British royal couple starts Caribbean tour dogged by protest in Belize
Belize City, BelizeReuters Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize on Saturday for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest before it even began amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire’s colonial ties to the region. The arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge coincides with the […]
Commonwealth nations face hurdles to follow Barbados’ republican path
Kingston, Jamaica Reuters Barbados’ declaration of a republic on Tuesday may fuel fervor in other Commonwealth countries to follow suit, but experts say removing the queen requires overcoming political hurdles that have for decades stymied republican initiatives. Barbados inaugurated President Sandra Mason as its head of state on Tuesday to replace Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II […]
Three people dead after Jamaica police raid cult compound on fear of “ritualised killings”
Kingston, JamaicaReuters Three people were left dead and three hospitalized after Jamaican police raided the compound of a small religious organization due to concerns the group was preparing to carry out “ritualised killing,” Jamaican police said on Monday. Police responded on Sunday to reports that a congregant had been injured at the Pathways International Kingdom […]
Trees or tourists?: Jamaica’s COVID recovery push threatens green aims
KATE CHAPPELL, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the challenges facing Caribbean nations like Jamaica as they look to post-COVID tourism while addressing climate change…
Postcards: Jamaican artists paint murals to revive derelict downtown
KATE CHAPPELL, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how residents in the Jamaican capital of Kingston say the Paint the City project makes crime hotspot Kingston feel safer, as the murals draw in visitors and investors…
Postcards: Jamaican women worst hit by livestock and crop theft in pandemic
KATE CHAPPELL, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the growing issue of “praedial larceny” targeting women in the Caribbean nation…
Son of woman killed in security operation seeks attention for Jamaica’s poorest suburbs
Kingston, JamaicaThomson Reuters Foundation The death of a mentally ill woman in Jamaica shot in her home during a military/police operation has reignited a debate about the treatment of residents in the nation’s poorest inner-city communities as protests emerge globally over racial inequality. Susan Bogle, 44, was resting at her home in August Town, an […]