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Will Guyana election end LGBTQ+ criminalisation in South America?
What’s the context? Parties contesting the Sept. 1 election broadly support ending the continent's last law that makes same-sex intimacy a crime. BERLIN - Most of the political parties running in Guyana's general election next week have promised...

Colourful floats and glamorous outfits bring 'a piece of the Caribbean to London' on the second day of Notting Hill Carnival
Revellers of Notting Hill Carnival paraded the streets in glamorous and eccentric outfits alongside colourful floats to celebrate the annual Caribbean festival. Thousands of people lined the route in sunny weather, with temperatures soaring to...

St Kitts and Nevis CBI leads wealth migration industry, set benchmark for others
Last Updated on August 26, 2025, 1:15 PM AST by Anthony Morris St Kitts and Nevis: A recent comprehensive feature in Gulf News has put a spotlight on how St Kitts and Nevis has pioneered the concept of the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) industry...

Moment Notting Hill Carnival revellers brawl as police arrest 400 but hail facial recognition for reducing violence at festival... with just two stabbings
This is the moment a fight broke out among Notting Hill Carnival revellers on the Tube - as police hailed a crackdown at the festival that led to 400 arrests. Footage filmed inside Baker Street station shows a man in a brightly coloured carnival...

Moment Notting Hill Carnival revellers brawl on the Tube as festival ends with more than 400 arrests
This is the moment a fight broke out among Notting Hill Carnival revellers on the Tube - as the festival came to an end with more than 400 arrests. Footage filmed inside Baker Street station shows a man in a brightly coloured carnival costume...

Worst ever Notting Hill Carnival for arrests as Met takes 528 people into custody over two days - but insists its facial recognition cameras 'drove down serious violence'
Police made a record number of arrests at Notting Hill Carnival this year, detaining 528 people over the course of two days. Scotland Yard said there were 200 arrests on Sunday and 328 on Monday, up from 349 last year and the highest number of...

Crackdown sees Notting Hill Carnival arrests hit highest figure in six years: Full breakdown
Two people were stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival today as police claimed there were 'far fewer' incidents of serious violence this year despite a 21 per cent increase in arrests. The Met Police said a total of 423 people were arrested across the...

Notting Hill Carnival revellers don incredible feathers & fill streets with colour on final day of world-famous party
REVELLERS are celebrating the Notting Hill Carnival with a dazzling splash of colour as the final day gets going. The streets of West London were heaving with partygoers for the annual event which began in 1966. 14 The Notting Hill Carnival is led...

Oman launches golden visa: How Gulf countries are tempting investors
Oman has become the latest country in the Gulf region to expand on its long-term residency programme for foreigners, in a bid to bring more investment into the country. A broader package of incentives announced on Saturday is set to be formally...

10 pictures show Notting Hill Carnival celebrations as West London streets 'feel like the Caribbean'
The colourful Notting Hill Carnival adult's parade is underway in West London - with people saying it 'feels like the Caribbean' here in London. Pictures from the event's final day show mas bands in colourful Caribbean-themed outfits while they...
Fewer violent incidents at Notting Hill Carnival
More than a million people were expected to attend this year’s event, with around 7,000 police officers on duty across the capital on Sunday and Monday The streets of west London were awash with colour, music and celebration as thousands of people...

Notting Hill Carnival revellers party in sunny streets
LONDON - The party atmosphere has taken hold of west London again as the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival kicked off with the main parade. Colourful costumes, dancing and music filled the streets of west London for Europe’s biggest street...

Two stabbings at Notting Hill Carnival as 400 arrested in total
More than 400 arrests have been made over the two main days of Notting Hill Carnival including two stabbings, the Metropolitan Police have said. There have been two reported stabbings, in Powis Terrace and Oxford Gardens. Neither resulted in...

Bridging the Climate Divide: Protecting Marginalized Communities from...
The global climate crisis is a defining challenge of our time, one that transcends environmental degradation to amplify existing social inequities. There is conclusive evidence that the burden of climate change disproportionately falls on...

Thousands watch parade on second day of Notting Hill Carnival
Bands and floats representing the Caribbean, African and Brazilian diaspora paraded through west London on Monday as Notting Hill Carnival entered its second day. Thousands of people lined the route in warm conditions, with temperatures reaching...

Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...

Drunk and disorderly on Tobago sugar estates
Commentary Newsday 21 Minutes Ago Dr Rita Pemberton - DR RITA PEMBERTON The typical image of a sugar plantation shows enslaved Africans labouring in the fields, while descriptions of the plantation complex focus on the activities considered...

New Eastern Caribbean Peace Corps cohort sworn in
On August 15, 2025, Marikaa Stephenson officially administered the oath to ten new Peace Corps Volunteers during a hybrid ceremony that underscored the organization’s foundational value: community. A Peace Corps release shared that the event...

No official bulletin from Washington on Visa restrictions
The Grenada government has not received any official communique from the U.S administration in connection with a decision allegedly taken by Washington to impose visa restrictions on government officials in St George’s over the Cuban medical...

South Africa vs Australia streams: How to watch Rugby Championship 2025 live online from anywhere
Are the Wallabies back? There's only one way to find out. Australia pulled off the most stunning result of the year last week, coming back from 22-0 down – they'd touched the ball twice when the Springboks scored their first try, and one of those...