Barbados poet laureate on mission to share stories of enslavement
Esther Phillips says her poetry’s ‘ultimate goal’ is to achieve justice for those who suffered at hands of European colonisers Esther Phillips, the Barbados poet...
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Caribbean is friend of US, not an enemy, tariff-hit regional leaders tell Trump
Barbados PM and Caricom chair calls on Washington to engage in talks to ‘keep prices down for all of our people’ The Caribbean is a...
Anglican group launches £7m project in Barbados to atone for slavery atrocities
Funds will help communities living on the Codrington estate, which was home to two sugar plantations An Anglican church group is to launch a £7m...
Revealed: how Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy
Lambeth Palace documents show purchase of enslaved people in 18th century approved by Anglican archbishop • Life on plantations owned by Church of England missionary...
Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation
Government U-turn as PM Mia Mottley acknowledges anger from reparations movement over plan to buy Barbados land from Dorset MP Richard Drax The prime minister...
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate change Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers...
Tory MP from slave-owning family set to gain £3m from sale of former plantation
Caribbean historians want Richard Drax to pay reparations – but now Barbados plans to buy his land for homes The Conservative MP under fire for...
What’s the Caribbean without its beaches? But the people are losing access to them
Barring public access to beaches and other sites is not a model for development. Transparency and engagement are needed Walk along a Caribbean beach, which...
Barbados plans to make Tory MP pay reparations for family’s slave past
Richard Drax reported to have visited Caribbean island for meeting on next steps, including plans for former sugar plantation The government of Barbados is considering...
UK joins calls for World Bank reform to focus funding on climate crisis
Alok Sharma’s intervention puts pressure on Trump-appointed Bank chief who faces calls to resign The UK has joined calls for sweeping reforms to the World...
