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Suspected homicide of politician shocks Antigua and Barbuda

Prime minister of Caribbean island expresses ‘deep shock and sadness’ at death of MP Asot Michael

The Guardian - UK

Haitian PM Agrees To 'Share Power' Until Election: Caribbean Counterpart

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has accepted to "share power" with the opposition until fresh elections are held in the crisis-torn country, a Caribbean leader said Wednesday at a summit in Guyana.

International Business Times

‘Billionaire club’: the tiny island of Barbuda braces for decision on land rights and nature

Hurricane Irma’s destruction of the Caribbean island opened the door for rampant development that threatens its unique ecosystems – but islanders are fighting back

The Guardian - UK

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Island nations take landmark ocean protection case to UN court

Nine small island states suffering the devastating impacts of climate change have appeared before the UN maritime court to seek a ruling that will say ocean-heating carbon emissions are pollution and therefore a violation of international law.

Radio France Internationale

Royals' most awkward moments - Kate's Marilyn blunder, sleepy Wills and Meghan faux pas

When King Charles met President Joe Biden at Windsor Castle, there was an awkward moment when the monarch had to usher along the American leader after he spent too long chatting to members of the Welsh Guards - but its not the only time a royal has been caught up…

Daily Mirror

Meet the LGBTQ activist who challenged his Caribbean country's anti-sodomy law and won

Orden David took the government of his island nation of Antigua and Barbuda to court to end his country’s anti-sodomy law

The Independent UK

Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights

The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke marijuana that their faith deems sacred

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Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship

For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use

The Independent UK

Countries that could END their time in Commonwealth and cut King Charles ties - full list

The British crown now officially rules over 15 "Commonwealth realms" and many of them are rethinking relationships with the Crown and reckoning with colonialism’s bloody past

Daily Mirror

Belize may become a republic: List of all nations to leave Commonwealth since Queen took the throne

Belize is one of the 14 countries that still has the British monarch as its head of state

Evening Standard

‘Colonialism lingers’: Belize shrugs off coronation amid calls for reparations

Commonwealth country bearing scars of slavery may become first nation to remove Charles as head of state

The Guardian - UK

Takeaways: Bold proposals and 'net zero' criticism at COP27

The second day of leaders' speeches at the UN's climate conference included bold proposals, recommendations to crack down and standardize “net zero” claims and continued discussion about the situation of a jailed pro-democracy activist who is on a hunger and water strike

The Independent UK

Island nations call for oil tax, anti-fossil fuel treaty at UN summit

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Small island nations led calls at the UN climate summit Tuesday to tax oil companies' windfall profits to pay for damages caused by natural disasters and enact a "non-proliferation treaty" to halt fossil fuel production.

AFP

Tax oil firms to pay for climate damage, island nations say

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - A group of small island nations joined calls on Tuesday for a windfall tax on oil companies to compensate developing countries for the damage caused by climate change-induced natural disasters.

AFP

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At COP27, US says election won't disrupt climate plan

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The United States sought to reassure the UN climate summit in Egypt on Tuesday that it will stick to its energy transition even if Republicans triumph in midterm elections.

Reuters

COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich

Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches on Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to demand that they pay up for damages being inflicted on their economies.

Daily Mirror

Nations divided over role of monarchy in their countries as Queen is laid to rest

Eight of the 12 Caribbean countries belonging to the British Commonwealth still retain the monarch as their head of state but recently the popularity of the royal family has declined

The Independent UK

Australian and New Zealand PMs field constitutional questions during UK visit

Both leaders have been asked about the potential for their countries to become republics.

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Daily Mirror

All of the countries that might scrap the monarchy now that Charles III is King

Barbados was the most recent country to have severed ties with the monarchy - other countries such as the Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda have signalled they are taking steps to become a republic

The Independent UK

What will happen to Commonwealth realms now Charles is King?

Commonwealth realms now have King Charles III as their head of state – but will any follow Barbados’s lead and become a republic?

Daily Mirror

Two countries consider becoming republics after Queen's death

Antigua and Barbuda announced plans to hold a referendum over whether or not to become a republic after Queen Elizabeth II's passing, while Belize is set to hold a constitutional review on the matter

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The Commonwealth countries considering a republican future

In today’s newsletter: 14 countries outside the UK now have King Charles III as head of state. How many will be left at the end of his reign?

WEKU

Antigua and Barbuda may try to remove King Charles III as its head of state

Prime Minister Gaston Browne told ITV News he plans to hold a referendum within the next three years to decide whether to remove the king as head of state and become a republic.

Daily Mirror

Antigua and Barbuda PM wants republic referendum 'within three years' after Queen's death

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, said the island nation would remain an enthusiastic Commonwealth member but becoming a republic would be the "final step to complete that circle of independence"

Reuters

Antigua and Barbuda planning vote to become republic within three years, media report

Antigua and Barbuda plans to hold a referendum on becoming a republic within the next three years, the Caribbean nation’s prime minister told British media Saturday, a move that could see King Charles III removed as its head of state.

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