Trafficking, sexual violence, and organ theft
By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United July 14th, 2024News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Human traffickingUnspeakable dangers for migrants crossing the SaharaA chilling United Nations report reveals the extreme dangers faced by migrants on their journey to Europe, with the Sahara…
UK election: What’s happened and what comes next?
From BBC By Matt Murphy & Graeme Baker, BBC News, in London & Washington DC IMAGE: PA Media Sir Keir Starmer is the UK’s new prime minister, after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide general election victory. The Conservative…
Voters go to the polls in UK general election
By Paul Seddon, Political reporter From BBC Millions of voters are casting their ballots in the UK’s first July general election since 1945. Polling stations, set up in buildings such as local schools and community halls, opened at 07:00 and close at…
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket: England secures semi-final spot
By Devika Ragoonanan From Caribbean Life England’s Chris Jordan bowls the delivery to get a hat-trick by dismissing the United States’ Saurabh Nethralvakar during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match between the United States and England at the…
Sunak, Starmer, AI Steve and stunts: It’s the UK’s turn to vote
From Reuters We’re jetting over to the UK this week for the latest national election in this year’s global roll call. And what an action-packed campaign it’s been since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised many by calling the general election just over…
UK Garage & Bodyshop Event 2024 reveals record number of visitors
The UK Garage and Bodyshop Event 2024 saw a significant increase in attendance, from its inaugural edition in 2022. Over the two days, the event welcomed an impressive 5125 industry professionals, which were mainly garage and workshop owners, technicians, and…
UK: It’s ★★★★ for Wedding Band at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
From BritishTheatre.com The reviews are in for Wedding Band, Monique Touko’s “important, affecting revival” (Guardian) of Alice Childress’ 1966 “play that leaps through the decades to grab you by the throat” (Evening Standard). Set in the deep south of the USA in…
Inaugural UK Overseas Territories Day Celebrated on 3 June
UK Overseas Territories Representatives in the United Kingdom along with Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster Abbey Earlier this week, Honourable Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, Premier of the Cayman Islands and President of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) announced the…
Caribbean Innovations in Justice Technologies Lauded at UK Digital Week 2024 in London
CAJS Digital Week London, UK– Caribbean-inspired innovations in technologies for the administration of justice in the courts were on show at UK Digital Week last week (May 23-24) at the staging of a special Justice Symposium hosted by the Commonwealth…
Statement: Deferral of UK/OT Strategy Pending UK General Election
Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office today (Friday, 22 May) informed all Overseas Territories Heads of Government that work on the UK/Overseas Territories strategy has been halted following the announcement of a…
