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What will happen to Commonwealth realms now Charles is King?

Commonwealth realms now have King Charles III as their head of state – but will any follow Barbados’s lead and become a republic?

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

‘Celebrating our oppressors doesn’t help us’: former colonies react to Queen’s death

‘We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history’

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

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Monday briefing: The Commonwealth countries considering a republican future

In today’s newsletter: 14 countries outside the UK now have King Charles III as head of state. How many will be left at the end of his reign?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022

Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022

Is Weed Legal In Jamaica: A Guide To The Legal Status Of Cannabis In The Land Of Ganja

This article was originally published on 2Fast4Buds and appears here with permission.

Benzinga · Sep 10, 2022

Jimmy Cliff: ‘I’m still chasing that Oscar!’

It’s been 50 years since the reggae pioneer helped bring Jamaican culture to the world with his starring role in ‘The Harder They Come’. He talks to Kevin E G Perry about new album ‘Refugees’, convincing Cat Stevens to let him record ‘Wild World’ and why he’s still singing ‘rude…

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

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King Charles’s ascension ignites debate over royals across Commonwealth

Head of state role in doubt in realms from Jamaica to New Zealand after death of Queen Elizabeth II

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022

‘There will be a lot of grief in Jamaica’: Birmingham mourners on Queen and Commonwealth

At an interfaith event in the city, the emotional and political significance of the moment was on people’s minds

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022

The destinations that have scrapped all Covid travel restrictions

More than 40 destinations worldwide have ended all Covid-related travel rules

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Google Doodle: Who is the Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett-Coverley?

The storyteller helped establish Jamaican Patois and Creole as its own “nation language” and not just an English dialect.

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Who is Louise 'Miss Lou' Bennett Coverley? Google Doodle celebrates life of icon

September 7 marks the birthday of the late Louise Bennett-Coverley, a Jamaican poet that inspired a generation. There is a new Google Doodle to commemorate her life and here is everything you need to know about her

Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

A moment that changed me: As my parents argued, I watched reggae on TV and felt transported

Seeing people in Jamaica dancing in the street made me want to join them, and began a lifelong love that led me to become a DJ

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Etta Khwaja obituary

Other lives: Deputy headteacher and long-serving community leader in Haringey, north London

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022

Inside the former debauched pirate city that's slowly disappearing into the sea

Port Royal in Jamaica was the centre of the English world in the Caribbean during the 17th century, but now lies under the sea's surface slowly disintegrating in the waves

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2022

Jamaica sending team to Canada to probe work conditions on farms

Fact-finding team will travel to Canada to speak with Jamaican farmworkers after recent allegations of exploitation.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022

Nurse accused of killing 5 might have lost consciousness, suffered mental collapse before crash

LOS ANGELES — The nurse facing murder charges for allegedly slamming her Mercedes-Benz into traffic this month in Windsor Hills was in the throes of a “frightening” mental health crisis in the days, hours and minutes before the crash, new court records filed by her attorneys show.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

Reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff: ‘In England we had to fight to get any kind of recognition’

The musician on his early struggles in London, his enduring appeal and auditioning Bob Marley, and the problem with Jamaican independence

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Football London · Aug 27, 2022

Arsenal reveal new kit ahead of Fulham clash with Jamaica theme before Notting Hill Carnival

Arsenal are set for a new look before their match against Fulham on Saturday, with the release of a new pre-match kit

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2022

Jamaican minister rejects workers’ abuse claims on Canadian farms

Jamaican farm workers in Canada who raised abuse allegations say labour minister’s comments are a ‘slap in the face’.

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Post-Euro 2022 boost can lift Championship as well as WSL – Paige Bailey-Gayle

The Jamaica international is a new signing at second-tier Crystal Palace.

Benzinga · Aug 24, 2022

Jamaica, Ecotourism & Psilocybin Microdosing: Silo Wellness Offers Psychedelic Holidays

Toronto-based psychedelics company Silo Wellness Inc. (OTCQB: SILFF) has launched its first ecotourism microdosing psilocybin resort and retreat center at Go Natural Jamaica in Long Bay, Portland, Jamaica.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2022

Jamaican farmworkers decry ‘seismic-level exploitation’ in Canada

Temporary foreign workers renew calls for Canada to grant them permanent residency amid fresh abuse allegations.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

On a Connecticut farm, 100 migrant workers spend months living, cooking and harvesting tobacco together

ENFIELD, Connecticut — Gerald Gray wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to prepare his meals for the long day in the fields as one of the 100 Jamaican workers employed by the Jarmoc family on the Jarmoc Farms tobacco fields.

Daily Mirror · Aug 22, 2022

Boy, 4, dies after being hit by car while returning from his older brother’s funeral

Domantea McDonald, four, was outside his uncle's home in Jamaica, Queen's in New York City, when he broke away from his mum and ran out into the middle of the road

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