After suffering a seizure and bleed on the brain, he had been declared brain dead An eight-year-old boy who fell ill on holiday with his family in Barbados had sadly passed away. Ace Rewcastle, from Portsmouth, arrived on the Caribbean island with his mum and other family members on December 21 to spend Christmas there. […]

3 years ago

‘Any descendants of white plantation owners who have benefitted from the slave trade should be asked to pay reparations’ The family of Benedict Cumberbatch could soon face a legal battle and potential demands for reparation payments due to its slave-owning ancestors. According to The Telegraph, the seventh great-grandfather of the Oscar-nominated star bought the Cleland […]

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The ceremony was attended by Prince Charles and Rihanna, who was named a national hero Barbados has become the world’s newest republic after officially removing the Queen as its head of state. In a special ceremony in the country’s capital Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president, ending centuries of Britain’s influence over […]

4 years ago

“Barbadians want a Barbadian head of state” Barbados wants to remove the Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic, the nation’s government has said. The Caribbean island said it wants “full sovereignty” by the time it celebrates its 55th anniversary of independence from the UK in November 2021. “The time […]

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