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The African-Caribbean Reparations and Resettlement Alliance (ACRRA) has taken a significant step by urging De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) to extend its reparative measures to include the U.S. Virgin Islands, due to what ACRRA says is the bank’s historical ties to slavery in the territory.

St. Kitts has joined the regional effort to make former rich, slave owning families in the United Kingdom pay for the sins of their ancestors who had profited from the brutal trans Atlantic slave trade

“What is needed now, is the mechanism, the structure, how are we going to move from apology to a mechanism that leads to reparation and that definitely cannot take another 100 years…”

Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has been honoured for his distinguished contributions to academia and as a social justice advocate and administrator.

Countries are struggling with life expectancy, infant mortality and education which stunt economic growth

The 8th Symposium on Contemporary Colonialism & Reparations in the Caribbean culminated in resounding success after five days of engaging discussions, workshops and impactful presentations held across various venues on Bonaire. The symposium brought together distinguished speakers, activists and stakeholders, fostering critical dialogue on pressing issues in the Caribbean region.

CARICOM’s most militant and outspoken head of government says she is taking the fight to Britain and other former European slave trading nations to make them pay reparations for the genocide and there is already a tabulated invoice on how much Britain at least owes her island nation in payments.

During his address at the High-Level Meeting of Heads of State globally on December 2, the Kalinago youth underscored the significance of young people’s involvement in these spaces, asserting that the younger generation is not merely the future but also the architects of the present.

THE National Reparations Committee (NRC) sparked-off its 10th Anniversary observances earlier this week, with the launch of a National Consultation on Reparations at the Castries City Hall.

The Accra Reparation Conference adds to the growing demands for reparations after about 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by European nations from the 16th to the 19th century and enslaved on plantations that built wealth at the price of misery.

Dr Barnett emphasised that CARICOM Heads of Government agree that collaboration with Africa on reparations is critical to moving the reparations justice agenda further forward. “They have expressed their full support for the convening of the Accra Reparations Conference as a strategic and prime opportunity to forge a common, collaborative agenda between the Caribbean and Africa on reparations”, stated the Secretary-General.

In various parts of the world, people of African ancestry are pushing the cause for reparations. In the United States, political leaders, religious personalities, grassroots organizations, opinion leaders have been unceasingly and increasingly calling for reparation, generations after generations.