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The Latest Breaking News from CARICOM

Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations

Updated document, which emphasises harm done to African women, is being considered by other Caribbean countries

The Guardian - UK

UK slavery reparations must be top issue at Commonwealth summit, says former Caribbean leader

Reparations should be ‘front and centre’ when leaders meet this November, says former St Vincent and Grenadines PM

The Guardian - UK

Cuba’s doctors were a lifeline for the world. Now the Caribbean is shamefully complicit in the US drive to expel them

For decades, Cuban doctors have served the Caribbean’s most marginalised. Now, as Cuba faces its own crisis, the region looks away, waiting on Trump’s approval

The Guardian - UK

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Trinidad’s prime minister escalates feud with Caribbean neighbors over US policy in the region

Trinidad's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is demanding the exit of CARICOM’s secretary-general Carla Barnett after her term ends in August

The Independent UK

What are reparations for slavery and colonialism – and will the UK pay?

As global row intensifies, Reform UK has said it would not issue visas for people from any country seeking reparations

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean countries pledge humanitarian support for Cuba amid rising tensions with US

Disagreement among Caricom members hampers unified response on Cuban sovereignty and US intervention in the region

The Guardian - UK

Cuba vows to fight ‘terrorist aggression’ after attack from US-registered boat

Cuban president says country will ‘defend itself with determination’ after deadly coastal assault by exiles

The Guardian - UK

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Caribbean leaders call for ‘de-escalation and dialogue’ amid US oil embargo on Cuba

Four-day Caricom summit dominated by debate about US interventions in the region as military strikes against suspected drug boats continue

The Guardian - UK

Trinidad and Tobago went all in with the US – it will prove a costly misjudgment

Aligning itself with Washington and casually dismissing regional diplomacy has left the dual island nation isolated amid the Venezuela crisis, says Caribbean analyst Kenneth Mohammed

The Guardian - UK

The role one Caribbean country played in helping the US to depose Maduro

Support for US action in the region seems to have laid the ground for regime change in Venezuela

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice

CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact

The Guardian - UK

‘A sense of freedom’: 80 years on from the Pan-African Congress in Manchester

The legacy of this pivotal event in Black history continues to echo across countries and generations with its call for unity

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean nations launch EU-style deal to let citizens work freely across borders

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent agree landmark pact letting citizens live and work freely across their borders

The Guardian - US

As US warships prowl the Caribbean, our region must hold fast against Trump’s gaslighting

American attacks have killed more than 14 people they claim were drug traffickers in our waters. Now our islands are at risk of being dragged into a manufactured conflict we are ill-equipped to endure

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The Guardian - AU

Guyana’s president claims victory in election held amid newfound oil riches

Irfaan Ali will be tasked with turning the profits of Guyana’s 2019 oil boom into prosperity for its citizens

The Guardian - US

Caribbean looks to revive passion and pride for cricket – and for the region

As the Emancipation Cricket Festival is launched in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the 15-country bloc Caricom says it is ‘deeply concerned’ about the state of the sport

The Guardian - UK

How destruction of Hotel Oloffson is symbol of Haiti’s gang crisis

Once a haven for the world’s rich and famous, the landmark hotel was burned down this month as violence gripped Port-au-Prince

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean leaders back Jamaica petition to King Charles for slavery reparations

Caricom summit gives ‘broad support’ for request to Charles as region steps up campaign for justice

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The Guardian - US

Caribbean leaders pledge to join forces to fight gang violence and support Haiti

Caricom bloc summit committed to prioritising needs of country in grip of heavily armed gangs

The Guardian - US

Slavery reparations group takes fight to Westminster and Brussels

Lobbying effort by independent delegation follows Jamaica’s move to ask King Charles to request legal advice

The Guardian - UK

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 Guardian - US

Caribbean leaders deny US claims that Cuban health workers are victims of ‘forced labor’

As White House takes aim at medical missions, SVG says it gave US proof that workers aren’t human-trafficking victims

Al Jazeera

Why are Caribbean leaders fighting Trump to keep Cuban doctors?

Cuban medical missions provide crucial support to several Caribbean healthcare systems, especially in times of crisis.

The Independent UK

Caribbean leaders oppose US policy targeting Cuban medical missions, saying they're critical

Caribbean leaders are pushing back against a new U.S. policy that aims to crack down on Cuban medical missions, saying that the work of hundreds of Cuban medical staff across the region is essential

The Independent UK

No slave trade reparations, minister says, amid warning UK is ‘resented’ abroad

Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds vowed to work with Caribbean governments on ‘the most pressuring challenges of today and the future’.

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