reparations

(United Nations Caribbean) It is now understood and accepted that the transatlantic slave trade was the greatest crime against humanity in what is now defined as the modern era. In terms of its scale and its social, psychological,…
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(United Nations News) Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalizes hate,…
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By Dr. Kai-Ann Skeete (Shridath Ramphal Centre Trading Thoughts) Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill who led Britain through World War II is credited as saying “never let a good crisis go to waste.” It is with these…
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I urge all in CARICOM to focus on reparations for the enslavement of Africans on Emancipation Day, 2020. In our region, and elsewhere, we need to have a more thorough-going public education programme on the meaning and significance of…
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Barbados Prime Minister, the Hon. Mia Mottley, is calling for a Caribbean Marshall Plan and for reparations to address “the economic decline” that the Region will face as it confronts the negative impact of the pandemic and the inherent…
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