Will King Charles Reign Open The Door To Reparations For Caribbean Slavery
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness called the king’s mother, Queen Elizabeth“global matriarch” and “close friend of Jamaica” after her death on September 8. While Holness’s statement of condolence may be emotional, he and many Jamaicans look forward to a time when the Caribbean island nation is free of its constitutional monarchy and a day when Britain formally apologizes and makes reparations for the work. Jamaica is just one of many former British colonies in the Caribbean seeking atonement for the enslavement of millions of people and the lasting legacy of that horrific era....