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King in Guyana, Alaska Senate probe, California subpoenas
The two-day state visit marks sixty years of UK-Guyana relations, and follows a Bahamas stop where Jamaica's reparations petition loomed over the ceremonies.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Tonight at 6:01 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “King Charles arrives in Guyana as Bahamas visit declared 'diplomatic success'”, with reporting from Washington Examiner, Northwales Chronicle (PA), Caribbean National Weekly, AOL (Telegraph) and NBC News.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 6:01 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Mary Peltola, Bahamas, Democrats, King Charles, California, Alaska Senate.
- BBN covered this story before: Obama-era Omar probe, Peltola seating, Amazon cloud surge (October 29).
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- BBCKing Charles arrives in Guyana as Bahamas visit declared 'diplomatic success'
- Washington ExaminerNational Democrats leave Mary Peltola to fend for herself amid Alaska Senate scandal
- Northwales Chronicle (PA)Charles arrives in Guyana for next leg of Caribbean tour October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
- Caribbean National WeeklyKing Charles to visit The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana in October facts used on air
- AOL (Telegraph)King Charles arrives in Guyana for second leg of Caribbean tour after 'touching warm welcome' in Bahamas - AOL October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC NewsAlaska governor orders investigation into Peltola camp after report they recruited second Dan Sullivan October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKing Charles has arrived in Guyana for a two-day state visit, welcomed at the airport by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, after a Bahamas stop his spokesman called a diplomatic success.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe visit marks sixty years of relations between the UK and Guyana, and he is expected to meet conservationists protecting the rainforest. Lovely.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe went after renewed calls for Britain to apologise over the slave trade.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorJamaica filed a ten billion dollar reparations petition in September, and Charles referred it to the Privy Council, with a hearing expected in March twenty twenty-seven.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn Alaska, Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered a state investigation into an alleged scheme by campaign and party operatives to confuse voters with a second, decoy candidate named Dan Sullivan.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMary Peltola's campaign is under scrutiny, and national Democrats are largely silent.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA decoy Dan Sullivan. The Times cites twelve people and dozens of text messages. Silence from the party is the first sign of the end.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFine.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPraise indeed.
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