Cambridges to face Jamaican protesters demanding Queen pay reparations for slavery
Severing ties with the British monarchy The protest highlights the state of flux in which many island nations find themselves as they increasingly debate whether to follow…
Marlon James interview: I’d be happy to write a white character
James, who was born in Jamaica in 1970, started reading about African mythology in order to connect with his roots, and soon realised that “this reservoir of…
Travel to the Caribbean: latest Covid rules and practical guidance for your holiday
The Caribbean islands are once again welcoming travellers in their plane-loads, with the fully vaccinated getting the smoothest ride. For almost two years they have had to…
Why Mary Seacole made Florence Nightingale furious
In the aftermath of the Crimean War, and until her death in 1881, it’s no exaggeration to say that Mary Seacole, the Jamaican middle-aged widow who volunteered…
Hassle-free holiday options where the pound is soaring
With Turkey’s border restrictions being relatively manageable (no tests are required for vaccinated travellers, while unvaccinated arrivals can enter with a test or proof of recovery), it…
Barbara Blake-Hannah, Britain’s first black TV reporter: ‘Why did the English make themselves so difficult to be loved?’
Among the middle-classes in Jamaica in which Blake-Hannah was raised, Rastafarianism was associated with outcasts and criminals. “People saw it as this strange religion of crazy people…
‘The English made themselves so difficult to love’: Britain’s first black TV presenter looks back in anger
“The carnival was passing right along the road where I was living in Ladbroke Grove,” Blake-Hannah remembers. “I got Thames to send a crew but he didn’t…
11 brilliant US and Caribbean hotels to book for 2022
Fingers crossed, but things are looking positive for transatlantic holidays next year. North America is back on the travel map after first Canada, then the United States,…
Travel to the Caribbean: latest Covid rules and holiday advice
Many of our favourite Caribbean islands are now open to fully vaccinated travellers and the number of flights and cruises is ramping up as the peak winter…