Jamaican reggae icon, global cultural figure and advocate of social reform
The Notting Hill Carnival is underway in London over a three-day weekend, with Panoramas, J’Ouvert, family parades and Monday’s Adults’ Parade shaping a festival of Caribbean culture. Crowds fill the route in west London as communities celebrate history, music and food, while Grenfell tribute events run alongside the celebrations.
Jamaica’s government has filed a petition asking King Charles to refer three questions about transatlantic slavery to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, seeking clarity on legality, criminality, and potential redress. The move is part of a broader reparations push that includes artefact repatriation talks with the British Museum. The UK has previously rejected reparations demands.