Caribbean Cargo DC Founder Royston DeSouza Recognized During Caribbean-American Heritage Month

As communities across the country celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Caribbean Cargo DC is proud to share a meaningful local recognition honoring Founder and CEO Royston DeSouza.

DeSouza was recently spotlighted by the Caribbean-American Political Action Committee, known as C-PAC, in a feature titled “Royston DeSouza: The Caribbean Man Who Built Bridges.” The feature highlights DeSouza’s journey from Guyana to Washington, D.C., his decades of professional leadership, his entrepreneurial contributions, and his longstanding service to Caribbean communities throughout the Washington metropolitan area.

For many families across Prince George’s County, Bowie, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and the broader Mid-Atlantic region, Caribbean Cargo DC has become more than a shipping company. It has become a trusted connection to home.

Founded in 2007, Caribbean Cargo DC provides export shipping and freight forwarding services to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. The company supports individuals, families, businesses, embassies, churches, nonprofit organizations, and community partners with shipments that may include household goods, appliances, barrels, vehicles, equipment, machinery, and commercial cargo.

The C-PAC recognition comes at a fitting time. June is recognized nationally as Caribbean-American Heritage Month, a time to honor the contributions of Caribbean Americans to business, culture, public service, education, community life, and the American story.

DeSouza’s own story reflects many of those themes.

Born in Guyana, he arrived in Washington, D.C., in 1969 as a young student with a strong commitment to education and opportunity. He later spent 34 years at The Washington Post, rising to Director of Sales and Marketing. He also founded Kaieteur Restaurant and Nightclub on Georgia Avenue, a Caribbean gathering place remembered by many as a cultural home for the diaspora in the Washington region.

After retiring from The Washington Post, DeSouza founded Caribbean Cargo DC, continuing his commitment to building connections across communities.

The C-PAC feature describes that legacy through the idea of “building bridges,” a theme that continues through the work of Caribbean Cargo DC today. Whether helping families send goods to loved ones back home, assisting retirees returning to the islands, supporting community organizations, or helping businesses and institutions move important cargo, CCDC’s work is rooted in service, reliability, and connection.

This recognition is also timely as hurricane season begins. For Caribbean families, diaspora organizations, churches, embassies, and humanitarian partners, reliable logistics can play an important role in preparedness, response, and recovery. Caribbean Cargo DC continues to serve customers and partners who are planning shipments for personal, commercial, community, and relief-related needs throughout the region.

For CCDC, the recognition is not simply about one person or one business. It is a reminder of the important role Caribbean-owned businesses continue to play in strengthening local communities while maintaining deep ties to the islands and countries they represent.

Caribbean Cargo DC congratulates Royston DeSouza on this well-deserved recognition and extends appreciation to the customers, community partners, and Caribbean diaspora families who continue to be part of the company’s story.

To read the C-PAC feature, visit:
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For more information about Caribbean Cargo DC, visit www.CaribbeanCargoDC.com or call 301-887-1070.