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That has to be compensated for in the context of cash repayments and compensation. in the caribbean, we are looking at a different circumstance. we have the highest percentage of diabetes, hypertensions in the world per capita — the result of these sugar plantations where you consume what you grow. you grow sugar, you consume it. now, we all have a sugar problem in the caribbean because we've been eating sugar as a meal and exposed to that, and now we are all addicted to it, with the consequences. we have to repair that. so, you say every community has to go about the way that reparations ar...

Reparations are made in their own fashion that suits their community? let me tell you what the black entertainment billionaire robertjohnson in the united states says. he wants $14 trillion in reparations. he says, "we as a country, the united states, must atone by paying back black people of all stripesm the rich ones, poor ones and the middle." i mean, even people like oprah winfrey or lebronjames could be paid under this principle. when somebody like that makes that kind of comment, it invites mockery, doesn't it, that the likes of oprah winfrey should be paid? well, i'm not sure it does. w...

In 1782 with 300 slaves! so, it's the symbolism of that kind of act. it's a powerful symbolism! what about the commonwealth, though, because there are many who say that it... philip murphy, director of the institute of commonwealth studies, says the commonwealth has an admirable record of progressive causes, most notably the struggle against apartheid. would you want barbados to leave the commonwealth, too? no, i live in the modern world, i live in a realistic environment. the commonwealth is a very significant institution. there are challenges, of course, with most institutions. the commonwea...

Good afternoon. wow, what a difference a day makes. we started today mild, but quite murky out there, with outbreaks of rain. these weather fronts were pushing their way steadily northwards through the night. behind it, introducing this milderairwith night. behind it, introducing this milder air with this southerly flow. that mild areas going to gradually the cold air across much of england and wales. the exception is it will always sit across the far north of scotland. that means there is potential, as we go through the day to day of seeing a little bit of snow, as you can see from the tops o...

Thursday, towards christmas eve, as that weather front continues to push its way steadily north, popping into the cold air, we could see some significant snow to higher ground, 200 metres in the highlands, before it peters out through the night. further south, it peters out through the night. furthersouth, it's it peters out through the night. further south, it's going to be a misty and foggy start. a milder start, but that is certainly worth bearing in mind if you are a band of travelling to see friends and family first thing on christmas eve. the fog will gradually lift into low cloud, rain ...