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...
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Young people demand climate justice in run-up to Cop27 UN talks
Activists from global south demand recompense for damage from countries most responsible for crisis Young people from some of the countries most affected by climate...
Vulnerable countries demand global tax to pay for climate-led loss and damage
Poor nations exhort UN to consider ‘climate-related and justice-based’ tax on big fossil fuel users and air travel The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing...
King Charles’s ascension ignites debate over royals across Commonwealth
Head of state role in doubt in realms from Jamaica to New Zealand after death of Queen Elizabeth II Accession of King Charles and death...
Prime minister of Barbados says King Charles is a ‘man ahead of his time’
Mia Mottley praised his environmental and social commitment and noted his recognition of the atrocities of slavery Accession of King Charles – latest updates The...
Queen’s death intensifies criticism of British empire’s violent atrocities
American commentators, academics and others are calling into reconsideration of monarchy’s lasting influences The death of Queen Elizabeth II revived longstanding criticism in the US...
Portrait of tyrant Thomas Picton moved to side room in Welsh museum
Exhibition includes two specially commissioned works reframing story of former Trinidad governor For more than a century, the portrait of Thomas Picton hung in a...
UK deportation flight to Jamaica takes off with seven onboard
Home Office initially had 100 people on list of Jamaican nationals to be removed, say reports A Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica took off...
BVI premier accused of cocaine trafficking granted bail in Miami
Judge rejects prosecutors’ claim that Andrew Fahie, arrested in DEA drug sting, could flee US if freed from prison The premier of the British Virgin...
Growing calls in Caribbean to cut ties to monarchy as royals fly out
William and Kate’s visit seen as attempt to persuade countries not to follow Barbados in ditching monarchy The UK should be helping Caribbean nations sever...
