what is interesting is that st kitts and nevis, they would not require a majority referendum. ather require a simple majority referendum. but st vincent and the grenadines would need to third. and backin grenadines would need to third. and back in 2009, that didn't happen. there was only 45% of the people that voted in favour of the republic. and when i interviewed prime minister gonzalez today. he said to me that, look, he's not sure if this transition will happen in his lifetime, though he hoped so. let's just talk about this issue of reparations. reparations to be paid. yeah, so you may remember last year when there was a number of royal towards that took place in the caribbean countries like jamaica, the bahamas. and there as well as people, a number of people there were cheering, were greeting the royal family. were cheering, were greeting the royalfamily. but were cheering, were greeting the royal family. but there were also people protesting, holding up placards calling for reparations. the prime minister of st kitts and nevis, as you heard, he said that he would welcome

but in the caribbean nation of st kitts and nevis, the country's prime minister has told the bbc hisrles iii remains head of state. dr terrance drew said he would welcome an apology from the monarchy for its historic role in the slave trade. there are 1a commonwealth realms — or countries where the king remains head of state. eight are in the caribbean, where questions linger over the crown's role in the slave trade, and whether or not to go republic. 0ur correspondent celestina 0lulode reports. the shifting tides of constitutional change. this tiny island is reconsidering its relationship with the crown. the prime minister of st kitts and nevis says he wants to give people a say on who their head of state should be. the head of state still resides in the monarchy in england. and so that aspect of it is telling us that we are not totally free yet. that consultation or discussion will start sometime during my leadership. the prime minister is also calling for an apology for the monarchy�*s historic role in the slave trade. i think that acknowledging that somthing would have gone wrong

if there is one place that illustrates st kitts and nevis colonial past it is brimstone hill fortresses in 2019. the entire structure was built by enslaved africans. they are the ones who harvested the stone, they cut them into shape. historian leonard stapleton showed the king around the island. we recognise that the people that fill the office of the monarchy, they are in person kind and genuine human beings, but the office do represent the same force that was behind the enslavement of the africans. as the country strides forward, questions linger and reaching an agreement regarding any next steps appears to be a long way off. gp surgeries in england will receive £240 million to improve the technology they use to communicate with patients. it's part of a wider plan from the government, which is expected later this week, to address the problems many people face when trying to make an on—the—day appointment. labour and some gps have said much more help is needed to ease pressure on primary care. getting more phone lines is fine. that's ok. giving us £250 million is ok, we need that in

the prime minister of the caribbean nation of st kitts and nevis has told the bbc his country is "not terrance drew said he would welcome an apology from the monarchy for its historic role in the slave trade. there are 1a commonwealth realms — or countries where the king remains head of state. celestina oloolodeh reports. the shifting tides of constitutional change. this tiny island is reconsidering its relationship with the crown. the prime minister of st kitts and nevis says he wants to give people a say on who the head of state should be. the head of state still resides in the monarchy of england. and so that aspect of it is telling us that we are not totally free yet. that consultation, discussion, will start sometime during my leadership. the prime minister is also calling for an apology for the historic role of the monarchy in the slave trade. i think that acknowledging that some wrong was done, acknowledging it, and apologising for it, is a step in the right direction. buckingham palace says slavery is an issue the king takes profoundly seriously. last month, the palace said it

the prime minister of st kitts and nevis says he wants to give people a say on who the head of statestill resides in the monarchy in england. and so, that aspect of it is telling us that we are not totally free at. us that we are not totally free yet. that consultation, discussion, will start sometime during my leadership. the prime minister is also calling for an apology for the historic role of the monarchy in the slave trade. i think that acknowledging that some wrong was done, acknowledging it, and apologising for it, is a step in the right direction. buckingham palace says slavery is an issue the king takes profoundly seriously. last month, the palace said it was supporting independent research into the royal family's historic links to the slave trade and on the matter of countries becoming republics, king charles iii has said it is a matter for each nation to decide. britain's influence remains strong here even after almost 40 years of independence but as this nation reaches that milestone, there is ongoing debate around its identity. we still have the same colonialist thinking

so as part of our 5th anniversary in st kitts institute, we introduce the a collection with smith. it's, i'll be well in my little code daily. this is because it's really focused on our production process is us and brought and that's to make the world a better place considering all of this ways. we talk lynn as a brand, and it's also this is us to be very quiet shows us consumers whenever it comes to fashion, that's always i will lose sure. from the time somebody starts until they are considered and then then it goes to from the time you start to on. so the middle part and then now why we have reached the go see if i guess i'm just reading local the and himself, what is the word that is done? and just the size of his creativity. i want to have them put things together and i really, really proud of him for the yeah, 5. so a lot is that to you know why we started working with piece of cloth. i do see that 5. so not maybe on monday, i miss you. i'll do my best to provide what you did. yeah. yeah, i am 5 foot of gone because i have seen an improvement in a lot of this, which for the pa

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next up is joy and her son george, vacationing in st. kitts. that looks gorgeous.ancy's navy in west hall, virginia. thank you for your service. check out donna celebrating her 80th birthday in the louvre. bradley and kara got married in vail, colorado, skied in her wedding dress. congratulations to that happy couple. last but certainly not least, a point of personal privilege here, happy birthday, dad. that's my dad, dave, just outside tampa. he is 68 years young today. we love you very much, pops. monroe is excited to sing you happy birthday later on. send us a photo of you and your mug with the #sundaytoday. you may see yourself here next week. remember, you can get that mug online at today.com/shop. >>> a quick programming note, major league baseball is back and it's streaming on peacock a little later on this morning. our mlb sunday leadoff coverage of the los angeles dodgers and the tampa bay rays starts today at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. remember, you can stream "today" live every morning including sundays as part of peacock's morning news live collection. th

regulators have opened a new investigation into twitter's modifications to its headquarters on march kitts st twitter employees have now filed new lawsuit. they accuse owner elon musk of turning the building into a twitter hotel for workers. the student also claims musk order changes to the building that violated building codes, including adding locks that would not open in an emergency department of building inspection confirms it has opened a new complaint department first opened an investigation in december after the company converted conference rooms into bedrooms. plans for a new ik and shopping center in san francisco are delayed. his sister company purchased a shopping center at sixth and market in 2020 with plans to put in an ikea other stores and a food hall in february. ik said the shopping center would be ready to open this month. i can now tells ktvu that the opening timeline has been delayed to give more time to work on the customer experience and local stakeholders. a k did not give a date for the opening, but says it plans to hold the grand opening celebration in the coming mon

the caribbean nation of st kitts and nevis is to hold a public consultation on whether to remove kingrom 9th on the grid to win the miami grand prix and extend his lead in the title race to 14pts. the magic of eurovision, that is what we are discussing for obvious reasons. pauljordan, doctor eurovision, is here. he knows everything there is to know that eurovision doesn't have a clue as to how to get a ticket because he's not going. nicki french, former uk entrant in 2000, and another man who knows, mans zelmerlow, who won eurovision fit sweden in 2015. let me bring in a friend of mine, a musical legend and great songwriter because we made an album together. kate robbins, how are you? are you looking forward to this in your home city? looking forward to this in your home ci ? �* �* . ., city? i'm in belgium at the moment. every year. — city? i'm in belgium at the moment. every year. it — city? i'm in belgium at the moment. every year, it reminds _ city? i'm in belgium at the moment. every year, it reminds me _ city? i'm in belgium at the moment. every year, it reminds me of- city? i'm