Who is Ben Stubenberg?

A writer passionate about the Caribbean

He doesn’t write about fun things to do on vacation.

Rather, he seeks out stories that cry for attention–poverty, wealth, the forgotten, overdevelopment, crime, environmental degradation–who gets and doesn’t get a piece of paradise.

As a former threat analyst for Department of Defense, Ben digs deep into the changing nature of power and conflict in the region. Like the evolving power and clout of gangs in Haiti. Or shining a light on undocumented migrants and stateless children left in the shadows, particularly in the Turks & Caicos. And what can be done about it.

Ben had the good fortune to grow up and live in vastly different cultures and landscapes, and that allowed him to move easily between people and places. Born in Hawaii,  childhood in Norway, high school and college in California. First jobs as high school English teacher and reporter in St. Croix. Earned a pilot’s license and flew to just about every island in the Caribbean.

Later he lived and worked for months in Martinique and Haiti. Those experiences stayed in Ben’s heart even as he pursued more conventional careers in law and government in Washington D.C.

Today, Ben is back in the region living permanently in the Turks & Caicos Islands where he draws on broad connections to tell stories that provoke minds, spark debate, and stir souls.

Photo of Ben Stubenberg at Bambarra Beach, Middle Caicos