restitution of objects back to nigeria, and several institutions in the uk. museums are complicated creatures, and we all have different governance structures, and policies, procedures around acquisitions. so, i think we will see it in fits and starts across the world. but i m excited to see this change moment. can i ask, specifically, about the national gallery in nigeria? you mentioned this week that this is just the beginning of a working relationship between the two, between the national gallery and nigeria. can you talk to us a little bit about your institution s commitment to repatriations going forward, what other aspects of cooperation do you seek with nigeria? absolutely. so, i m so proud to be here at the national gallery where we have really been leaders in the field for the past 30 plus years, in terms of research on
The pottery, stone and seashell objects, made by Indigenous communities between 500 BC and 500 AD, were brought back last week by Colombian President Gustavo Petro as he returned from the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
repatriations was through the roof and he added it is much higher that we had ever seen before. while we don t have up to date statistic as to how many migrants have been apprehended in the bahamas so far, if you look at repatriation statistics for the last five years you can see somewhat of a spike with more than 14,000 somewhat of a spike with more than 111,000 migrants deported from the bahamas over the last five years. the bulk of that being haitian, about 11,389. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. as hollywood takes up the story of the young thai footballers rescued from a cave, our correspondent revisits the people who saved them.
cuts for their wealthy friends. you say? look, i think the thing we need to do is make permanent a lot of the tax provisions in the 2017 law. that law is working. you re seeing more repatriations coming from international firms, dollars coming back in. you re seeing the capital gains tax reductions obviously are generating more revenue. it s having the desired effect. the economy was poised to expand and grow and obviously we had a pandemic, which we had to deal with. the tax policies were put in place not for the short term but for the long-term. what investors need is certainty. they need predictability. if we make those tax changes permanent, i think you will start to see the investment come off of the side lines. you need change in policies in other issues like energy where this administration, again, has completely shut down oil and gas production in this country. there s a lot of things that you can do that would get the energy producers off of the sidelines and back into the g