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Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

NEW YORK (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.…

John McCarthy April 20, 2025

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France forced Haiti to pay for independence. 200 years later, should there be restitution?

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — Two centuries ago this month, France pulled off one of history’s greatest armed extortions: After the first three leaders of a newly freed Haiti refused to…

John McCarthy April 19, 2025

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Enough talk, time for action, CARICOM official says on slavery reparations

LONDON (Reuters) - The push for slavery reparations is at a defining moment, a Caribbean Community official said on the second day of a United Nations forum, adding it was…

John McCarthy April 16, 2025

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Most Britons do not know scale of UK’s involvement in slavery, survey finds

LONDON (TG) — British people are widely ignorant of the scale and legacy of Britain’s involvement in slavery and colonialism, a survey has found, with the vast majority unaware how many people…

John McCarthy March 26, 2025

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Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?

LONDON — Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to engage on the issue. From the 15th to…

John McCarthy October 25, 2024

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Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal

BRIDGETOWN — A high-level Caribbean ambassador said today it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today's society.…

John McCarthy April 17, 2024

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European prejudice in interpreting Caribbean history: Opinion

Europeans have always approached the study of the history of non-Europeans with a jaundiced eye. Some European historians, when interpreting events in Caribbean history, always characterize the interaction between Africans…

John McCarthy April 16, 2024

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Netherlands King Losing The Carriage After Criticisms About The Dutch Colonial Past

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family’s “Golden Carriage,” one side of which bears a painting that critics say…

Bro Bot January 13, 2022

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‘Sorry Is Not Enough,’ Caribbean States Say of British Slavery Apologies

LONDON — British financial institutions that benefited from slavery such as Lloyd’s of London should go further than saying sorry for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and atone…

VI Free Press June 28, 2020