“Moving on”: Jamaica cool on Charles’ coronation as it eyes break with monarchy
KATE CHAPPELL, of Reuters, reports from Kingston ahead of the coronation of King Charles III early next month…
Jamaica declares regional states of emergency due to gang violence
Kingston, Jamaica Reuters Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday declared a state of public emergency in parts of the capital Kingston and in some central and western parishes in an attempt to control rising crime linked to gang violence. States of emergency give authorities increased powers, including the ability to search buildings and carry […]
British royals’ Jamaica visit stirs demands for slavery reparations
Kingston, JamaicaReuters Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday as part of a week-long Caribbean tour, hours after activists protested to demand reparations for slavery amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire’s colonial legacy. Protesters gather outside an office of the British government to demand that the United Kingdom pay […]
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…
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 […]