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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Jamaica | History Defined

Jamaican delegation defends legal route of petition to King Charles for slavery reparations

Petition to king, who remains Jamaica’s head of state, is formally lodged in landmark visit to UK by officials

The Guardian - UK

In 2008, 50 Cent helped revive 1 neglected Queens garden with rainwater harvesting. 18 years later, it remains the Curtis Jackson Community Garden and public green space

The Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden in Queens underwent a major transformation beginning in 2007, when the former Baisley Park Community Garden received support from rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and NYRP Founder and performer Bette Midler. Generously underwritten by 50 Cent’s G-Unity Foundation, the garden reopened in November…

The Economic Times

King Charles snubs slavery reparations petition while at Balmoral

KING Charles has been slated for not meeting Jamaican officials to receive a petition over slavery reparations while he enjoys a break in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

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Jamaica steps up slavery reparations campaign with petition to King Charles III

Jamaica is testing a new legal route in its long-running campaign for slavery reparations, asking Britain’s monarch to put key questions before the Privy Council.

Radio France Internationale

Jamaica to hand King Charles petition over slavery reparations

JAMAICA will hand over a petition to King Charles over slavery reparations on Monday, the country's culture minister has said.

The National (Scotland)

Jamaica takes its case for reparations for Britain's role in slavery to King Charles III

Jamaica is pushing for Britain to pay reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Independent UK

King Charles Faces Jamaica Petition Over Britain's Possible 'Legal Duty' on Slavery Reparations

Jamaica has petitioned King Charles III for a legal opinion on Britain's obligation to provide reparations for slavery, seeking guidance from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

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Jamaican government to bring slavery reparations petition to King Charles

The petition marks the first time a Commonwealth state has used this legal route ‘for the cause of reparatory justice’

The Independent UK

Jamaican politician: Why not seek reparations if UK paid slave debt until 2015?

Olivia Grange said past payments raised the question of why Jamaica should not now seek a remedy.

Evening Standard

Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles

Slavery’s legacy continues ‘to deprive our country and our people’, says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica’s head of state

The Guardian - UK

After a reckoning and the toppling, what is replacing Britain’s symbols of empire?

In this month’s newsletter: communities are reshaping how empire is remembered in public life. Plus, holding royalty to account in Jamaica and repairing centuries of harm in California

The Guardian - UK

In 2005, carpenter Isaiah Robertson began covering his Niagara Falls home inside and out with brightly painted religious art; after his 2020 death, the house was preserved and is now open for guided tours

In 2005, Isaiah Henry Robertson, a Jamaican-born carpenter and devout Christian living in Niagara Falls, New York, began transforming his modest house into what he believed was a preparation site for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Convinced that God had told him the world would end in 2014, Robertson…

The Times of India

Climate disasters are ravaging government budgets – aid works best when paid upfront

When a cyclone destroyed Chompa Munda’s home in coastal Bangladesh in 2019, she and her son went days without food. When the next one came in 2024, her phone lit up hours before it made landfall.

The Conversation

Quote of the day by Bob Marley: 'The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his...' - inspiring quote by King of Reggae and One Love singer teaches life lessons on integrity, character, impact we have on others, positivity, why true greatness goes beyond money and success

Quote of the day by Bob Marley: Bob Marley believed true greatness stems from integrity and positive influence. His words suggest wealth does not define a person's true character. Marley's music brought reggae to global audiences with diverse influences. He became an important cultural and political figure in Jamaica.

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Jamaican woman extradited to U.S. after allegedly helping scam Kentucky residents out of $80,000 with fake $250 million lottery win

She's accused of acting as a "money mule."

The Guardian - UK

The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica

This Booker-listed epic set in Aids-era Kingston is a triumph – bitter, bawdy and ravishingly queer

The Guardian - UK

Man under threat of deportation to Jamaica wins right to rejoin his British family

Mark Nelson released from immigration detention on bail after lawyers challenge decision to remove him

Euronews

How Christopher Columbus used an eclipse to save his life in Jamaica

Stranded on Jamaica and close to starvation, the navigator studied astronomical tables and accurately predicted a lunar eclipse that he used to carry favour with the indigenous Taínos.

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Radio France Internationale

Ghana backs Jamaica's petition to push UK for slavery reparations

Jamaica and Ghana, both former British colonies subjected to the transatlantic slave trade, are presenting a united front in the drive for reparatory justice. As Kingston prepares to lodge a formal petition with King Charles III seeking to advance its claim for reparations from the United Kingdom, Ghana's president says…

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"Scouts came to watch me and I had an absolute stinker - I smelled out the entire pitch!" - Michail Antonio rues late start to international career

Michail Antonio has represented Jamaica since 2021, but could have got his start a lot earlier if one fateful game had gone differently

Louder

The story of the day Bono and Jimmy Buffett went out for chicken and were almost killed by Jamaican police. "It was absolutely terrifying, and I honestly thought we were all going to die"

Bono joins Jimmy Buffett on a flight to buy jerk chicken. What's the worst that can happen?

Bored Panda

This Photographer Captures The Diversity Of Natural Red Hair In ‘The Little Book Of Gingers’ (30 New Pics)

When Bored Panda first featured Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds in 2020, his ongoing series Gingers had already begun challenging one of Scotland's most recognizable stereotypes. Rather than treating red hair as a curiosity, Dodds used portrait photography to explore identity, ancestry, and the surprising global journey of a genetic trait…

The Independent UK

I tried the Rolling Stones’s new rum – and it’s perfect for late summer cocktails

The band’s historical links to the island have been poured into this project

AAP

How Glasgow boosted netball's bid for Olympic call-up

Using this year's Commonwealth Games to push their case, Netball Australia's chief executive is upbeat the sport will feature at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.

AAP

Super Netball aces help NZ end long wait for Games gold

Led by Super Netball stars, the Silver Ferns are Commonwealth Games netball champions for the first time in 16 years after beating giant-killers Jamaica.

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