Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles
- A landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaican over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation’s culture minister has said.
- The petition will be lodged with Charles, Jamaica’s head of state, on Monday.
- We were able to bounce back from [Hurricane] Melissa, for example,” said Olivia Grange, who arrived in London at the weekend with members of Jamaica’s National Council on Reparations.
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- A landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaican over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation’s culture minister has said.
- The petition will be lodged with Charles, Jamaica’s head of state, on Monday.
- We were able to bounce back from [Hurricane] Melissa, for example,” said Olivia Grange, who arrived in London at the weekend with members of Jamaica’s National Council on Reparations.
Sources: Guardian