May 20, 2021
Although unknown as a campaign strategist in Barbados, Guy Hewitt is no political neophyte. He spoke to
Barbados TODAY on his leadership in the Windrush scandal that garnered him international recognition.
Hewitt explained that the Windrush scandal was a consequence of the 2012 ill-conceived British immigration policy “to create a really hostile environment for illegal immigrants”. He explained that the outcome of this was that many “elderly, West Indian-born, long-term residents in Britain got shut out of the system.”
Due to a lack of documentation to confirm their status, these Caribbean-born migrants, many Barbadian, were denied the right to work, denied access to their bank accounts, and denied healthcare and other state benefits. The real tragedy was that these undocumented, elderly persons were “not treated as anomalies to be regularised” but as Hewitt explained, as “illegal immigrants”.
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An obituary by Nigel Browne for Caribbean Life. Clyde Jones, a prominent, award-winning, Brooklyn-based Barbadian photojournalist, who worked for the Advocate and Nation newspapers in his native land, died on April 17 at the age of 89, his wife, Thelma, confirmed. Mrs. Jones told Caribbean Life on April 20 that her husband died at Mt. Sinai Hospital…
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DEAR COLLEAGUES, Friends, Partners, Clients, the Caribbean Diaspora, and those who love our beautiful countries, The “Stronger Together Campaign: OECS Emergency Response for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines” is an initiative organized by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission relative to a coordinated approach to assist with relief efforts on behalf of our Member State, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Pledges are invited from individuals and corporations across the Caribbean and globally. All funds (100%) raised via this campaign will be directly transferred to the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Your support is being solicited via pledges. Kindly register your interest by completing the relevant form indicated below. The forms are designed to obtain contact information for the payment of pledges. Once the form has been completed, a member of the OECS Commission Team will contact you with payme
DEAR COLLEAGUES, Friends, Partners, Clients, the Caribbean Diaspora, and those who love our beautiful countries, The “Stronger Together Campaign: OECS Emergency Response for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines” is an initiative organized by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission relative to a coordinated approach to assist with relief efforts on behalf of our Member State, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Pledges are invited from individuals and corporations across the …