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Your parking ticket should be cancelled if one of the reasons on this page applies to you.

It’s free to make an informal appeal by contacting whoever gave you the parking ticket, so it’s well worth trying.

You can’t be taken to court while you’re informally appealing, so your credit rating won’t be affected. You’ll only be taken to court if your appeal is unsuccessful, and you don’t pay the ticket or appeal to a tribunal.

If none of these reasons apply to you, it's a good idea to pay your ticket early. You can usually get a discount of:

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If a parking company put a ticket on your car and the company isn’t a member of an accredited trade association (ATA), don’t contact them unless they write to you first. They probably won’t be able to find your details - only ATA members can get your name and address from the DVLA.

Check the British Parking Association (BPA) or International Parking Community (IPC) websites to see if a parking company is a member of an ATA.

You can also call the BPA on 01444 447 300 to check if a company is a member.

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Children in care is the system fit for purpose in 2024 ?

A child who has been in the care of their local authority for more than 24 hours is known as a looked after child.

Looked after children are also often referred to as children in care, a term which many children and young people prefer.

> Find out more about language and children in care in our Why language matters blog

There are many thousands of children in care in the UK and the overall numbers have been increasing over the past decade.

> Read our Children in care: statistics briefing to find out more about the range of data available

Many children in care have experienced abuse, neglect or other forms of trauma.

It’s important that children in care are provided with the care and support they need to be healthy and safe, have the same opportunities as their peers and move successfully into adulthood.

Types of care

Each UK nation has a slightly different definition of a looked after child and follows its own legislation, policy and guidance. But in general, looked after children are:

living with foster parents/carers
living with friends or relatives, through kinship foster care
living in a residential children's home
living in residential settings like schools, secure units or semi-independent living accommodation.

Scotland’s definition also includes children under a supervision requirement order. This means that many of the looked after children in Scotland are still living at home, but with regular contact from social services.

A child stops being 'looked after' when they are adopted, return home or turn 18. However local authorities in all the nations of the UK are required to support children leaving care at 18 until they are at least 21. This may involve them continuing to live with their foster family.

Not all children in the care of someone other than their parents have ‘looked after’ status. For example, they may be in private kinship care or cared for under a special guardianship order.

Private kinship care is an arrangement made directly between the parent(s) and the relative, friend or connected person, without the involvement of the local authority.

Special guardianship is when a local authority places a child or young person to live with someone other than their parent(s) on a long-term basis. It aims to provide more security than long-term fostering for children where adoption is not the best option. Special guardianship orders are not available in Scotland.

Reasons children are in care

There are a variety of reasons why children and young people enter care.

Children's services may have intervened because they felt the child was at significant risk of harm. If this is the case the child is usually the subject of a court-made legal order.
The child’s parents might have agreed to this – for example, if they are too unwell to look after their child or if their child has a disability and needs respite care.
The child could have been lost, abandoned or there may be no one with parental responsibility available to care for them; as is the case for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
The child may have been charged with a criminal offence and temporarily placed on remand in the care of the local authority.

Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson in manufactured mismatch as Father Time comes calling

Paul wins unanimous decision 79-73, 79-73, 80-72
Former world champion unable to land telling blows

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Jake Paul, a 27-year-old social media huckster, beat a 58-year-old man with a long history of health problems, both physically and mentally, in a boxing ring late on Friday night. The fact that Mike Tyson was defeated so comprehensively on points was meant to give Paul a semblance of authenticity in the unforgiving business of boxing. But it didn’t mean much in the end.

Tyson is the former world champion who, in the mid-to-late 1980s, spread awe and terror as he tore through the heavyweight ranks. But, in the dog days of 2024, Tyson was trying to overcome years of abuse, after far too many drugs and far too much drinking, as well as recent troubling issues with a bleeding stomach ulcer and acute sciatica. Two years ago Tyson was in such pain that he had to be pushed around in a wheelchair and, this May, he threw up so much blood on a flight that this manufactured scrap with Paul had to be postponed for six months. He now looks like he also has a bad right knee.

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This was Paul’s opponent in a sad and abject bout. The fight had been reduced to eight rounds, lasting just two minutes each, and that relative brevity offered a modicum of relief. Paul received the unanimous verdict by two scores of 79-73 and a shutout 80-72.

The near sold-out crowd at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas was fiercely partisan in their early support of Tyson. Ninety minutes before the ring-walks, footage of Paul’s arrival was greeted with a muted hum. But we then saw Tyson walking slowly to his locker room. His jacket was emblazoned with his famous old boxing alias: “Iron Mike”. The huge and sustained roar was strangely moving.

Jake Paul and his brother Logan were driven to the ring in a customised Chevy low-rider, instead of making the traditional fighter’s walk, to a stale old Phil Collins track. Tyson made a sombre, brooding trudge, wearing a stark black top in a deliberate attempt to echo the menace which once defined him. It was the high point of a long night for the once formidable Tyson. He looked weathered and aged as he was introduced in the middle of the ring.

Mike Tyson makes a fast start against Jake Paul in their heavyweight bout at AT&T Stadium

Tyson came out with a modicum of intent and he soon caught the retreating Paul with a clipping left and a glancing right. He ducked under a few swinging punches but Tyson was then tagged by a much sharper right to the head. It was already plain that any vague hope of Tyson being able to summon his once trademark ferocity belonged to a forlorn fantasy. The two-minute round ended with Tyson, wearing a brace on his dodgy knee, trying slowly and unsuccessfully to close the distance between him and a cheerfully backpedalling Paul.

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BUNTING... it's time to face the economic reality that the bauxite/alumina industry in Jamaica is in terminal decline

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BY ALECIA SMITH Senior staff reporter smitha@jamaicaobserver.com December 22, 2023

The vexed issue of mined-out bauxite lands and their negative impact on the environment again took centre stage as Opposition Senator Peter Bunting called for the gradual phasing out of the industry to minimise the environmental plight caused by the bauxite/alumina industry.

Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Thursday, Bunting argued that the environmental and economic costs outweigh the benefits of the industry.

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“It’s time to face the economic reality that the bauxite/alumina industry in Jamaica is in terminal decline. And while I’m not advocating that we jump up and shut it down tomorrow morning, we must make a deliberate plan to phase it out and minimise the damage to our environment.

“Sustainable practices, strict regulations and eco-friendly technologies are crucial for mitigating the environmental impact and securing a sustainable future for Jamaica,” he said.

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Bunting said that despite the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ’s) economic review for the January to September 2023 period showing that mining and quarrying was the star performer which grew by 123 per cent, “we are sacrificing the natural environment for a tiny fraction of the value it holds for future generations”.

Bunting pointed out that bauxite mining in Jamaica has led to deforestation, soil erosion, habitat destruction disrupting biodiversity. He noted as well that the operations generate dust and noise, harming air quality, agriculture and wildlife.

Likewise, he said alumina processing contributes to climate change through energy intensive processes, emitting greenhouse gases. Further, toxic by-products like red mud threaten water sources, aquatic life, and community health.

The Opposition senator further argued that the taxes and levies to Government from the industry have been reduced to a trickle, relative to prior periods, adding that the obligations to reclaim and restore the mined out pits within a defined period are most often not being observed by the operators.

Under the terms of the agreement the Government has with bauxite companies, mined-out lands are supposed to be restored by replacing the top soil — which is usually removed and set aside before mining begins — and regrassing for animal grazing or agricultural pursuits after extraction.

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However, Bunting, who is a former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for Manchester Central until he lost the seat to the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Rhoda Crawford, claims that there are pits in Manchester Central and South that have been 95 per cent mined for over a decade “and I am absolutely sure there’s no intention of these companies to ever do the reclamation in those pits”.

Further highlighting the extent of the destruction of forests and farmlands caused by mining, Bunting showed fellow senators slides of Manchester South and Central in 1984 which were well-forested as opposed to 2021, “where there is hardly any forest; it’s just scrub”.

“Scrub is when they do the so-called reclamation. Even with the six inches of topsoil, which is all that is required, the first heavy rain comes, washes off that six inches of top soil and the scrub that’s left cannot grow crops, cannot even grow grass properly. So you really have a permanent deforestation of the areas,” he said.

He noted that the same also pertains in some areas of St Ann and Clarendon where mining is carried out.

At the same time, the Government, through Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining State Minister Franklin Witter has acknowledged the impact of mined-out lands.

Addressing a meeting of the bauxite subcommittee of the Manchester Parish Development Committee (MPDC) in October this year, the state minister said that the matter of reclamation of mined-out lands has been a sore point over the years and “we have to ensure that we look at the rules, regulations and conditions, so that companies abide by them, and how these lands can aid in agriculture”.

He said that there is opportunity to leverage the link between farming and mining to address some of the challenges affecting the agriculture sector, including access to land and water.

He noted, for example, that stakeholders can work together to provide mined-out spaces for water harvesting to support agriculture.

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Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparation talks

Keir Starmer

Published23 October 2024

Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to focus on the future of the Commonwealth, after ruling out compensation for the UK's historical role in the slave trade.

All three candidates to become the next head of the 56-nation organisation have called for reparations for countries that were affected by slavery.

A group of Caribbean nations has indicated it will push for the issue to be discussed at a summit of the bloc's leaders in Samoa this week.

But the UK prime minister said he wanted to address "current future-facing challenges" rather than "spend a lot of time on the past".

Sir Keir's government has ruled out making slavery reparations, continuing a longstanding British stance on the subject.

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Downing Street has also said Sir Keir will not be apologising for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, and reparations will not be on the summit agenda.

Speaking on his way to Samoa, the Labour leader said there was "no question" that slavery was "abhorrent".

But he added that he wanted to focus on the challenges that Commonwealth countries were "facing right now" rather than what "will end up being very, very long endless discussions about reparations on the past".

"This is about stance really, looking forward rather than looking backwards," he said, suggesting that Commonwealth countries themselves were more interested in talking about climate finance.

The call for reparations was also dismissed last year by the then-Conservative prime minister, Rishi Sunak, who said that "trying to unpick our history is not the right way forward".

'Reparatory justice'

The Atlantic slave trade saw millions of Africans enslaved and forced to work, especially on plantations in the Caribbean and the Americas, for centuries from around the year 1500.

The British government and the monarchy were prominent participants in the trade, alongside other European nations.

The UK also played a key role in ending the trade through Parliament's passage of a law to abolish slavery in 1833.

Reparations are broadly recognised as compensation for something that was deemed wrong or unfair, and can take many forms.

Caribbean leaders have argued for some financial recognition of the legacy of slavery. Estimates for compensation from campaigners and academics have ranged from £205 billion to nearly £19 trillion.

Caricom, an association of 15 Caribbean countries, has a dedicated reparations commission to make the case for "reparatory justice" to the region.

In 2014, it adopted a list of demands including for European governments to contribute towards health and education programmes, and write off some of their national debt.

In the run-up to this week's summit, five MPs from Sir Keir's Labour Party have been pressing for the issue of slavery reparations to be discussed.

One of them, Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, has said it would be “wrong" not to approach the issue at the summit.

Keir Starmer and Idris Elba launch project to tackle knife crime ‘national crisis’

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Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime will involve campaigners, young people and victims’ families in England and Wales

Peter WalkerSenior political correspondentSun 8 Sep 2024 22.30 BSTShare

Keir Starmer will host the actor and campaigner Idris Elba along with police, officials and charities on Monday to launch a project intended to tackle knife crime among young people.

Officially titled the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime, the organisation will involve campaign groups, young people and community leaders,

Keir Starmer will host the actor and campaigner Idris Elba along with police, officials and charities on Monday to launch a project intended to tackle knife crime among young people.

Officially titled the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime, the organisation will involve campaign groups, young people and community leaders, and the families of people affected by knife crime.

It will also bring in technology companies, organisations from the sports world, police, educators and service staff, according to a Home Officeannouncement.

While there are as yet no policy commitments connected to the initiative, beyond an already-promised ban on the sale of so-called zombie knives, the Home Office and No 10 will be hoping to create momentum in taking action over the issue.

The announcement said the group will seek to generate evidence about the factors behind knife crime, particularly those involving young people, with the aim of better shaping government policy.

In the year to March 2023, there were more than 50,000 offences recorded in England and Wales involving a knife or other sharp instrument, 4.7% higher than the previous year but 7% down on the 2019-20 statistic.

Knives or other sharp implements like broken bottles were involved in 400 homicides that took place in 2021-22. While much of the focus on knife crime centres on London, statistics show that West Midlands and Cleveland saw higher per capita rates of the offence.

Starmer said: “As director of public prosecutions, I saw first-hand the devastating impact that knife crime has on young people and their families. This is a national crisis that we will tackle head on.

“We will take this moment to come together as a country – politicians, families of victims, young people themselves, community leaders and tech companies – to halve knife crime and take back our streets.”

Elba said: “We need to tackle the root causes of knife crime, not just the symptoms. The coalition is a positive step toward rehabilitating our communities from the inside out.”

One of the key pieces of early work will be focused on making knives less easy to obtain, especially via the internet.

Cmdr Stephen Clayman, the national policing lead for knife crime, is leading a review into how knives are sold to under-18s online and how this could be stopped and will report to Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, by the end of the year.

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Exploring UK Knife crime and its associated factors: A content analysis of online newspapers

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Knife crime has become a common phrase used by the media, but it is not always clear what it refers to or what they mean when they use the term. Knife crime can cover many offences, making it challenging to define and estimate its prevalence. This review aimed to evaluate potential knife crimes in the UK from 2011 to 2021 and analyse the causes and risk factors associated with the crimes. Six UK online news portals were purposefully chosen to be included in the study, and knife crime news was searched retrospectively. The term “knife crime” was used to search. The news portals were the: Metro, the Sun, the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and the Evening Standard. In the assigned news portals, 692 reports were found between January 2011 and December 2021. The study revealed that the 11-20 years of age group individuals are more vulnerable as victims, and males are more reported as victims when compared to females. About 61.8% of knife crimes are reported from South England. Knife crime risk is higher in early adulthood and among males. Street violence, fights/gang attacks, family issues and robbery are the leading causes of knife crime and have all been identified as risk factors that must be addressed with caution.

Keywords: Knife crime, UK, Content Analysis, Newspaper, Online

Background

Knife crime has become a common phrase used by the media, but it is not always clear what it refers to or what they mean when they use the term. Knife crime can cover many offences, making defining and estimating its prevalence challenging. Undoubtedly, producing a knife in the commission of a crime, such as a robbery or sexual assault, is a ‘knife crime,’ regardless of intent. It disproportionately impacts young individuals and people from disadvantaged backgrounds [1]. Additionally, the media referred to crimes committed with knives as an “epidemic” that significantly influenced younger generations [2]. This ‘epidemic’ resulted in the death of the victim, injuries to body parts or internal organs, fractures, scarring, and mental trauma[3].

Attacks with knives and fatal stabbings occur worldwide, even in the nations with the lowest overall crime rates and the highest violent crime rates [4]. According to the 2019 Global Study on Homicide published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, knives were the murder weapon of choice in 97,183 of the world’s total killings in 2017. This rate accounts for 22% of the total homicides [5]. Many “lone wolf” assailants turn to the kitchen knife as their preferred weapon for their crime. In addition, they use various sharp tools, such as scissors and axes [5]. The frequency of knife-related violence varies significantly from one region to the next.

Knife crime is linked to individual risk factors like gender [6]; age [7]; ethnicity, financial deprivation, and socio-economic background [8-9]; exposure to violence and prior victimisation [8]; mental illness and drug addiction [4]; low educational attainment and exclusion from mainstream education [10]. Family background and adverse childhood experiences [11]; lack of accessible alternative activities; gang involvement and territoriality [12]; deprivation, and violence [11] are also risk factors at the interpersonal and community level.

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'I've been drinking it since I was 14', Miranda said, 'when I've got a long day ahead of me, it's the one thing I can't live without.'

But the super juice doesn't come cheap. It costs around $38 a litre!

She also doesn't 'go a day without coconut oil', which can apparently enhance your hair and skin as well as relieving stress, maintaining your digestion, weight loss, cholesterol and metabolism levels.

Miranda said: 'I personally take four tablespoons of coconut oil per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or in my cups of green tea.'

This health habit is slightly kinder on the purse, clocking in at £12.59 ( hollandandbarrett.com) this side of the pond.

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Family of hit-and-run victim in information appeal

, Freya Theobald suffered a bleed to the brain and fractured her spine due to the collision

Shannen HeadleyBBC News, West MidlandsBen GodfreyBBC Midlands Today

Published3 hours ago

A family are appealing to "find justice" for their daughter, whose spine was fractured during a hit-and-run crash.

Freya Theobold was in a car that was hit by a stolen vehicle that was being pursued by police.

The crash happened on Stafford Road in Wolverhampton on Monday, West Midlands Police said.

The 19-year-old has since undergone spinal surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after also suffering injuries to her liver and a bleed to the brain.

Appealing for information, her father Tom Theobald said the family were devastated.

Ms Theobold was working as a carer and two weeks into a nursing degree when a silver car crossed the A449 central reservation at speed, hitting the car she and a colleague were in.

The 19-year-old, who had been helping to deliver palliative care in the community, is likely to need more operations., Tom Theobald and stepmother Jolene Tenn said the family were devastated

Stepmother Jolene Tenn said: "She's worked so hard, and for her to be out there helping others and this happened, it's unbelievable."

Mr Theobald added: "We just want witnesses to help with this investigation. I nearly lost my daughter to this and it's going to be a long process. I just want justice for Freya."

Friends and the local community have organised an online fundraising campaign to try and raise £5,000 to aid her recovery.

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Boarding the Airplane as a Wheelchair User If You Cannot Walk

How do wheelchair users get on the airplane?

Passengers who are non-ambulatory can still fly, but they’ll need help getting to and from their seat on the airplane. The aisle chair (also referred to as a straight back or high back) is a small wheelchair that is used to transport immobile passengers from their own wheelchair to a seat on the airplane. Aisle chairs are used during enplaning and deplaning, and can also be used during the flight to access the lavatory.

When you are making your flight reservation, be sure to notify the airline of any special assistance requests. If you cannot walk, they’ll need to organize assistance and an aisle chair for your convenience. On the day of travel, present yourself to the gate agent and remind him/her that you will require preboarding assistance and use of the aisle chair.

Once your boarding pass has been scanned, you’ll proceed down the jetbridge to the door of the aircraft. Aisle chairs are parked alongside the passenger’s own wheelchair to allow for an easy side-to-side transfer. If you are unable to perform the transfer yourself, the wheelchair assistance contractors are able to lift you into the aisle chair. In the photo above, you can see an aisle chair next to my own power wheelchair.

If you do need to be lifted into the aisle chair, know that the assistance teams have been trained in proper transfer techniques – a requirement of federal law. That said, you should still advise them on the best way to accommodate you. If there are any areas on your body that are painful to the touch, be sure to inform them. Communication is key! And, even if you are a seasoned pro at air travel with a disability, understand that they can’t read your mind – they just want to help you.

Once you have transferred or been lifted into the chair, you’ll be secured using a series of straps and buckles. These will go across your chest and legs for your safety. While most aisle chairs are uncomfortable, you should only be seated in it for a few minutes at a time. The images below showcase some of the different aisle chair designs currently used in airports in the United States and around the world. There is unfortunately no way to reserve a particular type – it’s typically the luck of the draw.

The three most common aisle chair types are pictured above. #1 is the chair that is most widely used, and the one I am photographed using earlier in this article. #2 is the oldest type of aisle chair, and it has only two wheels. This chair must be tilted backwards to move and has no armrests. Pray that you don’t get this antique relic of days long past! #3 is a recent design, that is the most comfortable. This chair, produced by the Staxi company, has a slightly angled seat for comfort and is the widest of the three types. All aisle chairs have securement straps that go over the chest and legs. Airlines, contractors and airports are slowly adopting the Staxi chair, and I have seen it in many airports.

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Jamaica’s cultural development has been deeply influenced by British traditions and a search for roots in folk forms. The latter are based chiefly on the colourful rhythmic intensity of the island’s African heritage.

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See article: flag of JamaicaAudio File: National anthem of JamaicaSee all mediaHead Of Government: Prime Minister: Andrew HolnessCapital: KingstonPopulation: (2024 est.) 2,753,000Head Of State: British Monarch: King Charles III, represented by Governor-General: Sir Patrick Linton Allen(Show more)Form Of Government: constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (Senate [211]; House of Representatives [63])(Show more)See all facts & stats →

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Jamaican culture is a product of the interaction between Europe and Africa. Terms such as “Afro-centred” and “Euro-centred,” however, are often used to denote the perceived duality in Jamaican cultural traditions and values. European influences persist in public institutions, medicine, Christian worship, and the arts. However, African continuities are present in religious life, Jamaican Creole language, cuisine, proverbs, drumming, the rhythms of Jamaican musicand dance, traditional medicine (linked to herbal and spiritual healing), and tales of Anansi, the spider-trickster.

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Family life is central to most Jamaicans, although formal marriages are less prevalent than in most other countries. It is common for three generations to share a home. Many women earn wages, particularly in households where men are absent, and grandmothers normally take charge of preschool-age children. Wealthier Jamaican families usually employ at least one domestic helper.

The main meal is almost always in the evening, because most people do not have time to prepare a midday meal and children normally eat at school. Families tend to be too busy to share most weekday dinners, but on Sundays tradition dictates that even poor families enjoy a large and sociable brunch or lunch, usually including chicken, fish, yams, fried plantains, and the ubiquitous rice and peas (rice with kidney beans or gungo [pigeon] peas). One of Jamaica’s most popular foods is jerk (spiced and grilled) meat.

Clothing styles vary. Rastafarians, who account for a tiny part of the population, typically wear loose-fitting clothing and long dreadlocks.

Jamaican independence from Great Britain (August 6, 1962) is commemorated annually. The government sponsors Festival as part of the independence celebrations. Although it has much in common with the region’s pre-Lenten Carnivals, Festival is much wider in scope, including street dancing and parades, arts and crafts exhibitions, and literary, theatrical, and musical competitions. Since the late 20th century, Jamaicans have also celebrated Carnival, typically with costumed parades, bands, and dancing. Emancipation Day is celebrated on August 1.

The arts and cultural institutions

The Institute of Jamaica, an early patron and promoter of the arts, sponsors exhibitions and awards. The institute administers the National Gallery, Liberty Hall, the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica, and the Jamaica Journal. The institute is also the country’s museums authority. The Jamaica Library Service, Jamaica Archives, National Library, and University of the West Indies contribute to the promotion of the arts and culture, as do numerous commercial art galleries. The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is responsible for the protection of the material cultural heritage of Jamaica

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Mayor to continue funding groundbreaking universal free school meals policy next academic year (2024/ 2025) saving London families up to £1,000 per child as cost-of-living continues to badly hit families across the country

Sadiq proposes providing £140m to continue groundbreaking universal free school meals for state primary schoolchildren in the capital for 2024/2025
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Bogle had become a friend of a wealthy landowner and fellow Baptist George William Gordon, a bi-racial man who served in the Assembly as one of two representatives from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish. Gordon was instrumental in Bogle being appointed deacon of Stony Gut Baptist Church in 1864. Conditions were hard for black peasants, due to social discrimination, flooding and crop failure, and epidemics. The required payment of poll taxesprevented most of them from voting. In August 1865, Gordon criticised the governor of Jamaica, Edward John Eyre, for sanctioning "everything done by the higher class to the oppression of the negroes".[4]

"Artistic Impression of Paul Bogle" in Morant Bay, Jamaica[1]

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It has been almost 160 years since this most terrifying event that took place on the original residents of stony gut in spring garden, St Thomas jamaica.

And there has not been any signs of compensation for the homes that were burned to the ground and over 500 dead.

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wars around the world in particular the Ukraine, were funds have already been ear marked for the regeneration of the loss of the people of Ukraine. The leaders of the modern world has consistently closed there eyes tightly when it comes to compensating the original families of stony gut.

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Bogle concentrated on improving the conditions of the poor.[5] As awareness of social injustices and people's grievances grew, Bogle led a group of small farmers 45 miles to the capital, Spanish Town, hoping to meet with Governor Eyre to discuss their issues, but they were denied an audience.[6] The people of Stony Gut lost confidence and trust in the Government, and Bogle's supporters grew in number in the parish.

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The Price family and Jamaica

The Price family owned large sugar plantations on Jamaica. They descended from Francis Price (1635-1689) who was believed to be a junior officer at the island’s conquest of 1655. Francis acquired his first Jamaican plantation in 1663, and subsequently bought further estates. In 1670, after England gained formal possession of Jamaica, he acquired 840 acres which he named Worthy Park.

Worthy Park passed through the hands of various members of the Price family, including John Price of Penzance the Younger (1838-97), Rose Price’s father. John Price was mostly absent from Worthy Park, running his plantations from England through local agents. His son Rose Price was educated at Penzance Grammar School, Harrow and then Oxford University, before embarking on a Grand Tour.

In 1791 the family estates in Jamaica, including Worthy Park, were in trouble owing to unscrupulous local agents. Rose Price travelled to Jamaica to assume direct management, where it is claimed he doubled their value.

The enslaved people at Worthy Park

Rose Price made detailed records which survive in his great plantation book, covering the years 1792-96, now held by the Library of Congress. In this we learn he expanded sugar-cane cultivation by 25% within three years. In order to achieve this, Price had expanded the number of enslaved people at Worthy Park from 355 to over 500. He also introduced adapted Cornish mining technology for mills and brought Cornishmen to assist in the plantation management.

The enslaved people working at Worthy Park came predominately from Africa. They, and their descendants, were deployed in the harvesting of sugar cane, but also worked in the production of sugar and rum. Others worked as carpenters and blacksmiths, a midwife and nurses, and in the 'great house' worked a 50-year-old cook named 'Penzance'. In his great plantation book, Price records the birth of two children with Lizette, a 13-year-old enslaved child, during the three years he spent at Worthy Park. Once older, he sent them to England to be educated.

Rose Price and Trengwainton

Rose Price returned from Jamaica in 1795 and that year married Elizabeth Lambert, niece of Lord Sherborne in Gloucestershire. His income from Jamaican estates was then around £6,000 a year, and he continued to invest in further plantations.

Price remained committed to slavery and became a staunch anti-abolitionist. In 1832, whilst living at Trengwainton, he wrote a defence entitled Pledges on Colonial Slavery, to Candidates for Seats in Parliament, Rightly Considered. This included his response to a pro-abolition article published in the West Briton on 7 December 1832. In his response, Price claimed, by giving various examples, that the treatment of enslaved people on plantations in Jamaica was better than of most labourers in England, and 'milder' than in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. His defence of colonial slavery is followed by printed letters in support of his view.

Rose Price died soon after British Parliament passed the Abolition Act in 1833. His executors later received over £10,000 compensation awarded to owners of formerly enslaved people. Despite this large sum, Price’s finances were not sound: he had encumbered both his Jamaican and Cornish estates with substantial debts, and Trengwainton was sold by its mortgage holders in 1835.

We know that there is still work to do in interpreting and exploring this part of history attached to Trengwainton garden and are working with partners through the Inclusive Global History project. Please contact Claire North (claire.north@nationaltrust.org.uk) for further information.

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STONY GUT & THE 1865 REBELLION

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By the end of 1865 the "Governor Eyre Case" had become the subject of widespread national debate. In January 1866, a Royal Commission was sent to investigate the events. Governor Eyre was suspended and recalled to England and eventually dismissed. The national government changed that of Jamaica. The House of Assembly resigned its charter, and Jamaica was made a Crown Colony, governed directly by Britain.[9]

The "Eyre Controversy" turned into a long and increasingly public issue, dividing well-known figures of the day. It may have contributed to the fall of the government.

Immigration to the United States, 1851-1900

In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. Others came seeking personal freedom or relief from political and religious persecution, and nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. During the 1870s and 1880s, the vast majority of these people were from Germany, Ireland, and England - the principal sources of immigration before the Civil War. Even so, a relatively large group of Chinese immigrated to the United States between the start of the California gold rush in 1849 and 1882, when federal law stopped their immigration.

With the onset of hard economic times in the 1870s, European immigrants and Americans began to compete for the jobs traditionally reserved for the Chinese. With economic competition came dislike and even racial suspicion and hatred. Such feelings were accompanied by anti-Chinese riots and pressure, especially in California, for the exclusion of Chinese immigrants from the United States. The result of this pressure was the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by Congress in 1882. This Act virtually ended Chinese immigration for nearly a century.

Immigrants entered the United States through several ports. Those from Europe generally came through East Coast facilities, while those from Asia generally entered through West Coast centers. More than 70 percent of all immigrants, however, entered through New York City, which came to be known as the "Golden Door." Throughout the late 1800s, most immigrants arriving in New York entered at the Castle Garden depot near the tip of Manhattan. In 1892, the federal government opened a new immigration processing center on Ellis Island in New York harbor.

Although immigrants often settled near ports of entry, a large number did find their way inland. Many states, especially those with sparse populations, actively sought to attract immigrants by offering jobs or land for farming. Many immigrants wanted to move to communities established by previous settlers from their homelands.

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If you’re contacted by someone claiming to be from your bank, stop, hang up and dial 159: the hotline designed to fight fraud. Calling 159 is a practical step you can take to challenge scammers and protect yourself. When you call 159, you’ll get through to your bank directly and securely.

The 159 hotline is managed by Stop Scams UK. Those involved in the hotline include Starling and many other banks across the UK, as well as technology and telecoms companies. Our aim is for 159 to become a universal number, similar to 111 for the NHS or 999 for emergency services.

When should I call 159?

Here are some scenarios in which you should call 159:

If someone contacts you claiming to be from your bank, even if they don’t sound suspicious, hang up and call 159 to check if your bank really did need to contact you.
If someone contacts you claiming to be an authority figure, for example the police, and asks you to transfer money, even if it seems genuine. Don’t transfer any money or provide any bank details – hang up and call 159.
If you feel uneasy or suspicious about a call you’ve received from someone asking for financial details or pressuring you into making a payment, it’s not rude to hang up. It’s a reasonable and sensible thing to do. Call 159.

What happens when I call 159?

When you call 159, you will be directly connected to your bank. If you’re a Starling customer, this means you’ll be put in touch with a member of our team. They will be able to check whether the call you received really was from someone at Starling. If for any reason, 159 doesn’t work as it should, you can call Starling Customer Services directly using the number on the back of your card.

Remember that if Starling does call you (for example if you’ve requested a callback), we will never ask you to share your PIN, password or ask you to authorise a payment from your account to a new ‘safe account’. If someone asks you to do this, they are a fraudster.

What if I think I’ve already been scammed?

If you think you’ve already been the victim of fraud, you should get in touch with our 24/7 customer service team as soon as possible. You should also report your suspicion to the police.

Will 159 ever call me?

No, you will never receive a call from 159. If you do, don’t answer or if you answer by accident, hang up immediately. If you’ve received a call from 159 on your landline, don’t use the same landline to dial 159 and report this scam (the criminals could keep the line open). Instead, use a mobile or different device to call 159.

Some fraudsters can match the number that comes up on your phone with your bank’s number or the 159 number, a technique known as number spoofing, so it’s always best to dial the number yourself if you’re worried that a call you’ve received isn’t genuine.

You can find out more about ways to protect yourself from scammers by reading the articles written by Starling’s fraud team. They’ve covered everything from romance fraud and family safewords to parcel and package delivery scams and APP fraud.

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Start your applicationIf you're contacted by someone claiming to be from your bank, stop, hang up and dial 159: the hotline designed to fight fraud. Calling 159 is a practical step you can take to challenge

When should I call 159?

Here are some scenarios in which you should call 159:

If someone contacts you claiming to be from your bank, even if they don’t sound suspicious, hang up and call 159 to check if your bank really did need to contact you.
If someone contacts you claiming to be an authority figure, for example the police, and asks you to transfer money, even if it seems genuine. Don’t transfer any money or provide any bank details – hang up and call 159.
If you feel uneasy or suspicious about a call you’ve received from someone asking for financial details or pressuring you into making a payment, it’s not rude to hang up. It’s a reasonable and sensible thing to do. Call 159.

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What if I think I’ve already been scammed?

If you think you’ve already been the victim of fraud, you should get in touch with our 24/7 customer service team as soon as possible. You should also report your suspicion to the police.

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New Cross house fire in 1981 were 13 young people died and no arrest despite allegations of murder taking place by white community members.

New Cross house fire in 1981 were 13 young people died and no arrest despite allegations of murder taking place by white community members. The contrast between the most recent Southport riots in the UK and many other places in England has been chalk & cheese, poles apart in terms of finding the real attackers / murders of the Deptford 13.

Over the period there has been endless miscarriages of justice when it comes to bringing racist to justice.

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Coordinates: 51.4757°N 0.0304°WFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNew Cross house fireDate18 January 1981; 43 years agoLocationNew Cross Road, New Cross, south-east, London, United KingdomTypeFireDeaths13 (direct); 1 (suicide)

The New Cross house fire was a fire that occurred during a party at a house in New Cross, south-east London, in the early hours of Sunday, 18 January 1981. The blaze killed 13 young black people aged between 14 and 22, and one survivor killed himself two years later.[1]

No one has ever been charged in connection with the fire, which forensic science subsequently established started inside the house. Inquests into the deaths were held in 1981 and 2004. Both inquests recorded open verdicts.

In the immediate aftermath of the fire, a New Cross Massacre Action Committee (NCMAC) was set up, chaired by John La Rose, which organised a "Black People's Day of Action" on 2 March 1981, when some 20,000 people marched over a period of eight hours through London, carrying placards that bore statements including: "13 Dead, Nothing Said".[2]

Fire

A forensic science report produced for the Metropolitan Police in 2011 ruled out a firebomb attack, finding instead that the fire had started when somebody in the house set fire to a foam-filled armchair in the front room of the property at 5:40 am on Sunday morning.[3] There had been some early complaints from neighbours about excessive noise from the party. A white Leyland Princess car was seen driving away from the fire.[4]

The party was a joint birthday celebration for Yvonne Ruddock (one of the victims of the fire) and Angela Jackson (who survived) and was held at No. 439, New Cross Road. It began on the evening of Saturday, 17 January 1981, and continued throughout the night and into the early hours of Sunday, 18 January.[5]

Victims

The victims of the fire were all young Black, Mixed Race, British people between the ages of 14 and 22.[6] They were:

Andrew Gooding, age 14
Rosaline Henry, age 16
Patrick Cummings, age 16
Patricia Johnson, age 15
Owen Thompson, age 16
Lloyd Hall, age 20
Humphrey Brown, age 18
Steve Collins, age 17
Gerry Francis, age 17
Peter Campbell, age 18
Glenton Powell, age 16 (died in hospital)
Yvonne Ruddock, age 16 (died in hospital)
Paul Ruddock, age 22 (died in hospital)

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Police also ruled out the theory that a fight had taken place

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Liam Payne’s former One Direction bandmates have said they are “devastated” over the singer’s sudden death, aged 31, after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Payne, who shot to fame after joining the pop group on reality TV contest The X Factor in 2010 along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malikand Louis Tomlinson, was described as a “kind, funny and brave soul” in a tribute from his surviving bandmates.

Ed Sheeran, who collaborated with Payne on a number of occasions, also shared a brief tribute on Instagram as he admitted he was “at a loss for words” and asked his followers to “be kind”.

Payne’s cause of death was revealed in a preliminary autopsy on Thursday 17 October. Photos taken by officials of his hotel room showed it in a state of disarray, with a smashed TV screen and debris scattered around the surfaces.

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Though we're all for pulling out all the stops for a wildly impressive dinner, most weeknights, we're looking for something cheap and easy. These recipes hit both criteria, with ease. You don’t have to drop major dough to make something delicious that can be on your table in an hour or less—save money by choosing cheaper proteins (we’re talking chicken, ground beef or turkey, or vegetarian options) and time by making these dishes all in one pan or via some of our top kitchen shortcuts. Whatever your style, these 83 cheap and easy meals will please your entire family without breaking the bank.

One of the easiest ways to cut down on dinner costs is to go for cheaper cuts of meat, or utilizing more expensive ones in creative ways. Try adding ground beef, turkey, or chicken to help bulk out old standbys. Try roasting a whole chicken (or buying a rotisserie chicken), then utilizing it for everything from pizza to tacos all week long. Try adding more expensive seafood or steak to pasta or rice to help make smaller, more affordable portions go further, like in our salmon & potato skilletor our creamy steak fettuccine. It’s all about the way you use the protein that matters, not avoiding them altogether.

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One of the best ways to save some money is to go meatless (and not just on Mondays). And we don’t mean by replacing proteins with all those high-priced meat substitutes (though we’re all about those sometimes)—instead we’re talking about making vegetarian meals out of cheap beans, tofu, and plants. Try our Indian butter chickpeas, our BBQ pulled mushrooms, our sesame tofu & broccoli stir-fry, or our vegan crunchwraps to see how versatile and filling these meals can be.

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While we could never get tired of classic spaghetti with homemade meat sauce, sometimes we're looking for the easiest route possible to a weeknight dinner. Enter: baked spaghetti. This casserole is what comfort food is all about—cheesy, hearty, and completely adaptable to whatever you have on hand.

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Classic Stuffed Peppers

Bell peppers are strong enough to hold their shape in the oven, and the flavor is subtle enough to go well with just about anything. This is our favorite recipe, but the customization options are endless—check out all our stuffed pepper recipes here too.

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Sticky Sesame Chickpeas & Broccoli

Looking for a cheap, easy dinner that takes under 30 minutes to cook? Sticky sesame chickpeas and broccoli are calling your name. Starring an absurdly delicious glaze made from staple condiments and a few humble cans from the pantry, this simple one-pan dinner will make even a Wednesday night feel special.

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Taco Lasagna

This hearty Tex-Mex taco lasagna hits so many of the classic casserole notes: Cheesy? ✔️ Perfect for a crowd? ✔️ Flavor for days? ✔️ Great (greatest?) way to stretch a pound of ground beef? ✔️ The list goes on and on.

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Chicken Stir-Fry

A stir fry is our go-to weeknight dinner when we just don’t have the energy to spend a long time in the kitchen or hit the grocery store—this recipe is no exception. Make it as is for our best-ever version, then use it as a jumping-off point to create yourperfect chicken stir-fry.

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One-Pan Cheesy Broccoli-Cheddar Orzo

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Crispy Sheet-Pan Black Bean Tacos

Tacos always bring party vibes, but when they’re baked until crisp and rimmed with crunchy cheesy frico, it’s an all-out fiesta. Featuring refried black beans inside a crunchy corn tortilla, this cross between a taco and a sheet-pan quesadilla makes every weeknight feel like a celebration.

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Hamburger Casserole

A cheeseburger is one of the most perfect foods on Earth, but it can be hard to replicate the perfection of a restaurant-quality burger in the comfort of your own home. This hamburger casserole captures the same magic in the form of an easy weeknight meal.

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Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole

When the weather gets cold, your dinner making-mojo is low, or when comfort food is just what’s on the menu, you need a casserole. And if that casserole is easy, creamy, chicken-y, and cheesy, like this one is? With a crunchy topping? Your oven should already be preheating. 😉

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Mexican Chicken Casserole

There’s your average casserole… and then there’s this cheesy, loaded Mexican chicken casserole. While this is certainly not an authentic Mexicandish, it combines lots of flavors and ingredients that will remind you of tacos, enchiladas, and your favorite Mexican/Tex-Mex meals, all in one pan.

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In the mid-20th century, smaller numbers of Indians from the Sindh, Gujarat, Kutch, Bengal and Punjab regions came to Jamaica not as labourers but as merchants conducting business alongside Chinese and Arab immigrants.

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Due to deteriorating socioeconomic conditions in British India, more than 36,000 Indians came to British Jamaica as indentured labourers under the Indian indenture systembetween 1845 and 1917, mostly from Bhojpur and Awadh in the Hindi Beltas well as other parts of North India. A significant minority were from South India. Around two-thirds of the labourers who came remained on the island. The demand for their labour came after the end of slavery in 1830 and the failure to attract workers from Europe. Indian labourers, who had proved their worth in similar conditions in Mauritius, were sought by the British Jamaican government, in addition to workers coming from China.[2]

Indian workers were actually paid less than the ex-slaves, who were of West African origin. While slaves obviously were not paid for their labour, when they were emancipated in the 1830s, their wages were more than those given to Indian indentured servants. Indian immigrants therefore undercut the wages of the ex-slaves. This, along with fundamental cultural and linguistic differences and a tendency to not mix with the local population, caused the Africans as well as the British to look down on them. Indians were harassed with the derogatory term, "coolie," referring to their worker status. Despite such hardships, many Indians in Jamaica have retained their culture and religions like Hinduism and Islam.[3]

The British Indian government encouraged indentured labour and recruiting depots were established in Calcutta and Madras, although agents were paid significantly less per recruit than for a European worker. Most Indians who signed contracts did so in the hope of returning to India with the fruits of their labour rather than intending to migrate permanently. The Indian Government appointed a Protector of Immigrants in Jamaica, although this office tended to protect the interests of the employers rather than the workers. Although technically the workers had to appear before a magistrate and fully understand their terms and conditions, these were written in English and many workers, signing only with a thumb print, did not comprehend the nature of their service.[4]

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The breakout film for comedian turned filmmaker, 2017's "Get Out" is a brilliantly written and directed thriller that delivers a much needed social commentary on race relations in America while depicting the deep rooted fears Black people endure amongst a White society. The film takes creative liberties by over exaggerating the fear our main protagonist feels by putting him in an extraordinary scenario, with Daniel Kaluuya shining bright in his breakout role as Chris Washington, but through that lens the film addresses themes of racism, personal demons, suburban paranoia, and the dark aspects of elitist rich Americans. The Armitage family presents one of the scariest horror movie antagonists of the century with Allison Williams, Caleb Landry Jones, Catherine Keener, and Bradley Whitford all delivering stellar performances that are just sincere enough to make you buy them as just your average family with weird tendencies but unsettling enough to know that darkness lies beneath the surface, and Lil Rel Howery gives us the perfect comedy relief as he voices everything the audience feels and thinks of the situation that we can't directly communicate to the main character. The cherry on top is an Oscar-winning script with so much detail and nuance that multiple viewings highlight how meticulous the screenplay is, and the finale is truly one for the ages

Councillor for the Morant Bay division in St Thomas, Rohan 'Washy' Bryan, has died.

Bryan, who first won the division in 2012 on a People's National Party (PNP) ticket, succumbed to a heart condition about 2 a.m. Wednesday.

Ryan Williams, the minority leader in the St Thomas Municipal Corporation, expressed deep sadness at the loss, describing Bryan as a colleague and his best friend.

"Outside of politics Washy was my best friend and he will be sadly missed," said Williams, who was huddling with family members Wednesday morning, said.

Bryan first won the division by defeating mayor Rose-Marie Shaw.

Despite his ailment, he managed to retain the division for the PNP in the February local government elections.

The PNP won four seats in that election, compared to the Jamaica Labour Party's six.

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The management of Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas has launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of Councillor for the Morant Bay Division, Rohan Bryan, at the facility earlier this month.

People's National Party Parish Manager for St. Thomas, Phillip Paulwell, told Radio Jamaica News on May 1, that the councillor's death was as a result of a heart condition.

The administration of the hospital launched the probe following a voice note being circulated on social media regarding the circumstances which may have led to Mr. Bryan's death.

In the voice note, a woman, said to be an employee at the hospital, alleged that Mr. Bryan was sent to Kingston in his private vehicle to a medical facility, without the assistance of staff from the hospital.

The woman said the two ambulances assigned to the hospital were not available.

Councillor Hubert Williams, Minority leader in the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, on Thursday questioned the protocol at Princess Margaret Hospital in handling emergency cases.

"If you have two ambulances working, and you have a man in the hospital from Sunday evening, you want tell me that you can't find a way to schedule him, that one of those ambulance move him?" he questioned, citing the councillor's reported heart condition and the fact that he was in "serious pain".

Mr. Williams, who lamented that Councillor Bryan was not moved from the hospital until the Tuesday, insisted Princess Margaret Hospital should have called other facilities prior for emergency assistance.

Chairman of Princess Margaret Hospital Michael McLeod, who is also the Deputy Mayor of Morant Bay, confirmed the unavailability of the ambulances.

He said a meeting was held on Monday and a report has been sent to Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton.

Speaking at the St. Thomas Corporation meeting on Thursday, Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Dian Jackson said investigations are ongoing.

It is the only hospital in the parish of St. Thomas located on the main highway from Morant Bay to Lyssons. It was officially opened and named by Her Royal Highness, Princess Margaret on February 23, 1955, replacing the Morant Bay Hospital, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Charley on August 17, 1951. Many of the protester on the video outside of the princess Margaret hospital are professional people whom don’t have time to waste & have stated claims that deserve s to be heard by the powers that can effect change to the people of st. Thomas Jamaica. This is not a good look !

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Final Grenfell inquiry report released as companies involved brace for criticism

Report on 2017 disaster is expected to spotlight serious failings among politicians, builders and manufacturers

Robert BoothSocial affairs correspondentWed 4 Sep 2024 05.00 BSTShare

Companies and public authorities involved in the Grenfell Tower refurbishment are braced for wide-ranging criticisms when the final public inquiry report on the 2017 disaster is released at 11am on Wednesday.

The 1,700-page report is expected to spotlight serious failings among national and local politicians, builders, material manufacturers and sales people, fire-testing experts and the London fire brigade. The inquiry chair, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, and his inquiry panel colleagues, the architect Thouria Istephan and housing expert Ali Akbor, will also make recommendations to the government to ensure such a disaster is not repeated.

Hundreds of bereaved people and survivors granted core participant status in the £200m, seven-year inquiry were shown the report on Tuesday to allow them to digest in private what many hope will be a landmark moment in their fight for justice.

The report comes seven years, two months and 20 days after the fire and was delayed from earlier in the summer in part due to the high number of people – about 250 – who faced criticism and needed to be informed in advance.

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Keir Starmer will respond to the report in the House of Commons at lunchtime and the Metropolitan police have said they will deploy detectives on the Operation Northleigh team investigating possible criminal charges to comb through the findings.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said: “We will never forget the 72 lives lost at Grenfell and remain absolutely committed to securing justice for the bereaved, survivors and the wider community. In the government’s manifesto, we set out our commitment to improving building safety, including accelerating cladding remediation, ensuring anyone responsible for the building safety crisis pays and better protecting leaseholders.”

Today’s publication will be the second and final inquiry report. In 2019, phase one conclusions focused on the night of the fire and found London fire brigade commanders were not properly prepared and there were “serious deficiencies in command and control”. It also found the cut-price refurbishment breached building regulations and the plastic filled aluminium cladding panels made by Arconic were the main cause of the fire spreading.

The longer, second-phase report will explain why the fire at Grenfell Tower happened, examining the decisions that led to the refurbishment, the conduct of the construction companies and shortcomings in government regulation.

The inquiry has already been told by its lead counsel that “each and every one of the deaths … was avoidable”. The government has previously said it was “truly sorry” for its “failure to realise that the regulatory system was broken and it might lead to a catastrophe such as this”.

Many of the companies, consultants and contractors involved were accused of engaging in a “merry-go-round of buck passing” and several key witnesses from Arconic, the US industrial giant whose French subsidiary supplied the combustible cladding panels, refused to face cross-examination.

Attention will next turn to Scotland Yard, which said in May it was investigating 58 individuals and 19 organisations for possible crimes including corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, fraud, perverting the course of justice and misconduct in public office. Charging decisions are unlikely soon, meaning trials may not start until 2027, a decade after the fire.

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72 people died and again no justice. The world is still watching…….

New Cross house fire in 1981 were 13 young people died and no arrest despite allegations of murder taking place by white community members. The contrast between the most recent Southport riots in the UK and many other places in England has been chalk & cheese, poles apart in terms of finding the real attackers / murders of the Deptford 13.

Over the period there has been endless miscarriages of justice when it comes to bringing racist to justice.

The world is still watching.

Fire

Victims

The victims of the fire were all young Black, Mixed Race, British people between the ages of 14 and 22.[6] They were:

Andrew Gooding, age 14
Rosaline Henry, age 16
Patrick Cummings, age 16
Patricia Johnson, age 15
Owen Thompson, age 16
Lloyd Hall, age 20
Humphrey Brown, age 18
Steve Collins, age 17
Gerry Francis, age 17
Peter Campbell, age 18
Glenton Powell, age 16 (died in hospital)
Yvonne Ruddock, age 16 (died in hospital)
Paul Ruddock, age 22 (died in hospital)

Inquests

Police also ruled out the theory that a fight had taken place.[7] The inquest into the deaths of the 13 teenagers, began on 21 April 1981.[2] The initial police suspicion was that the party had been firebombed, either as a revenge attack or in an attempt to stop the noise; there was also an alternative theory that a fight had broken out, from which the blaze emanated. The jury returned an open verdict.

In 2002, a new action in the High Court led to an order for a second inquest, which was held in 2004.[8] This second inquest also resulted in an open verdict.[2] The coroner said that the fire was probably started deliberately by one of the guests, but as he could not be sure of this, he returned an open verdict.[9]

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The rural community of Bath in St. Thomas is teeming with history and beauty, home to Jamaica’s oldest botanical garden and a mineral spring by the same name. Legend has it that the bath was discovered in the 1600s by a runaway slave with leg ulcers. He stumbled across the spring, used it to wash his wounded limb then noticed the next day that his leg was rapidly healing. He shared the good news then stories of the fountain spread, soon attracting visitors from islandwide.

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Guest houses sprang up nearby and many wealthy merchants built homes there, transforming Bath’s landscape. Time has not been good to the area though as the spa gradually fell out of favour and into a state of disrepair. However, many still travel from far and wide seeking balneotherapy for rheumatism, gout and skin ailments. The active elements in the water are lime, sulphur and magnesium and while the mineral concentrations are not as high as those found in the Milk River or Rockfort Mineral baths, it’s believed that the naturally-occurring high temperatures provide additional healing power.

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Last week’s post on Bath Botanical Garden gave a detailed description of the route from Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew to the community of Bath so I’ll pick up from there. Adjacent to the Bath Methodist Church on your right and directly across from the garden is a small access road leading up to the Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa. The distance is short but due to the poor road conditions, expect about 10 minutes’ drive. Parking is available at the end of the road outside the hotel’s premises.

Bridge leading to the Bath Mineral Spring

If you’re heading to the natural spring at its source, follow the path on your left. It will take you across a bridge then muddy path but it’s easy to follow once you’re careful. You’ll know you’ve reached when you come across this shop with a Rasta selling treats and meals cooked on site over wood or charcoal fire, as well as this very rustic.. err.. changing room pictured below. Your things will be fine on a large rock in the water or the ledge in the corner.

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My first time having the Jamaican treat of duckunoo/ blue drawers/ tie-a-leaf. It’s a cornmeal pudding boiled in banana leaf which was very delicious might I add, and purchased from the shop pictured above.

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Fatal stabbings in England and Wales at highest level since records began

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 282 homicides were committed using a knife or sharp instrument in the year to March 2022 - a 19% rise

The number of fatal stabbings in England and Wales is at its highest level since records began more than 76 years ago.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 282 homicides were committed using a knife or sharp instrument in the year to March 2022.

This is a 19% rise compared with the previous year - and the highest annual total since records began in 1946, according to the ONS.

The term "homicide" covers murder, manslaughter and infanticide.

The total number of fatal stabbings in 2021-22 is similar to a previous record of 281 in the 12 months to March 2018.

The ONS said the recent increase was driven by an 18% rise in the number of male victims, from 184 to 218.

Data showed the largest increase was for teenage boys aged 16 to 17, rising from 10 homicides to 24.

Birmingham wins bid to host Invictus Games 2027

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The Invictus Games Foundation has announced that Birmingham will host the Invictus Games in 2027.

The result was revealed at an unveiling event with Invictus Games Foundation CEO Dominic Reid OBE, Defence Veterans Minister Al Carns, and the Invictus Games bid 2027 CEO Helen Helliwell at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.

Competing against bids from six cities around the world, Birmingham won the bid through its strong commitment to the welfare and recovery of serving personnel and veterans

Reggae’s Top Child Stars

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Discover some of Jamaica’s top child stars, from classic reggae singers to dancehall DJs. Many proceeded to have successful careers as adults.

Billy Boyo

Billy Boyo was a teenage star of pre-digital dancehall. He was born in 1969 in Kingston, Jamaica. His real name was Billy Theophilus Rowe.

Legendary producer Henry “Junjo” Lawes discovered Billy Boyo when he was just 12 years old. In the early 1980s, Billy Boyo recorded some amazing hits with the powerful Roots Radics Band and the innovative young engineer Scientist. ‘One spliff a day’ is one notable example. Always under Junjo, Billy Boyo recorded the album “DJ Clash Volume 2” with fellow young deejay, Little Harry.

In 1983, Billy Boyo (together with Ranking Toyan and yet another child star, Little John) went to London to work with producer Silver Kamel. Due to various reasons, it took almost twenty years before Billy Boyo’s album, “Zim Zim”, was released.

Billy Boyo wasn’t a prolific recording artist, he was more of a live deejay rather than a recording artist. He died in 2000, according to most sources of a brain tumor.

Dennis Brown

Dennis Emmanuel Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1957. He started his career as a nine-year-old singer, performing with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires in the mid-60s.

Dennis Brown cut his first hit single, No Man Is An Island for Clement “Sir Coxsone’ Dodd at the age of 10. Over the next 30 years, he would become one of the most prolific artists the world has ever seen, releasing around 80 studio albums, seven live productions and countless singles.

Bob Marley dubbed him “The Crown Prince of Reggae“, and Brown would prove influential on future generations of reggae singers. Dennis Brown died of cardiac arrest in 1999 at the age of 42.

Freddie McGregor

Freddie McGregor was born in 1956 in Clarendon, Jamaica. His music career began when he was seven years old. At that time, in 1963, “Little Freddie” formed his band “The Clarendonians” with Peter Austin and Ernest Wilson, and recorded his first song for the Studio One label.

Ever since Freddie McGregor has had an incredibly steady career. He’s spanned nearly every stylistic shift in Jamaican music, from ska to Rastafarian roots reggae to lovers rock, and even experimented in dancehall.

Little Lohn

John McMorris, or Little John, was born in 1970. This Jamaican dancehall musician is best known for his 1980s recordings when he was one of the reggae DJ child stars along with Billy Boyo and Little Harry.

He began performing and recording at the age of nine and was famous for his ability to create lyrics over any backing track. He recorded for many producers in the 1980s, notably for ‘Junjo’ Lawes, Joseph Hoo Kim, Jah Thomas, and King Jammy.

Little Harry

Little Harry was born in 1965. According to Discogs, his real name is Claude Alexander Campbell. Little Harry’s music career started when he was about 13 years old, and he became famous throughout the 1980s for his live performances with sound systems including Volcano and King Sturmars Hi-Fi.

Little Harry was an early collaborator with Yellowman and recorded the 1983 LP “DJ Clash Volume 2” with fellow child deejay Billy Boyo.

Jimmy Cliff

Born James Chambers in 1944, Jimmy Cliff began his illustrious career while in high school by entering many local talent contests.

By the time he was 14, Cliff had released several hit singles, including Hurricane Hattie. At 16 years old, he represented Jamaica at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Shortly after his career took off when he was signed by Island Records. Jimmy Cliff has released more than 30 albums.

Musical Youth

This British-Jamaican reggae band was formed in England in 1979 when the ages of its members ranged between 8 and 12 years. Musical Youth is best remembered for the successful 1982 single “Pass the Dutchie”, which became a No. 1 hit around the world.

Delroy Wilson

Delroy Wilson was born in 1948 in Kingston. He began recording when he was only 13, while still attending Boys’ Town Primary. By 1962, he had recorded his first set of songs under the guidance of Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd.

Delroy Wilson was one of Jamaica’s most soulful vocalists, and over a 40-year career he unleashed a flood of hits and masterpieces. He died at the age of 46 in 1995 following health complications.

Beenie Man

Anthony Moses Davis – better known as Beenie Man – was born in 1973 in Kingston. This Jamaican dancehall deejay started toasting at 5 years of age. He won the Tastee Talent contest in 1981. His initial stage name was spelled Beany Man. He would eventually work with Henry Junjo Lawes, Bunny Lee and Sly and Robbie – among others – achieving international stardom in the 1990s.

Nadine Sutherland

Nadine Sutherland burst onto the scene when she was 11 years old, in 1979, when she beat Yellowman in the first Tastee Talent Contest. Recording a song was part of her prize for winning the competition, and her hit single, Starvation on the Land, was produced by Bob Marley. She went on to become a successful dancehall artist in the 1990s.

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The rise of reggae: How a uniquely Jamaican sound conquered the world

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Bob Marley took reggae to a worldwide audience

It originated on a small Carribean island and grew to become a global phenomenon recognised as a cultural institution by UNESCO, the story of reggae's success is closely entwined with the history of Jamaica.

Reggae's roots, springing from the social upheaval in post-war Jamaica, are a fusion of different musical eras and styles, coupled with a message of unity and hope.

How did this musical genre, with a uniquely Jamaican twist, become a worldwide brand influencing artists like Rihanna and Sean Paul?

Mento and the birth of reggae

Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s.

Similar to Calypso, which originated in Trinidad, the sound of Mento can be traced back to the convergent society of Jamaica.

Jamaica was colonised by Spain, mainly in the 1500s, and then Britain in 1655.

Enslaved people were transported from Africa to work on the country’s sugar plantations.

The resulting mix of cultures contributed to the growth of an identifiable Jamaican sound.

Characterised by the fusion of European and African traits, with origins in enslaved work songs – created with guitar, rumba box, bongo and banjo, Mento mixed this with satirical lyrics of everyday life and verse repetition, creating a foundation from which reggae would blossom.

The growth of Ska

In the 1960s the popularity of Mento began to decline as people were influenced by R&B music from the USA, played on radio stations.

Across Jamaica musicians and singers began to cover these songs and imitate their styles.

At the same time electricity was becoming widely accessible and sound systems – mobile discos on the streets – became the new craze.

Dances were a big part of the Jamaican working class community and became a place of business with people selling food and drinks, spreading money to the wider community.

Competition was rife with sound men competing to put on the best set, even sometimes resorting to violence.

It was all about the exclusivity, getting songs from overseas no one had heard of. Music became a national obsession particularly among the young.

One school in particular, Alpha Boys School, run by nuns, encouraged music playing and helped develop some of Jamaica’s greatest musicians including Yellowman, Edward Thornton and Dizzy Reece.

The influence of R&B

Meanwhile Jamaica’s professional recording industry was also starting to take shape.

Recording studios, which had concentrated on American influenced R&B, began hiring out their facilities to local musicians who recorded original songs which were picked up by sound systems, still looking for that exclusivity.

Jamaica became independent in 1962 and Ska’s upbeat rhythm reflected the mood in the newly autonomous country.

Adopting America R&B style but adding Mento elements, the new music kept a 4/4 timing with guitar or piano used to increase emphasis on the off-beat and along with a dynamic brass section and a creeping bass line, a distinct new Jamaican sound, of local singers, was created.

Ska was also growing in popularity overseas, Millie Smalls had a top five hit in the UK chart with My Boy Lollipop in 1964.

This seeping of Jamaican music in to popular culture would continue with cult 1972 film The Harder They Come, the title track of which was performed by Jimmy Cliff, with other contributors including Desmond Dekker.

Rocksteady a slower pace

Ska was a fast paced chaotic musical genre but from the mid 1960’s the climate in Jamaica that had spawned it was beginning to change.

Streets in downtown Kingston become lawless with ‘Rude Boys’ gangsters terrorising locals.

Music mirrored this and Rocksteady, a slower paced sound, grew in popularity.

Musicians would turn to old-fashioned love songs, and singers replaced instrumentals.

Rhythms became more relaxed and songs easier to dance to.

This also gave the bass line more of an emphasis as the slower pace allowed it to be more defined.

Artists such as Alton Ellis and The Techniques thrived in this era. Some artists such as Hopeton Lewis found Ska too fast to follow and so adapted to a gentler pace.

Rocksteady, however, would prove to be a brief affair, lasting around two years.

Reggae in to the mainstream

In 1966 Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia visited Jamaica – an important moment for the religious movement Rastafari which saw him as the messiah - 100,000 Jamaicans turned out to see him.

This link with Rastafarian culture would become a vital strand of reggae.

During the late 1960’s, Jamaica was on the brink of civil war, with political unrest, poverty and volatile streets.

Reggae with the bass taking charge, and drums as part of the melody, reflected this new Jamaica.

Lyrics became more conscious and words of protest and revolution changed the vibe and identity of the sound.

Roots reggae concerned itself with the everyday life and hopes of Africans, led by the Rastafarian belief and it was this genre that Bob Marley and the Wailers took global.

Marley sang of the past oppressions of slavery and the future hopes of unity.

Sub genres such as dub also formed, consisting of recycled and remixed rocksteady and ska tunes, incorporating a toaster, essentially an MC, who spoke over the song with Rastafarian messages.

The dancehall genre also emerged using digital reggae influenced rhythms.

By 1978 a failing economy and political unease was at its peak and political issues along with the musical tradition all came together in reggae to form strong lyrics with an uplifting sound to empower.

Reggae’s presence can still be felt today, influencing genres such as punk, hip hop and rock through artists such as Eric Clapton, Sean Paul, Rihanna, Protoje and Chronixx.

Through time, Jamaicans have constantly mirrored their environment through music, creating an authentic reflection of the nation.

The power of reggae, built on a foundation of history with the spirit of the Jamaican people and messages of a better future, became a notion with universal appreciation.

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What is the Lampard Inquiry and what could it change?

More than 120 families joined a campaign to get a full public inquiry into mental health deaths in Essex

Nikki FoxHealth correspondent, BBC News, Essex

Published9 September 2024, 01:44 BST

Mental health patients are among the most vulnerable in society, but services in England have been under huge strain for at least a decade, with sometimes fatal consequences. A public inquiry backed by the government will focus on deaths in Essex as a starting point, but what is it and what does it hope to achieve?

Solicitors representing a growing number of families who have lost loved ones say the Lampard Inquiry, which starts on 9 September, is as important as those around the Post Office and infected blood scandals.

The deaths of up to 2,000 people could be included in it.

Essex has seen repeated failures over 20 years and what has happened in the county could be an indication of what is going on elsewhere. By examining those failures in detail, there could be implications for mental healthcare across the NHS.

What is the aim of the inquiry?

The Lampard Inquiry, external is the first public inquiry specifically looking into mental health deaths.

It will aim to understand what happened to patients who died at children and adult inpatient units, under the care of the NHS in Essex, between the years 2000 and 2023.

The inquiry will focus on Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust , external(EPUT) and the North East London Foundation Trust, external (NELFT), along with organisations that existed previously.

It will not look at deaths in the community unless they happened within three months of discharge from a mental health unit, the patient had been assessed and refused a bed, or they were on a waiting list for a bed.

Essex mental health deaths inquiry relaunched with legal powers

chairwoman Baroness Lampard said she was committed to carrying out investigations that were "appropriately focussed and proportionate"

What is an inquiry?

Public inquiries are funded by the government and are led by an independent chairperson. They can force witnesses to give evidence, although that will not apply to families.

No-one is found guilty or innocent, but the inquiry publishes recommendations. The government can accept or ignore them.

Why is it called the Lampard Inquiry?

It is named after the chairwoman of the inquiry, Baroness Kate Lampard.

She is a former barrister who oversaw the NHS investigations into abuse by former television presenter Jimmy Savile.

Baroness Lampard is a member of the House of Lords. She is a crossbench peer, meaning she is not affiliated to a party.

She said she wanted to "make recommendations on [how] to improve the provision of mental health inpatient care".

Savile inquiry barrister to lead Essex mental health probe

Why is the focus on Essex?

Calls for an inquiry were first made by the mothers of two 20-year-old men who died at the Linden Centre - a mental health unit in Chelmsford.

In 2008, Ben Morris, the son of Lisa Morris, was found dead after calling her to say he wanted to leave.

Ben Morris had ADHD and voluntarily admitted himself to the Linden Centre to get medication, but died a few weeks later

Four years later, in 2012, staff said they found Melanie Leahy's son Matthew unresponsive, and he was pronounced dead in hospital. He reported being raped days before he died.

Staff did not follow the trust's policy after the allegations and his care plan was falsified.

Since then, repeated failures have been raised in the county.

Melanie Leahy, pictured with her son, said the Linden Centre in Essex was "the most unsafe place he could have been"

The health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), raised concerns around the safety of wards and staffing from 2014 to 2018, external. Recommendations were not acted on.

In 2017, Essex Police launched a corporate manslaughter investigation into the deaths of 25 patients at nine mental health units, but there were no charges. Police said the cases did not meet the "evidential threshold".

In 2019, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published a report into the deaths of Matthew Leahy and Ben Morris, external. It quoted a "systemic failure to tackle repeated and critical failings over an unacceptable period of time".

A year later, Melanie Leahy and 24 other families set up an online petition for an independent inquiry. About 105,000 people signed it, forcing a debate in Parliament.

In 2021, former health minister Nadine Dorries said a robust independent inquiry would be held, external, but it would not have full legal powers to compel staff witnesses to give evidence.

That same year, the Health and Safety Executive fined EPUT £1.5m after the deaths of 11 patients. The judge said there had been a "litany of failures", external and suicides had not been prevented.

Last year, following an undercover report by Channel 4's Dispatches, external, the CQC rated two female wards "inadequate". It showed staff sleeping while they were supposed to be observing patients.

In the same year, the inquiry was given full legal powers at the request of the former chairwoman Dr Geraldine Strathdee, who stepped down for personal reasons.

More deaths were then included for investigation because of "ongoing concerns" over services.

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Sadiq Khan has promised to continue free school lunches for older primary school children for four more years.

The pledge, costing more than £500m, forms the centrepiece of his manifesto for a third mayoral term.

The government funds meals for more than half of London's pupils, including those eligible for support because their family receive benefits.

The Lib Dems pledged to maintain them. Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall said she would review the policy.

The Green Party candidate said she would go further with free school meals and help young Londoners with the cost of living.

'Uncosted pledges'

Mr Khan said he wanted to "give the next generation a chance".

"Free school meals have proved a lifeline during the worst decline in living standards on record - saving parents and carers up to £1,000 per child over two years but they do much more besides," he said.

"That meal can be the difference between a child realising their potential and falling short of it.

"That meal removes the shame of not having enough money to eat. That meal makes children feel equal."

In September, City Hall made free school meals available to nearly 300,000 more pupils, those aged 7-11, for the 2023/24 academic year. Nationally, Labour's policy is to provide breakfasts for all pupils, not lunches.

Mr Khan (centre) made the pledge alongside Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner (second right)

Conservative candidate Susan Hall suggested money might be better targeted on "more nutritious meals" for the most needy.

A spokesperson said: "The only way Sadiq Khan can afford these uncosted pledges is by slashing police funding and bringing in pay-per-mile.

"Susan is listening to Londoners, which is why she will make our city safer and scrap Sadiq Khan's Ulez expansion and pay-per-mile plans on day one."

Green Party candidate Zoe Garbett said: "A Green mayor would go much further to listen to what young people need and want from our city.

"There are still thousands of secondary school children going hungry across the city and in our fully costed manifesto, I believe City Hall can comfortably afford to provide free school meals to them as well."

Liberal Democrat candidate Rob Blackie said: "The Lib Dems introduced free school meals for five to seven year olds, so I can commit to keeping free school meals for all primary school children if I am elected."

BRIXTON COMMUNITY

The Electric Avenue referred to by the British musician Eddy Grant in his 1982 single by the same name is located in the South London borough of Lambeth, specifically the Brixton neighborhood. Notably, this road was the first market street in the world to be lit by electricity in the late 1800s—hence its name.

Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London built in 1888.[1] It was the first market street to be lit by electric lights.[2][3]Today, Electric Avenue contains national retail chains (Boots, Greggs, and Iceland), plus various local food and housewares retailers. It also hosts a part of Brixton Market, which specialises in selling African, Caribbean, South American, and South Asian[4] products. It is located just around the corner from Brixton Underground station (1972). The street originally had cast iron Victorian canopies[5] over the pavement, which were damaged in World War 2 and removed in the 1980s.

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ReferencesBy Stephanie Pappas, Callum McKelvie published October 17, 2022

Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music and is different all over the world.

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Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition goes a step further, defining culture as shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs and understanding that are learned by socialization. Thus, culture can be seen as the growth of a group identity fostered by social patterns unique to the group.

"Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones and a million other things," Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in

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The "Eyre Controversy" turned into a long and increasingly public issue, dividing well-known figures of the day. It may have contributed to the fall of the government.

Just like how the National trust in the uk have a responsibility to maintain our historic buildings and land in Britain, what good will is available for the buildings and land in Jamaica.

Addressing our histories of colonialism and historic slavery

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The National Trust cares for places and collections on behalf of the nation, and many have direct and indirect links to colonialism and historic slavery. Our interim report on the ‘Connections between Colonialism and Properties now in the Care of the National Trust’ examines these links as part of our broader commitment to ensure that they are properly represented, shared and interpreted.

Introducing the report into colonialism and historic slavery

The buildings, gardens and artefacts in our care reflect many different periods and a range of British and global histories – social, industrial, political and cultural. As a heritage charity, it’s our responsibility to make sure we are historically accurate and academically robust when we talk about the places and collections in our care.

What’s in the report?

The 115-page 'Interim Report on the Connections between Colonialism and Properties now in the Care of the National Trust, Including Links with Historic Slavery' details the connections that 93 historic places in our care have with colonialism and historic slavery. This includes the global slave trades, goods and products of enslaved labour, abolition and protest, and the East India Company and the British Raj.

It draws on recent evidence including the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project and the Trust’s own sources. It also documents the way that significant Trust places are linked to the abolition of slavery and campaigns against colonial oppression.

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Levelling up in wolverhampton

The first community conversation for City Centre West in Wolverhampton has closed this week, with the team now collating and reviewing feedback to help shape the regeneration opportunity.

We signed a Development Agreement with the Council, after the partnership was approved by the Cabinet, in July 2024. The decision kick-started an initial community conversation with Wolverhampton residents and other interested groups.

City Centre West has been identified by the Council as a priority location for brownfield regeneration. With the potential to deliver up to 1,000 new homes (including affordable homes), as well as shops, cafes, restaurants, and an enhanced Market Square.

City Centre West is the largest regeneration opportunity in Wolverhampton city centre, and we are working in partnership with the Council to deliver this project.

Held over two days, the team spent time in Wolverhampton city centre to hear from the community directly. We spoke with residents about what they liked about their city and what they would like to see at City Centre West.

Top priorities included high quality public spaces, new places to eat and drink, and affordable homes.

As part of the regeneration, there is also an opportunity to enhance the existing Market Square, which is one of the largest public spaces in the city. We asked the community what they might like to see – with trees and plants, outdoor seating, and cafes or restaurants identified as top priorities.

The engagement sessions were held in Wolverhampton’s Urban Room – a newly opened space funded by the local authority and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Located on Queen Square, right in the heart of Wolverhampton, the Urban Room is designed as a bespoke engagement and consultation space. With over 100 people visiting in person over two days, and nearly 1,000 views of the consultation website.

With the deadline for feedback passing this week, our team is now carefully reviewing the feedback and identifying how City Centre West might be able to respond before finalising a detailed plan.

Further community conversations events will be held over the coming months, where residents will be able to see how we have responded to the feedback provided.

In the meantime, you can find out more at www.citycentrewest.co.uk

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPopcaanPopcaan performing at Summerjam in 2013Background informationBirth nameAndrae Hugh SutherlandBorn19 July 1988 (age 36)[1]
Saint Thomas Parish, JamaicaOriginPortmore, JamaicaGenresDancehall [2]Occupations

Deejay
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Years active2007–presentLabels

Websiteofficialpopcaan.com

Andrae Hugh Sutherland (born 19 July 1988), known professionally as Popcaan, is a Jamaican deejay.

In 2008, Popcaan joined Vybz Kartel's Gaza Music Empire. In 2010, he released his breakthrough international hit "Clarks" with Kartel, an ode to the shoe brand. In 2013, Popcaan signed with Mixpak Recordsand released his debut studio album, Where We Come From. In 2016, Popcaan signed with Canadian rapper Drake's record label OVO Sound and Warner Records. His second album for Mixpak, entitled Forever, was released in 2018.

Popcaan's international singles include "Only Man She Want", "Everything Nice", "Ova Dweet", "El Chapo", and "Family". He has collaborated with a number of international artists, most notably Drake, Jamie xx, Pusha T, Giggs, Matoma, Wale, Gorillaz, and Davido. Popcaan made his acting debut in the film The Intent 2: The Come Up (2018).

Early life

Sutherland was born in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, and grew up in Portmore. He was raised in a housing scheme, or housing project, known as Gangsta City. He describes his childhood as "rough",[3] having to stop attending school due to the street drama surrounding his town. His stage name "Popcaan" was bestowed on him by his close friend Scumpy, who died to street violence in Portmore.[4]

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2007–2010: Early career

In 2007, Popcaan approached Vybz Kartel at a local jam called "My Scheme" where Kartel recruited him to his Portmore Empire music group, becoming both a producer and mentor. Besides showing Popcaan the ropes of the music game, Kartel took him on major shows like Sting and Reggae Sumfest.

Popcaan began making music for Adidjaheim Productions with then-in-house producer NotNice, the first person to voice him professionally. He got off to a start with "Gal Wine" on the Gal Farm riddim, following up with early hits including "It Nuh Work So", "Jah Jah Protect Me", "Gangsta City", "Dream", "Gangsta City Part Second", and "Hot Grabba".

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Prominent Jamaican Promoter Vows to Market Gambian music Worldwide

thevoice August 20, 2021

By: Bakary Ceesay

JAMAICAN music promoter, Stampede real name Boswell Garth Lammie has vowed to continue supporting and marketing Gambian Reggae dancehall artistes.

Stampede said he has helped several Gambian Reggae dancehall artists to get air play on international radio stations and collaborations with Jamaican artists.

He told The Voice Vibes that: “I am promoting Gambian artistes in Jamaica. Most of the Gambian Reggae dancehall artistes know about Stampede, I promote most of the African artists and I will continue doing so and having a good relationship with Gambian artists”

He urged Gambians to show more support to Gambian artistes as they are singing great songs people are enjoying it in Jamaica.

“I am very happy to see African Reggae danchall artiste artistes are making great move and I want to see more Gambian artistes making it big worldwide”

He explained that he got lots of Gambian artistes songs play on radio stations in Jamaica and wider world like Jizzle, A2, DaddyBostin and others.

He promised to visit Gambia soon to colloborate with Gambians Djs, artistes, Promoters and producers to put Gambian music in the limelight across the globe.

Whenever recording artistes want a buzz for their music in the streets, Boswell “Stampede” Lammie is the go-to man. For the past 18 years, his savvy style of promotion has reaped rewards for several entertainers.

Macka Diamond, I Wayne, Gyptian, Aidonia, RDX, Bascom X, Vybz Kartel, Mavado, Intence, Iwaata, Hot Frass, Skillibeng, I-Octane, Jahmiel and Romain Virgo are some of the artistes who have benefited from his aggressive marketing.

“It s important for any artiste to take their promotion to the streets because the street is the first place to let your name and song be known,” said Stampede. “The face of music promotion in the streets has definitely changed, but it has become a little more easy since the introduction of the Internet,” he told Jamaica Observer’s Splash.

From West Kingston, Stampede got into music as a producer. In 2002, he moved into street promotion, a popular platform since the early days of the Jamaican sound system over 60 years ago.

Stampede’s first client was dancehall artiste KC Jockey whose song Look Good Machine he promoted.

His current clients include artistes from the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa. Ugandan artiste Bobi Wine, who has performed on Rebel Salute twice, is one of them.

Stampede’s career as a producer started in the late 1980s. One of his earliest productions was Cool Down by Cutty Ranks.

“I started out producing songs in 1989 and my first hit was Cool Down by Cutty Ranks. I also produced songs for Papa San, the late Dirtsman, Nardo Ranks, and Mad Cobra among others,” he said.

He was instrumental in promoting hit songs Done Already (Macka Diamond), Can’t Satisfy Her (I Wayne), and S erious Times (Gyptian).

He wore the hat of producer for three years before taking a break from the music business. He returned in 2002 when he and two friends, Keeble and Ilabash, formed a company called Stampede Conglomerate. Under that banner, songs were produced for a number of artistes including Khristopher, Sizzla, King David, and Frisco Kid.

For Stampede, the strategy for breaking and staying in the music industry is tried and proven.

“My advice is to keep focused on your musical career, stay humble, and always try to meet persons and let them know about your music. The more persons you meet, the more they will know about you,” he said.

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