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UK church brings official apology for involvement in slavery

UK church brings official apology for involvement in slavery
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Vivian Crawford gets Musgrave Gold Medal

VIVIAN CRAWFORD, born in Moore Town, Portland, came to historic Kingston city for the first time in 1949, on a market truck. The experience was so enriching that he went back home speaking “proper English”. Ten years later, he returned to Kingston...

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Olivia Grange | Doing right by the ancestors

The following is a submission by Olivia Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport . This is the second year that we have called the nation to observe March 25 as the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Chattel...

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International firm estimates that UK owes Jamaica trillions in reparations

An international economics consulting firm has estimated that the United Kingdom owes Jamaica US$9.5 trillion in reparations. Further, it is also estimated that Spain owes Jamaica US$103 billion for slavery. The position was put forward in a paper...

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Reparation report puts chattel slavery debt at US$108 trillion


A report on reparation for transatlantic chattel slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean has suggested a US$108-trillion debt owed by the perpetrators.

According to the report, launched at The ...

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Hogwash! - Jamaica Observer


On
the eve of the Christmas holidays the Government of Jamaica found itself before a United Nations (UN) body, fending off allegations of racial discrimination against the Rastafarian and Maro...

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Caribbean reparations activists react to Dutch Government's apology for slavery


REGIONAL reparations activists have welcomed/accepted the apology issued by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for African enslavement, but express disappointment that the statement stopped short of c...

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Jamaica shines at Worldwide Music Expo - Jamaica Observer


Jamaica's
booth at the Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX 2022) now under way in Lisbon, Portugal, has been a beehive of activity with many booking agencies anxious to meet the island's artistes in a...

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'No Reason to Celebrate': Jamaicans Protest, Demand Reparations, and Apology for Slavery During Visit by Royals William and Kate

Jamaicans have countered a visit by the royal family with demands for an apology and reparations for slavery. Dozens of Jamaicans took to the streets of

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