Or would you feast?

Exploring Grenada: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

 Most people think of Grenada as paradise. But beneath the postcard beaches lies an island forged in fire—of revolution, ritual, and resistance. This isn’t just the story of nutmeg or Carnival. It’s about the women who boiled bush medicine in silence, the rebels who took on empire, and the ancestors who still whisper through waves. Why do some recipes carry more power than any flag? And why do Grenadians pray before opening a pot of oil down?This story challenges everything you think you know about culture, colonization, and Caribbean survival.What does it really mean to “remember through rhythm”?And how much wisdom lives in the things outsiders call “superstition”?Would you have heard it? Or would you have missed the message between the drums?

Exploring Curaçao: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

Curaçao is more than beaches and pastel buildings — it’s a living archive of resistance. From the coded flavors of Creole kitchens to the rebel drums of tambu, this is an island where culture defied empire. Why did the Dutch ban tambu music? What secrets are still whispered in the language of Papiamentu? And how does Carnival serve as protest behind the feathers and sequins? This isn’t just a travel story — it’s a reckoning with history, survival, and identity.Would you know the truth if you danced right through it?Or would you mistake resistance for celebration?

Exploring Saint Lucia: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

Most tourists only see the beaches—but real Saint Lucia lives in the hills, kitchens, and memories of its people. From the brutal legacy of sugar plantations to the whispered tales of the soucouyant, this island has resisted colonization not just with rebellion—but with culture.How did enslaved Africans preserve their heritage under empire?Why was the Kwéyòl language nearly erased—and how did it survive?And what does cassava bread have to do with rebellion?This is more than a travel story. It’s the living memory of a people who refused to forget.What do you carry from your own history?And who decides what we forget?

Exploring Guadeloupe: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

Most people know Guadeloupe for its beaches. But beneath the postcard lies a layered story of resistance, rhythm, and cultural survival. This isn’t just a Caribbean island—it’s a French department shaped by African roots, colonial betrayal, and spiritual memory.Why did France allow a banned pesticide to poison 90% of its people?Why is Kreyòl still unofficial in a land where it’s everyone’s first language?And what do Carnival masks and gwoka drums reveal that textbooks never will?From maroon revolts to modern protests, this immersive exploration peels back the masks—literal and political—of one of the Caribbean’s most complex cultures.Would you call it France?Or is it something more powerful: a nation in disguise? Comment below:Do you think Guadeloupe should remain part of France—or claim full independence?

Exploring Martinique: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

Martinique may be a French territory on paper, but its soul burns with Creole fire. Behind the beaches and baguettes lies a story of poisoned soil, erased memory, and a culture that refuses to be silenced. From ancestral altars hidden in kitchens to Carnival flames mocking colonial power, this is an island that confronts its trauma through dance, protest, and cuisine. Why do most tourists never hear about the chlordecone scandal? Why does France still own most of Martinique’s land? And what happens when the island’s youth choose to burn statues instead of light candles?This isn’t just travel. This is resistance. This is Creole fire.Would you celebrate Carnival after mourning injustice? Would you sip the rum distilled on a slave plantation?Let us know in the comments—Martinique is watching.Your silence, too, tells a story.

Exploring Puerto Rico: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

 Puerto Rico isn’t just a Caribbean paradise—it’s a cultural battleground. Behind the palm trees and pastel buildings lies a centuries-long story of survival, colonization, and resistance. From the sacred rhythm of Bomba to the flavors born of slavery and spice, this cinematic journey explores how Puerto Ricans have preserved their identity through food, faith, and fierce creative rebellion.Why are Santería rituals still practiced behind Catholic icons?Why does Puerto Rico produce global pop stars yet lacks full voting rights?And how has resistance always been a recipe—served hot with sofrito, salsa, and soul?This isn’t a travelogue. It’s a revelation.What part of Puerto Rico’s soul were you never told? And why?

Exploring Cuba: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

Cuba isn’t just palm trees and vintage cars — it’s a living archive of survival, faith, and flavor. From the hidden rituals of Santería to the street food that tells stories older than the Revolution, this immersive cultural deep dive uncovers the soul of a nation that refuses to forget its past. What does it mean to cook under embargo? To worship in secret? To dance history into the streets of Santiago?Why are Afro-Cuban belief systems still misunderstood — even as they shape national identity?And what secrets are preserved in recipes passed down through war, scarcity, and exile?This story isn’t about postcards — it’s about persistence.Would you survive — and thrive — in a country built on memory?

Exploring Dominican Republic: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

Most people know the Dominican Republic for beaches and resorts — but few know the truth beneath the tourist trail. From Taino resistance to Afro-Caribbean spirituality, and from Carnival devils to revolutionary sisters, this is a nation built on survival, spirit, and rebellion.Why does Dominican food hold centuries of history in every bite?Why are women the true protectors of cultural memory?And what do masked Carnival devils have to do with the slave trade?This isn’t your average travel guide — it’s an immersive journey through a country that refuses to be silenced, whitewashed, or forgotten.Would you recognize resistance if it danced past you in a mask?Or would you just call it a festival?