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Two Jamaican nationals deported from the United States to St Kitts and Nevis under controversial third-country national agreement have reportedly decided to remain in the......
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The UK's first Windrush Commissioner has been given oversight of Windrush Schemes but no power to overturn Home Office decisions
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The Government has quietly changed the rules of the Windrush Compensation Scheme, replacing its former oversight figure, "The Independent Person" with Windrush Commissioner Reverend Clive Foster.
The amendment, published on 10 July, states that Foster will now “assure delivery” of the Scheme and may report to the Home Secretary and ministers across the devolved nations of UK.
However, the change gives him no power to decide on claims, overturn Home Office refusals or increase......
The Barbados Prime Minister delivered a blunt response after former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman suggested that former colonies should compensate Britain for its contribution to their development.
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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has sharply rejected remarks by former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman suggesting that former colonies should pay Britain for the “investment, effort and contribution” made during the colonial period.
Mottley was responding to a question during the closing press conference of the 51st Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of......
New Commons Library Briefing says Windrush Compensation Scheme causes confusion and trauma
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A newly updated House of Commons Library briefing has put fresh attention on the Windrush Compensation Scheme, revealing that the Home Office has now paid out around £127 million to almost 4,000 claims, while hundreds of people are still waiting for an initial decision.
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The briefing, published just days before annual Windrush Day celebrations, focuses on the financial compensation scheme set up for people affected by the Windrush scandal, including those who were wrongly denied lawful status, employment,......
Saint Lucian and Kittitian nationals will now require visas to enter Ireland, ending a long-standing visa-free arrangement.
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The Government of Ireland has announced that nationals of Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis will now require visas to travel to Ireland, ending a long-standing visa-free arrangement between the countries. The new requirements take effect on 15 June 2026 and will also apply to travellers transiting through Ireland on their way to another destination.
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Ireland's Minister of State for Migration, Colm Brophy, confirmed that citizens of Saint Lucia, Saint......
Hostile Climate Deepening Harm to Young People from Ethnic Minority Communities, Warns Race Equality Campaigners
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A leading race equality organisation has warned that a growing "hostile climate" is having a damaging impact on young people from ethnic minority communities across the UK, increasing feelings of exclusion, limiting opportunities, and undermining trust in public institutions.
Action for Race Equality (ARE), through its ARE Voices programme, says many young people from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds continue to face barriers in education, employment and wider society,......
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Part two of Melissa Sigodo’s powerful four-part Windrush series airs tonight, focusing on the devastating experiences of Hetticia (“Tricia”) and Vanderbilt (“Vaun”) McIntosh — and the lasting impact the Windrush scandal has had on their entire family.
The documentary highlights how the couple lost their home, mortgage, careers and livelihoods after being wrongly caught up in the Home Office Windrush scandal. Like many victims, they spent years fighting not only for recognition, but for justice and compensation after the scandal was publicly exposed in 2018.
However, the programme also......
Farage Invited, Jewish Green Leader Excluded: Downing Street Antisemitism Rally Sparks Backlash
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Downing Street’s planned antisemitism rally is already facing criticism over a guest list many see as politically revealing.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage — a figure repeatedly accused by critics of racism, Islamophobia and amplifying divisive rhetoric — has been invited to stand alongside party leaders at an event supposedly aimed at confronting hate and intolerance.
But Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish and has spoken publicly about antisemitism, was not......
A deadly Hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has left a trail across three continents and the Caribbean
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A complex and fast‑moving public‑health investigation is underway after dozens of passengers disembarked a cruise liner during its Atlantic route — including one woman who left the ship with her husband’s body before later dying in South Africa.
Authorities now confirm 30 passengers in total left the vessel at Saint Helena, triggering an international tracing effort spanning Europe, North America, Africa and the Caribbean.
⚠️Hantavirus⚠️ A deadly virus outbreak on board a......
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Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest Caribbean nation to loosen its formal ties to the British monarchy after introducing a new oath of allegiance that no longer requires loyalty to King Charles III.
Members of the country’s newly elected Cabinet were sworn in this week using revised wording that pledges allegiance to Antigua and Barbuda, its Constitution and its people, instead of the British Crown.
The change follows a constitutional amendment passed by Parliament and marks a historic first for the twin-island nation, which remains part of the Commonwealth.
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