AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoReparatory Justice & Juneteenth: At Christiansborg Castle in Osu, Ghana, young students staged an emotional reenactment of the transatlantic slave trade as Africa and the U.S. marked Juneteenth for the first time outside the United States, closing the Next Steps Conference that adopted a reparatory justice framework. Culture in Schools: The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is partnering with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, with live school readings starting June 23. Crop Over Revival: NCF is bringing back large masquerade traditions for Crop Over, selecting six new large costume concepts for production after a call for submissions. Air Peace Clarifies “Birth Tourism” Claims: Air Peace denies involvement in any ads or social media pushing pregnant women to travel to Barbados for birth tourism or citizenship benefits, saying the airline did not authorize the content. Reparations Push Grows: African and Caribbean leaders back a 19-point reparations plan calling for compensation, debt relief, formal apologies, and restitution of cultural property and remains. Barbados Citizenship & Work Access: Immigration officials report 1,696 people entered Barbados under CARICOM free movement in eight months, with scrutiny to protect local hiring. Local Sports & Arts Loss: Barbados mourns basketball coach Dwight Rouse and music icon Sir Emile Straker, while Emily Odwin turns pro in golf.
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