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By Paul Lashmar Reader in Journalism, City, University of London“Reparations have been paid for other wrongs and obviously far more quickly, far more speedily than reparations for what I conside

Some UK families whose wealth largely derives from the transatlantic slave trade have agreed to pay reparations.

On International Human Rights Day in 2021, The Gleaner, celebrating 70 years of publishing in the UK, held an e-conversation in which the main question to be considered by the six panellists was, “Should Jamaica become a republic?” I was one of the...

Sunday, August 27, 2023 - A United Nations judge says the UK is likely to owe more than £18tn in reparations for its historic role in transatlantic slave trade. A report co-authored by the judge, Patrick Robinson, says the UK should pay $24tn (£18.8tn) for its slavery involvement in 14 different countries. According to Robinson, the…

A United Nations (UN) judge says the United Kingdom is likely to owe more than £18tn in reparations for its historic role in transatlantic slavery. A report co-authored by the judge, Patrick Robinson, says the UK should pay $24tn for its slavery involvement in 14 countries. But Robinson said the sum was an “underestimation” of the damage caused by the slave trade. He said he was amazed some countries responsible …

A report led by the judge, Patrick Robinson, says the UK should pay £18.8tn for its role in slavery.

News comes in the week when the family of a former British prime minister apologised for owning stolen Africans.

Guyana's President described slavery as a "permanent stain on our civilisation" and said reparations are needed

‘The Empire Must Pay Back’ say campaigners after landmark report calculating the real cost of slavery and reparations due.

THE EDITOR, Madam: Please allow me to offer some comments on the letter of M. Thomas, titled, ‘Are reparation claims reality or fantasy’, published in The Gleaner on June 16. M. Thomas addressed several aspects of my introduction to the Report on...