Jamaican politician: Why not seek reparations if UK paid slave debt until 2015?
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- South China Morning Postseen 9 Sept, 04:46headline rewritten
Jamaican minister to file slavery reparations petition to King Charles during UK visitJamaica to petition UK king over slavery reparations in landmark legal test - dominicanrepublicpost.comseen 9 Oct, 19:47article removed
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King Charles Absent As Jamaica Delivers $10 Billion Reparations Petition, UK PM Rejects Payment - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture
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Sun, 6 September 2026
4 reports- rutland-times.co.uk09:44first to report
Olivia Grange said past payments raised the question of why Jamaica should not now seek a remedy.
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:00
JAMAJKANSKA vlada uručit će kralju Charlesu peticiju s pravnim pitanjima o zakonitosti ropstva, što bi moglo otvoriti put prema odšteti za stoljeća zlostavljanja afričkih predaka.
- The Guardian World17:05
Slavery’s legacy continues ‘to deprive our country and our people’, says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica’s head of state A landmark petition is to be handed to King Charles by Jamaica over slavery reparations, aiming to confront historical crimes that still disadvantage former British colonies, the Caribbean nation’s culture minister has said. The petition will be lodged with Charles, Jamaica’s head of state, on Monday. Continue reading...
- South China Morning Post21:49edited after publishing
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Jamaican minister to file slavery reparations petition to King Charles during UK visitA Jamaican government delegation visiting Britain is set to file a petition addressed to King Charles on Monday, raising the question of slavery reparations, Kingston’s culture ministry said. Culture Minister Olivia Grange will lead the delegation “to advance Jamaica’s push for reparations for the African ancestors who suffered under hundreds of years of enslavement”, the ministry said in a statement. The petition asks the king, who is Jamaica’s head of state, to refer three questions on the...
Mon, 7 September 2026
7 reports- Al Jazeera English01:34
Petition to King Charles questions the legality of slavery under English law and UK’s responsibility for reparations.
- jamaica-gleaner.com05:07
Jamaica’s decision to lodge a petition today with King Charles to seek legal guidance on its slavery reparations claim from Britain has been branded as a disgrace by Pan-African advocate Dr Imani Tafari-Ama. “It is embarrassing. It is so embarrassing,” Tafari-Ama told The Gleaner yesterday. She noted that the Caribbean Community has already established a 10-point reparations plan to facilitate and guide the global African reparations movement.
- DW Top Stories06:49
Jamaica will ask King Charles III to refer questions about the legality of slavery and Britain's potential obligation to provide reparations.
- aol.co.uk10:34
The British Museum is set to hold talks with slavery reparations campaigners about returning the tribal artefacts.
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- express.co.uk7 Sept, 10:34their copy
- Al Jazeera English13:24
Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans toiled in Jamaica under more than 300 years of British rule.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)17:06
Jamajská vláda se obrátila na Británii se žádostí o nápravu újmy, kterou způsobil předkům současných obyvatel karibského ostrova obchod s otroky, na němž se Londýn podílel. Jamajská ministryně kultury v pondělí během návštěvy britské metropole předala králi Karlu III. formální výzvu, která má podle představ Kingstonu vést k omluvě a zaplacení odškodného, píší britská média. Británie již v minulosti tuto možnost odmítla.
- Al Jazeera English19:48
Britain expresses sorrow over slavery, but rejects financial compensation.
Tue, 8 September 2026
2 reports- AllAfrica05:03
[RFI] Jamaica is testing a new legal route in its long-running campaign for slavery reparations, asking Britain's monarch to put key questions before the Privy Council.
- Al Jazeera English19:01
Jamaica petitions the British monarch over questions about the legality of the transatlantic slave trade.
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- dominicanrepublicpost.com15:23removed by the outlet
King Charles Absent As Jamaica Delivers $10 Billion Reparations Petition, UK PM Rejects Payment - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & CultureNews Americas, LONDON, UK, Tues. Sep. 8, 2026: A Jamaican delegation led by Culture Minister Olivia Grange delivered a historic reparations petition to
Sat, 12 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World11:00
Petition to king, who remains Jamaica’s head of state, is formally lodged in landmark visit to UK by officials A palpable surge of emotion swept through Brixton’s New Park Road Baptist church as the packed congregation rose to sing Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. The service on Sunday marked the anniversary of the 1781 Zong massacre , when more than 100 enslaved Africans were thrown overboard so the ship’s owners could claim insurance for “lost cargo”. Continue reading...
Mon, 21 September 2026
1 report- Index.hr (Croatia)05:02
KARIBI kroz nove školske programe pripremaju mlade za povijesnu borbu protiv kolonijalnog nasljeđa i za naplatu britanske odštete zbog ropstva.
Wed, 23 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World01:15
The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petition King Charles has referred a landmark slavery reparations petition from Jamaica to a high-level UK appeals court for legal advice, Jamaica’s culture minister announced in parliament on Tuesday. Referring to the move as a “really big deal”, Olivia Grange told Jamaica’s MPs the monarch had confirmed that their legal questions have been passed on to the London-based...