Caribbean leaders back Jamaica petition to King Charles for slavery reparations

<p>Caricom summit gives ‘broad support’ for request to Charles as region steps up campaign for justice </p><p>Caribbean leaders are backing Jamaica’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/jamaica-king-charles-slavery-reparations-uk">petition to King Charles</a> on reparations as the region prepares to step up its pursuit of reparative justice for slavery, the prime minister, Andrew Holness, said.</p><p>Speaking at <a href="https://caricom.org/49hgc/">this week’s leaders summit</a> for the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a bloc of 20 member and associate member states, Holness said Jamaica had secured “broad support” from the region for its petition to the king, the island’s head of state.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/10/caribbean-leaders-back-jamaica-petition-to-king-for-slavery-reparations">Continue reading...</a>