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Trinidad-born Liberal Democrat Baroness Floella Benjamin highlighted the contribution made by the Windrush generation.
Anthony Williams, a former army veteran and victim of the Windrush scandal, has died months after quitting the UK for a “fresh start” in Jamaica. Mr Williams, 60, passed away from liver cancer in hospital, although those closest to him didn’t know he ...
The UK government has chartered flights to help British nationals leave Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. As many as 8,000 Britons are understood to be on the Caribbean Island. The Foreign Office has urged them to register their presence to receive updates on the disaster response.
Pressure is growing on Boris Johnson to halt a flight set to deport 50 people to Jamaica until a report into the Windrush controversy is released. More than 150 cross-party MPs and peers have written to the prime minister warning of the “unacceptable ...
Williams was a victim of the Windrush scandal who was denied NHS healthcare and forced to remove his own teeth VICTIM: Anthony Williams (Pic Credit: Windrush Lives) ANOTHER VICTIM of the Windrush scandal has died in the Caribbean. Anthony Williams served ...
With nowhere to go, Sutcliffe, from Trelawny, north west Jamaica, became another of the forgotten. The men and women of Windrush who fell through the cracks. “He was supposed to meet me at the airport but he never came,” he said. “He told me he thought he was supposed to come the following week. He didn’t care.
A version of this post first appeared at Petchary; it is republished below with permission. The government of Jamaica is embarking on a “celebration” of the departure from Jamaican shores of the HMT Empire Windrush, which carried over 1,000 passengers ...
One of the men wrongfully detained in the Windrush scandal has returned to Jamaica to see his 90-year-old mother for the first time in a decade after finally getting his residence permit. Anthony Bryan, from London, was held by authorities twice and told ...