The Latest Breaking News from Caribbean

Plaque telling story of African-Caribbean prisoners in Britain stolen within days

Descendants say theft from Portchester Castle reflects racism that has haunted ‘generation after generation’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

As King Charles heads to the Caribbean, he should know what Winston Churchill admitted to 90 years ago

Modern politicians play on tales of empire to exaggerate what Britain left behind, but the monarch should consider a historical speech on imperial plunder

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

How the Pentagon's MOAB Option for Iran Is Already Hitting Families at the Pump

The Pentagon is weighing its largest non-nuclear bomb for potential Iran strikes, pushing oil above $100 and squeezing Latino households harder than most.

Latin Times · Oct 15

Top Tory official behind plans for 'world's largest data centre' in Scotland

THE company behind Scotland’s biggest data centre proposal – and one of the largest in the world – is owned by the treasurer of the UK Conservative party via a Caribbean tax haven, The Ferret can reveal ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 11

Study explores links between 19th-century Manchester workers and enslaved Africans in Caribbean

Global Threads research project reveals how slavery hung ‘like a spectre’ over the Peterloo massacre and other Mancunian struggles for equality

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10

Messi played his last game for Argentina and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Messi played his last game for Argentina, Brazil’s elections led to a presidential runoff, Venezuela marked 100 days since twin earthquakes devastated the nation, Chileans blessed their pets and Cuban baseball got its first private sponsor.

The Independent UK · Oct 8

235 Dead in US Boat Strikes, And Still No Public Proof

A Caribbean strike killed four, raising the boat-strike toll to 235+. Here is what is verified, what is disputed and where the campaign goes next.

Latin Times · Oct 7

Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests

Interpol has announced a major crackdown on environmental crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, leading to 233 arrests

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Heavy rains pummel St. Vincent and the Grenadines, forcing school closures

The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has shuttered all schools after heavy rains unleashed flooding and landslides across the eastern Caribbean island

The Independent UK · Oct 6

What will El Nino and potential extreme weather mean for travel?

The UK Foreign Office has warned of heavy rainfall in Ecuador and Peru The Ecuadorean authorities have issued a red alert ahead of the forecast El Nino

The Independent UK · Oct 6