Barbadian Prime Minister since 2018, party leader, attorney
A 26-year-old influencer known as Fidias has won significant votes in Cyprus’ parliamentary election, with his Direct Democracy party receiving about 5.4% and four seats in the 56-member House. Fidias has said he will remain in the European Parliament but has ceded his domestic seat to Yiannis Laouris; his movement is polarising politics ahead of the 2028 presidential race.
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.
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.