By: Colville Mounsey April 14, 2026 Barbados now has, for the first time, a quantified figure for reparations owed for the brutal system of slavery, with the long awaited tally expected to be formally released later this week. American economist Dr Coleman Bazelon led a team from Public Interest Experts Inc. in a six-month study … Continue reading Barbados gets reparations estimate
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April 8, 2026 The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has applauded the recent adoption of a United Nations resolution that formally recognises the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. CRC Chair, Sir Hilary Beckles, described the resolution as a long-overdue step that lays the foundation for a global dialogue … Continue reading CARICOM Welcomes Historic UN Resolution Recognising African Enslavement as Humanity’s Gravest Crime
ByIka Washington on March 26, 2026 On March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly made a landmark decision. The global body formally adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. The Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime … Continue reading The Gravest Crime: Canada’s Abstention and the Call for Reparatory Justice
BVI News on March 27, 2026 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has welcomed what it describes as a “historic” United Nations resolution declaring the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity, a move leaders say strengthens the region’s long-running push for reparatory justice. The resolution, adopted by the United Nations General … Continue reading CARICOM pleased as UN declares slavery the “gravest crime ever”
Presentation to the 2026 CCI Research Symposium, February 19-10, 2026 The VC is also the Chair of the CARICOM Reparations Commission and is leading the effort to secure reparations for chattel slavery in the Caribbean. https://youtu.be/cKcIT1d5KSo See our 2026 Research Symposium page for additional videos and information.
February 27, 2026 At the closing media conference of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, Chair of CARICOM and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew, reaffirmed the Region’s commitment to reparatory justice. Prime Minister Drew announced that Heads of Government have tasked … Continue reading CARICOM Leaders Strengthen Reparations Agenda
February 17, 2026 Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are headed to Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis for the bloc’s 50th regular summit, where they will engage high-profile international guests and address pressing regional challenges including its single market, the crisis in Haiti, border disputes and reparations. According to a provisional agenda released by the … Continue reading CARICOM leaders to tackle CSME, reparations, Haiti in Basseterre
The Netherlands' King Willem Alexander, second from left, and Queen Maxima, left, pose for photos with Suriname President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons and her husband Glenn Geerlings, right, during an official welcome ceremony for the country's 50th independence anniversary, at the presidential palace in Paramaribo, Suriname, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bentik Paulus) PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Representatives … Continue reading Indigenous Surinamese accept Dutch king’s apology for colonial slavery
On first official visit to UK, group calls for mutually beneficial programme to clean up ‘mess’ left by colonialism Sir Hilary Beckles: ‘All dimensions of our civilisation have been subject to severe extraction of wealth.’ November 18, 2025 Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent The Caribbean’s slavery reparations body has decried misleading press reports that suggest their aim … Continue reading Caribbean slavery reparations body decries claims it aims to ‘break UK Treasury’
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact Sir Hilary Beckles, who is leading the six-member delegation, said: ‘The global reparations movement is entering a new wave of impact, visibility and mobilisation.’ Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Natricia Duncan in Kingston November 16, 2025 A delegation from the body leading … Continue reading Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice