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The king and queen’s visit to the former colony is the first by members of the Dutch royal family in nearly five decades

The king and queen’s visit to the former colony is the first by members of the Dutch royal family in nearly five decades

More than eight in ten Caribbean people believe the UK and other former colonial countries should commit to long-term sustainable investments which help develop affected nations, according to research by The Repair Campaign.

The Repair Campaign is highlighting this significant level of support as it calls on the Governments of all 15 CARICOM Member States to seek apologies from former colonising countries including the UK, France and the Netherlands. Acknowledgement and apology are seen as crucial first steps towards achieving reparatory justice for the Caribbean.

The Repair Campaign, a movement for reparatory justice in the Caribbean, has welcomed the upcoming visit of a delegation from the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) to the United Kingdom this week (November 17-20) as another important step in building support for reparatory justice.

The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) is recruiting a head of reparations as part of its response to previous revelations that its founder’s company profited from colonial-era trade and the work of enslaved people.

Denis O’Brien, founder of The Repair Campaign, a movement for reparatory justice in the Caribbean, has charged that the UK Government must urgently commit to increased support for Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

THE Bahamas National Reparations Committee (BNRC) has issued a strongly worded open letter condemning recent US military actions in the Caribbean, warning that the region is “not a battlefield” and denouncing what it calls a continuation of colonial power dynamics

The current geopolitical environment is arguably not conducive to pursuing reparations for slavery and colonialism. But Africa and its diaspora in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe continue to make headway, with a focus not only on seeking financial compensation but also on ending racial discrimination.

Grenada’s history has been central to The Repair Campaign September’s newsletter feature. Here is a brief roundup of a few such events during September 2025, in which reparatory justice took a central focus.

The Repair Campaign spoke with one of our advocates, Grenadian-Jamaican Renee Campbell about her work in reparatory justice.

The country is being held back by not receiving the reparations for slavery it is owed

Let’s confront the question posed by the title of this article right away. Are reparations for slavery a realistic possibility or just a fantasy? I firmly believe that reparations are a practical, fair, and achievable way to compensate the descendants of Africans in the Caribbean for the atrocities committed by European nations during the transatlantic slave trade and slavery.