Barbados PM Mottley calls for slavery reparation conversations
LONDON (Reuters) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley used a speech in London on Wednesday to call for a global […]
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Africa seeks action plan on slavery reparations at Ghana conference
ACCRA (Reuters) — Financial reparations are long overdue to Africans and the diaspora as compensation for the enslavement of people
Royal Caribbean alters 2024 cruise itineraries to skip Israel
MIAMI (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean Group is removing Israel from its 2024 itineraries due to the Israel-Hamas war, according to an
Nicaragua is ‘weaponizing’ US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights
MANAGUA (AP) — More than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua
Mexico’s president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; blames US sanctions on Cuba
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border,
Emerging economies face $220 billion in budget cuts amid debt crisis, Oxfam says
LONDON (Reuters) — Some of the world’s poorest countries face budget cuts topping $220 billion over the coming five years
UN approves Haiti security mission to fight gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after
US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
NAIROBI (AP) — The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement today that will see the East African nation get
Countries should mull slavery reparations despite complex legal claims – UN
GENEVA (Reuters) — The United Nations said this week countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for
World Bank, IDB to deepen cooperation on Caribbean, Amazon, digital access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank agreed on Thursday to deepen their cooperation on Western Hemisphere