Caribbean
Alan Cumming returns OBE in protest at British Empire’s ‘toxicity’
The X-Men and Bond star said the Queen’s death had made him reflect on the honour he had received and the institution that bestowed it upon him.
- by Rob Harris
Latest
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried consents to extradition to US
Bankman-Fried has agreed to extradition to the US, where prosecutors have charged him with orchestrating “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”.
- by Jared Higgs, Jack Queen and Jasper Ward
Analysis
Test cricket
Six reasons why you should care about Australia’s Test series against West Indies
It’s squeezed between the T20 World Cup and South Africa’s tour of Australia, but there are plenty of reasons why you should care about the Australia-West Indies Test series.
- by Ronny Lerner
Exclusive
Private Sydney
Back on track, Packer ‘building something beautiful’ with Robert De Niro
After painfully-public health and business battles, James Packer is back in the game, building a Carribean resort with long-time pal Robert De Niro.
- by Andrew Hornery
Opinion
Royal family
A sparkly dress can no longer detract from the Crown’s brutal history
As a Grenadian woman whose family was forced upon the island in shackles, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s royal tour brought our painful past into sharp focus.
- by Ayeesha Ash
Prince William suggests he may not become king of the Commonwealth
At the end of his tour of the Caribbean with Catherine, a humbled Prince William says it’s for Commonwealth countries to decide if he is ever to lead it.
- by Rob Harris
Prince William says ‘slavery stains our history’ as Jamaica plans to dump Queen
In a speech at a state dinner in the former British colony, William acknowledged slavery “should never have happened”.
- by Rob Harris
William and Kate cancel Caribbean event amid ‘anti-colonialism’ protests
An indigenous group criticised William over his links to their protest over a long-running land rights dispute.
- by Rob Harris
A republic is born: Prince Charles, Rihanna watch as Barbados ditches the Queen
At the strike of midnight, a republic was born and the last colonial bonds severed nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived on the island.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Brian Ellsworth
Notorious Haitian gang blamed for kidnapping 17 missionaries from US, Canada
The US government has been urged to forcibly free the group or negotiate their release without paying a ransom.
- by Cassandra Garrison
Under the Volcano: The tiny island that rocked until disaster hit
Two Australian filmmakers have captured the glory years of Beatles’ producer George Martin’s Montserrat studio, as well as the disasters that ended the dream.
- by Barry Divola
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