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World War II vet from Jamaica was modest, private man who volunteered in Britain's hour of need

A Jamaican man who volunteered for the Royal Air Force and flew bombing missions in World War II was remembered at his funeral as a dignified, gracious, quiet man with an old-school charm

The Independent UK

Artist Hurvin Anderson: ‘I’m always nervous about the word identity. I try not to use it’

Last week, the British painter became a Royal Academician. On the eve of a major solo show he talks about Black British art, the difficulties facing working-class artists today – and the appeal of the Caribbean barbershop

The Guardian - UK

Counter culture: stories from 75 years of Britain’s Caribbean food shops

As the Windrush anniversary draws near, five shopkeepers reflect on their work, lives and community pride

The Guardian - UK

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$209bn a year is what fossil fuel firms owe in climate reparations. We want that paid

After a new study revealing the extent to which developing nations have been damaged, there is no excuse for further delay, says André Wright, a former news and opinion editor at the Jamaica Gleaner

The Guardian - UK

Women’s 400m world record of 47.60 sec doesn’t make sense: Sanya Richards-Ross

BENGALURU: Four-time Olympic and five-time World champion Sanya Richards-Ross broke the 50-second barrier in 400m an astonishing 49 times but the Jamaican-born American never succeeded in breaking the world record of 47.60 seconds set by former East German athlete Marita Koch in 1985.

The Times of India

Cleverly to visit Caribbean and South America to seek ‘enhanced’ ties

The seven-day trip will see Mr Cleverly travel to Jamaica, Colombia, Chile and Brazil and announce climate and security funding.

The Independent UK

Eight best Caribbean holidays and countries to visit

From active volcanoes to turtle-filled coves, there’s more to the Caribbean than picture-perfect beaches

The Independent UK

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OK, we're calling it - Kate Middleton's billowing summery yellow dress is one of her absolute best

Kate Middleton's yellow dress will be eternally in style

Woman & Home

King Charles faces Commonwealth struggle as countries refuse to celebrate Coronation

Some Caribbean countries were not celebrating Kings Charles' Coronation on Saturday - instead looking to detach themselves from the monarchy and become a republic together

Daily Mirror

Builder celebrates winning £120,000 lottery win with sweet gift for colleagues

Builder Paul Bevan won £120,000 on the National Lottery''s Set for Life draw and now plans on taking a trip to Jamaica and buying tickets to a Liverpool match at Anfield

Daily Mirror

Woman without passport gets on wrong flight and ends up in Jamaica

The incident should ‘never have happened’, says passenger

The Independent UK

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: ‘A parent at sports day tried to psych me out’

Jamaica’s ‘gentle assassin’ on believing she can still run faster, and why female athletes should never feel ashamed of wanting to win

The Guardian - UK

Woman gets on wrong plane and ends up in a foreign country without a passport

Beverly Ellis-Hebard often flies between Philadelphia and Jacksonville, splitting time between her two homes, but she managed to find herself on a flight to Jamaica, 900 miles away, without a passport after a gate mix up

Daily Mirror

Countries that could END their time in Commonwealth and cut King Charles ties - full list

The British crown now officially rules over 15 "Commonwealth realms" and many of them are rethinking relationships with the Crown and reckoning with colonialism’s bloody past

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

The view from Jamaica: ‘I can’t stand the thought that the head of state is King Charles’

Anti-monarchist sentiment gathers pace after death of queen and refusal to apologise for role in slavery

Guitar World

“Reggae carries that heavy message of roots, culture, and reality. So the bass has to be heavy and the drums have to be steady”: An interview with Aston “Family Man” Barrett

How Aston “Family Man” Barrett brought reggae bass playing to the world with Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Independent UK

King's coronation draws apathy, criticism in former colonies

When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will be marching alongside British troops to honor king and country

The Week

What powers does King Charles have?

Scotland is holding a procession and national service of thanksgiving for the King today in what has been dubbed his “Scottish coronation”.

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Al Jazeera

Troubled histories: UK Caribbeans on King Charles and the royals

British Caribbeans share their views on the king’s coronation and relevance of the monarchy.

The Guardian - UK

‘Colonialism lingers’: Belize shrugs off coronation amid calls for reparations

Commonwealth country bearing scars of slavery may become first nation to remove Charles as head of state

The Guardian - UK

Charles is king, but the monarchy may soon be on its way out of Jamaica

Our reform committee is flawed, excluding many on the anti-monarchist side, but a republic is getting closer, says Barbara Blake-Hannah

The National (Scotland)

SEVEN nations under King Charles would vote to end monarchy, huge polling finds

CANADA, Australia, Jamaica, and other countries with King Charles as their head of state would vote to become republics if referendums were held…

The Guardian - UK

Shelley Maxwell: the soul-stirring master mover who makes superheroes dance

From The Secret Life of Bees to The Marvels, she is the choreographer everyone wants. The Jamaican dynamo talks about turning humans into horses, turbo-charging TV debates and her dream Bob Marley gig

Reuters

Jamaica cool on Charles' coronation as it eyes break with monarchy

While Britain prepares to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, its former colony Jamaica is distinctly cool on having a new head of state from a distant land.

FourFourTwo

Jules Breach recalls randomly bumping into Kevin Keegan at a breakfast buffet in Jamaica and working with her childhood hero

The broadcaster says she saw Keegan eating an omelette during a chance encounter in the Caribbean when she was just a child

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