Intergovernmental bloc of 15 member states advancing political and economic integration in the Caribbean
Leaders from Africa, the Caribbean and beyond have aligned on a 19-point framework, endorsed at a Ghana summit, to turn UN recognition of transatlantic slavery into concrete reparatory measures. The plan calls for debt relief, cultural restitution and new global panels to guide implementation, with growing cross‑regional support and ongoing debates over the specifics of compensation.
Cuba has endured repeated nationwide blackouts since January after the United States imposed an effective oil embargo. The outages have halted public transport, forced hospitals to cancel surgeries and deepened shortages of food and medicine. Cubans are installing solar panels, batteries and electric tricycles while officials are loosening some private-sector rules to ease shortages.
Caricom’s reparations commission has convened in London to press Britain on sovereignty, decolonisation and reparations, while seeking a framework for negotiations. Caribbean leaders say the region remains the most colonised and demand self-determination for overseas territories, debt relief, and a formal apology.