Windrush legacy: the lasting impact of Caribbean migration on Britain and beyond While many who came to the UK suffered injustice, migration also altered the sociology of the islands they left behind The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023
Expert who took trip on doomed Titanic sub heard chilling noise while under sea Karl Stanley said he warned OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush to slow down his Titanic plans after their 12,000-foot descent in the Caribbean in 2019 Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023
India’s Tour of West Indies: Jaiswal, Ruturaj and Mukesh get their maiden Test call-up Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have been dropped from India’s Test squad for the West Indies series Mohammed Shami has been rested for the Tests and ODIs in the Caribbean. Top-order batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad and medium-pacer Mukesh Kumar have earned their maiden call-up for the Test series… The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023
Remembering The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season: From Fiona To Ian And Nicole The season produced 14 named storms, of which eight became hurricanes and two intensified into major hurricanes. Zenger · Jun 23, 2023
Tropical Storm Bret Approaches Caribbean, Atlantic Basin Heats Up AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring several tropical systems across the Atlantic and Pacific basins. Zenger · Jun 23, 2023
Windrush 75th anniversary: the arrivals from the Caribbean who helped reshape Britain Ship that docked in Tilbury in 1948 with men, women and children onboard would become a byword for a generation The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023
Reclaiming Windrush Square: why urban development projects need to heed local voices Windrush Square is a vibrant public plaza at the heart of Brixton, in the London borough of Lambeth. It was first named in 1998 in commemoration of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, which docked in Essex in 1948, carrying 1,027 passengers, at least 500 of whom were from the… The Conversation · Jun 23, 2023
Tropical Storm Bret brings winds and rain to islands in eastern Caribbean Tropical Storm Bret is bringing winds and heavy rain to islands in the eastern Caribbean that shut down to prepare for potential landslides and flooding The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023
'Windrush Day is no celebration in the Caribbean - it has been plundered forever' After decades picking up the pieces of the seduction, followed by the betrayal of West Indians by the British government, there is little appetite to mirror the festivities in England Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2023
Windrush pioneers share stories of racism and freezing cold on 75th anniversary Windrush generation tell of initial struggles to settle in an uncertain Britain on 75th anniversary of arrival of first wave of Caribbean migrants Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023
In Pictures: Love, lament and laughter for Windrush Generation Poignant events have been held to celebrate and remember those who came to the UK from the Caribbean 75 years ago. The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023
Windrush Day: How should we commemorate the generation’s arrival 75 years on? The Windrush generation courageously came to Britain to take on skilled jobs. The Caribbean migrants, many of whom had served Britain during the war, worked in coal and iron production, kept public transport running by driving buses and trains, and staffed the newly established National Health Service. Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023
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 Wales Online · Jun 22, 2023
Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023 King Charles attends service marking 75th anniversary of Windrush arrival Caribbean arrivals made ‘profound and immeasurable’ contribution to UK, the King said
Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023 Windrush 75: “A chip on my shoulder? No. It’s a log” Seventy-five years ago the HMT Empire Windrush brought the first passengers from the Caribbean looking for a new life in Britain. Kemi Alemoru meets some of the early arrivals
The Conversation · Jun 22, 2023 'We need to be acknowledged': how Caribbean elders navigate belonging in the UK We all belong somewhere. And wherever we are, people either see us as belonging, or they don’t. In the UK, this has been made only too clear in the last decade by the government’s anti-migration policy, known as the hostile environment, instituted when Theresa May was Home Secretary between 2010…
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 Tropical Storm Bret barrels toward eastern Caribbean at near-hurricane strength A hurricane watch has been issued for St. Lucia as Tropical Storm Bret barrels toward the eastern Caribbean at near-hurricane strength
Manchester Evening News · Jun 22, 2023 Prince William hails 'extraordinary contribution' to Britain of Windrush generation The Prince of Wales said the contribution of those who came to the UK from the Caribbean 'cannot be overstated'
Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023 King Charles hails Windrush generation 75 years on from first crossing Caribbean arrivals made ‘profound and immeasurable’ contribution to UK, the King said
Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023 'My dad was one of 90,000 forgotten 'barrel children' of Windrush left behind by parents' A new documentary will shed light on the lives and struggles of some of the 90,000 forgotten 'barrel children' left behind in the Caribbean, featuring one who thought his gran was his mum
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 Exhibition shines light on Caribbean's 'barrel children' left behind by Windrush migrants to UK For scores of children who grew up in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean in the 1950s and 60s, barrels of gifts that arrived at Christmastime were the only connection they had with their parents, who were thousands of miles away in Britain in search of better work opportunities
Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023 Marcus Ryder on how the Windrush generation shaped modern Britain The impact of the passengers arriving at Tilbury Docks 75 years ago today was transformative — culture, food, humour, the very infrastructure of society was changed forever, says Marcus Ryder
Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023 'I hide my true self most of the time but on Windrush Day, I can be unashamedly ethnic' Catherine Ross, a member of the Windrush generation who travelled to Britain from the Caribbean when she was just seven, has explained why celebrating Windrush Day is so important
Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023 'Windrush gen paved way for me to become NHS nurse - but history can't repeat itself' Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now