Barbados backs away from paying slave owner for land
Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced plans to pay today’s descendants of a former British slave and plantation owner in Barbados.
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In late April, news broke in Barbados that the Barbados Labour Party government, led by Prime Minster Mia Mottley, was planning to make a payment of some BD$ 8 million (US$ 4 million, GBP 3.2 million) to Richard Drax, the current owner of Drax Hall plantation, as part of the compulsory purchase of 50 acres…
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Barbados halts £3m plan to purchase Tory MP's former slavery plantation amid backlash
Exclusive: Following widespread backlash, Bajan prime minister Mia Mottley has announced that the acquisition will be paused in light of public anger with the move and a public consultation will take place
Source: independent.co.uk
Barbados halts £3m plan to purchase Tory MP's former slavery plantation amid backlash
Exclusive: Following widespread backlash, Bajan prime minister Mia Mottley has announced that the acquisition will be paused in light of public anger with the move and a public consultation will take place
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Tory MP Richard Drax who has faced backlash for his ancestors' role in slave trade is set to receive £3million from sale of family's plantation in Barbados so land can be used for housing
The politician owns a 250-hectare (617-acre) sugar plantation on the Caribbean island that was built by his ancestors in the 17th century.
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