Police called to Soros home in prank
The ‘swatting’ incident was one of several to befall prominent US figures around the holidays © AFP / Fabrice Coffini Law enforcement officers were called to billionaire currency speculator George…
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Barbados demands $4.9 trillion from former ‘slave-owning countries’
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for global talks on reparations for countries affected by the slave trade FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley © Global Look Press…
Kenya ready for peacekeeping mission in Haiti
Nairobi will send police officers to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation FILE PHOTO: Kenya police officers march in Kisumu, Kenya, on June 1, 2018. © Yasuyoshi CHIBA /…
Trump savages pop star’s Super Bowl performance
The former US president described Rihanna’s halftime show as an ‘epic fail’ Rihanna performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023…
Benedict Cumberbatch’s family might pay reparations over historical links to Barbados slave trade
The family of Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch faces the prospect of facing demands to pay reparations for slavery over historical links to a sugar plantation in Barbados, according to The…
Former British colony moots abolition of monarchy
In the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death, Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister calls for a referendum on becoming a republic Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at a…
First vessel carrying grain from Ukraine leaves for Turkiye
The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine left Odessa for Turkiye. Report informs with reference to Anadolu Agency that after the inspection by the representatives of the Joint Coordination Center,…
Barbados ditches Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, becomes republic
Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic on Tuesday with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after…
Move over Russia! Chinese Caribbean phone spying story gives hint of what’s to come under Biden administration
A US telecoms expert believes China is snooping on Americans’ mobile phones in a number of Caribbean countries. Gary Miller’s claims are either proof of Beijing’s malfeasance, or drumbeats in…
U.N. chief calls world leaders to declare ‘climate emergency’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on every country to declare a “climate emergency” on Saturday, as world leaders marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord made mostly incremental…