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You think is appropriate? we believe that they can make significant contribution to eradicating illiteracy. so our forefathers, they were not given the benefit of proper educational institutions. and so our governments have inherited a high illiteracy rate. our health system, the caribbean is well known for chronic disease, diabetes and hypertension. and it's a direct legacy of the diet that we inherited from the period of slavery. so we believe that... ..the european countries, the former colonial powers, can assist greatly in our health care system by transfer of technology and medication an...

The name hankey is well known on grenada, and my family owned slaves on this island in partnership with a mr hankey. he was our agent. freed slaves often took the names of their masters. so it's possible that my relatives owned the ancestors of the mr hankey who runs the store today. it's so nice to meet you. it took a bit of persuasion before mr hankey would speak to me. it's disconcerting when a complete stranger turns up to ask about the past. i'm just curious to know if it's possible that my relatives owned your ancestors. there is a possibility. but if it was the case that we were linked ...

To try to repair the damage done by slavery. the arguments for and against reparations are controversial and complex. the moral imperative of making amends versus questions about whether this is the most effective way to tackle racial inequality. and is it right to expect those who weren't responsible to pay the price for decisions made hundreds of years ago? on one of the forts built by britain and france to defend their lucrative slave trade, i met with arley gill, the chair of grenada's national reparations commission. reparations mean to us compensation for the exploitation of our forefath...