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Mother and daughter launch podcast bringing Caribbean culture to new generation

The new programme coincides with the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to the shores of England.

The Independent UK

'As a Windrush descendant, I'm inspired by Caribbean influence on English cricket history'

On the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush ship arriving in London from Jamaica, Mirror Sport's chief cricket writer Dean Wilson looks at the lasting impact the Caribbean has had on the national pastime

Daily Mirror

Prince William hails Windrush generation as he meets one of first arrivals 75 years ago

Marking the anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking at Tilbury, the hour-long programme will tell the story of those who left the Caribbean for a new life in Britain

Daily Mirror

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Windrush generation: hundreds ‘sent back to Caribbean from UK hospitals’

Archives show about 400 long-term sick and mentally ill people were repatriated, according to BBC investigation

The Guardian - UK

Tropical Storm Bret strengthens as it heads toward Caribbean. What the forecast says

MIAMI — On Wednesday, Tropical Storm Bret was inside of a small window where it can strengthen ahead of its trek across the eastern Caribbean, but forecasters expect the storm to stay under hurricane strength.

Miami Herald

A bit Caribbean, a bit British. We millennials owe it to the Windrush generation to embrace both

Everyone should hail those pioneers, but I also feel a personal responsibility to create a life that celebrates their spirit, says writer Natalie Morris

The Guardian - UK

'Home Office lost my passport twice and then tried to tell me I didn't belong here'

Emunah Baht Gavriel came to England in 1979, aged 21, from Trinidad and Tobago and, like so many others from the Caribbean, made a life for herself and helped build the country back up - only to feel betrayed

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Unravelling the Windrush myth: the confidential government communications that reveal authorities did not want Caribbean migrants to come to Britain

In the twilight hours of June 21 1948, a weathered five-deck troopship transporting 1,027 passengers moored off Gravesend on the south bank of the river Thames. That evening, immigration officials would begin carefully processing those aboard. The following afternoon, passengers would walk off the gangplank, finally stepping foot on British…

The Conversation

Stronger Bret inches toward Caribbean islands. But some models show it falling apart

MIAMI — A trio of Caribbean islands are under tropical storm watches Tuesday night as Tropical Storm Bret works its way west for a likely scrape later this week.

Miami Herald

Tropical Storm Bret is making its way toward various eastern Caribbean islands

Late Tuesday night, a tropical storm watch was in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica. More advisories could begin rolling in for the Lesser Antilles islands.

WEKU

‘The Atlantic is definitely on fire’: Unusually hot ocean sparks up early hurricane season

The Atlantic Ocean is hot right now. Hotter than it’s supposed to be for this time of year, and hot enough to worry scientists — particularly ones who monitor hurricanes.

Miami Herald

Tropical Storm Bret spins toward eastern Caribbean as forecasters warn of heavy rainfall

Tropical Storm Bret is chugging toward the eastern Caribbean as the region rushed to prepare itself for an unusually early storm and the torrential rains that are forecast

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Bret forecast to strengthen into hurricane

Storm approaching eastern Caribbean Leeward and Windward Islands in aggressive weather pattern early in the season

The Guardian - US

Pensioner fled to the Caribbean after cannabis factory and child abuse images uncovered

William Dolbear Sr, 73, was arrested along with his son William Samuel Dolbear Jr, 30, after a house in Bridgend was raided by police and a cannabis factory was discovered in the attic.

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The Independent UK

Tropical storm Bret – update: Hurricane forecast downgraded but Caribbean remains on alert

Tropical Storm Bret could move across portions of the Lesser Antilles on Thursday afternoon through Thursday night,

Bristol Post

Bristol merchants ran the slave trade 35 years earlier than previously thought

New research from the University of Bristol has uncovered the uncomfortable truth

Orlando Sentinel

Tropical Storm Bret forms, expected to become hurricane on way to Caribbean

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Bret formed in the Atlantic on Monday with a forecast track that sees it growing to hurricane strength as it barrels into the Caribbean this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Orlando Sentinel

Tropical depression forms, forecast to become hurricane on way to Caribbean

Tropical Depression Three has formed in the Atlantic with a forecast track that sees it growing to hurricane strength as it barrels into the Caribbean this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Orlando Sentinel

Tropical depression expected to form today as 2nd system strengthens, hurricane center says

The National Hurricane Center has given a system headed to the Caribbean a 100% of forming into tropical depression or storm with advisories expected later today.

Daily Mirror

New 50p coin issued by Royal Mint to commemorate Windrush 75th anniversary

The coin's designer Valda Jackson was born in Jamaica and moved to England in 1964 and pays tribute to the many British Caribbean and Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation

Zenger

Atlantic And Eastern Pacific Oceans May Spawn Tropical Development

Robust tropical wave activity observed for early season, potential for weak system in Eastern Pacific

Manchester Evening News

The beach 'better than the Caribbean' an hour’s flight away from Manchester Airport

One visitor described it as "the best beach I have visited"

WEKU

Debut novel 'The God of Good Looks' adds to growing canon of Caribbean literature

A growing number of high-profile novels are coming out of the Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora. And the region has long been punching above its weight on the international literary scene.

Orlando Sentinel

Tropical system strengthens as it heads toward Caribbean, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — A tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa is more likely to form into a tropical depression or storm as it steams toward the Caribbean this week, the National Hurricane Center said.

The Conversation

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

Whenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused.

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