The Government and Parliament of Saint Lucia, Ministry of Youth and Sports, National Reparations Committee (NRC), National Youth Council (NYC), The Repair Campaign (TRC) – and the 30+ young men and women who participated in the two-day National Youth Parliament on Reparations on May 26th and 27th, must all be roundly-commended for how this historic event played-out.

From conference rooms in Ghana to expected clashes at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua, former St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says the Caribbean reparation movement is preparing for what could become its most coordinated international campaign yet.

As momentum grows across the Caribbean reparations movement, Saint Lucia’s youth are preparing to take a leading role in discussions on historical justice and the legacy of African enslavement through a planned National Youth Parliament initiative.

Every now-and-then, one feels very good about something – and that’s exactly how I felt on Thursday evening (May 7, 2026), while following a youth debate on Reparations in the St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN) national parliament.