Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitation. By Donna Ferguson, The Guardian — Caribbean nations are preparing formal letters demanding that…
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Caribbean activists helped make reparations a mainstream concept. Now they hope ex-colonial powers will commit to paying, even if it’s not the trillions of dollars slavery is estimated to have…
By Reuters — Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations for slavery and…
The tiny island, alongside other Caribbean nations, is expected to request that 10 European countries begin negotiations for reparations. Text by Janell Ross / Bridgetown, Barbados | Photographs by Christopher…
By Earl Bousquet — CARICOM’s 50th Anniversary coincides with a decade of development of decisions that have led to its most-important international diplomatic and political achievement to date: Its decision…
By Verene Shepherd — The Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery (TCS) in the Americas and the Caribbean, an initiative of Judge Patrick Robinson, which he presented on June…
Source: NY Carib News — A study on the quantification of reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery (TCS) in the Americas and the Caribbean has found that trillions of dollars are…
Labour MP says Rishi Sunak should talk to region’s leaders after Trevelyan family announcements. By Aamna Mohdin, The Guardian — The Labour MP Clive Lewis has called on Rishi Sunak to enter…
By Amb. David Comissiong — Some of our people have been saying that the “Reparation” sums offered by both Laura Trevelyan and the Anglican Church are too small. Of course…
An apology only counts when there is a genuine process of reparation and reform. The people of the Dutch Caribbean are still waiting, says writer Jermain Ostiana. By Jermain Ostiana,…
By David Comissiong — On Monday 9th January 2023, a devastating blow was delivered to all those vested interests that would perversely seek to deny Africans and people of African…
The online buzz over high profile Britons’ ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade put attention on the ongoing reparations push in Barbados, and other Caribbean nations. By Jaclyn Diaz, NPR…
