Stories written by Louise Tillotson

Jamaica’s Culture of Fear Allows Police to Get Away With Murder

By Louise Tillotson
The morning her brother was shot dead in January 2014, Shackelia Jackson had slept through her alarm. She woke up to the sound of his name and instantly knew something was wrong. When she ran down to the modest restaurant he operated in downtown Kingston, she noticed the spoon in the rice pot, the flour where the chicken was being fried. Then one of his slippers, and blood marks.

Opinion: The Unlikely Chance of a Serious Human Rights Debate in Cuba

By Louise Tillotson
Nearly a month since Pope Francis ended his historic visit to Cuba, any hope that authorities would loosen control on free expression in the country is fading as fast as the chants that welcomed him.


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