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Edinburgh grandson of first Windrush passenger recounts racism faced by new arrivals

It is 75 years today since the first Caribbean arrivals disembarked from the Windrush. Luke Samuels says that his grandfather and the Windrush generation as a whole have had to overcome many obstacles.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 22, 2023

Azúcar by Nii Ayikwei Parkes review – a honey-sweet fable

In his second novel, set in a fictional Caribbean country, the British Ghanian author pays homage to the staying power of migrant communities

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

Nottingham celebrates the Windrush Generation with events across city to mark 75th anniversary

Events are taking to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first ship carrying Caribbean families to the UK to help fill the need for more workers after the Second World War

Nottingham Post · Jun 22, 2023

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 · Jun 21, 2023

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 · Jun 21, 2023

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 · Jun 21, 2023

'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

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2023

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 · Jun 21, 2023

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 · Jun 21, 2023

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 · Jun 20, 2023