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Jamaican delegation defends legal route of petition to King Charles for slavery reparations

Petition to king, who remains Jamaica’s head of state, is formally lodged in landmark visit to UK by officials

The Guardian - UK

King Charles snubs slavery reparations petition while at Balmoral

KING Charles has been slated for not meeting Jamaican officials to receive a petition over slavery reparations while he enjoys a break in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Jamaica steps up slavery reparations campaign with petition to King Charles III

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.

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Jamaica to hand King Charles petition over slavery reparations

JAMAICA will hand over a petition to King Charles over slavery reparations on Monday, the country's culture minister has said.

The National (Scotland)

Jamaica takes its case for reparations for Britain's role in slavery to King Charles III

Jamaica is pushing for Britain to pay reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Independent UK

King Charles Faces Jamaica Petition Over Britain's Possible 'Legal Duty' on Slavery Reparations

Jamaica has petitioned King Charles III for a legal opinion on Britain's obligation to provide reparations for slavery, seeking guidance from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

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Jamaican delegates arrive in London with slavery reparations petition

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Jamaican government to bring slavery reparations petition to King Charles

The petition marks the first time a Commonwealth state has used this legal route ‘for the cause of reparatory justice’

The Independent UK

Jamaican politician: Why not seek reparations if UK paid slave debt until 2015?

Olivia Grange said past payments raised the question of why Jamaica should not now seek a remedy.

Evening Standard

Jamaican delegates arrive in UK to hand slavery reparations petition to King Charles

Slavery’s legacy continues ‘to deprive our country and our people’, says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica’s head of state

The Guardian - UK

Ghana backs Jamaica's petition to push UK for slavery reparations

Jamaica and Ghana, both former British colonies subjected to the transatlantic slave trade, are presenting a united front in the drive for reparatory justice. As Kingston prepares to lodge a formal petition with King Charles III seeking to advance its claim for reparations from the United Kingdom, Ghana's president says…

Radio France Internationale

Jamaican government to deliver slavery reparations petition to King Charles

THE Jamaican government will use the anniversary of a slave ship massacre to petition King Charles on reparations from Britain ...

The National (Scotland)

Jamaican delegation to travel to UK to lodge formal slavery reparations petition with King Charles

Visit to monarch planned for 6 September and will take Jamaica’s mission for reparatory justice to the ‘next level’

The Guardian - UK

Jamaican government to take fight for slavery reparations to King Charles

THE Jamaican government is set to take their fight for slavery reparations to the King with ministers saying attempts to seek justice over Britain's…

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‘Our history is intertwined’: heirs of Jamaican enslavers apologise to descendants of the enslaved

Emancipation Jubilee event hears apologies, including from the Guardian, in ‘important step’ towards reparatory justice

The Guardian - UK

Jamaica condemns Frank Hester’s Diane Abbott comments amid concern over contract

Ministers condemn allegedly racist remarks and say they knew about them only after signing deal

The Guardian - UK

A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?

The long read: As the author of a book about a pivotal uprising in 18th-century Jamaica, Vincent Brown was enlisted in a campaign to make its leader a national hero. But when he arrived in Jamaica, he started to wonder what he had got himself into

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Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bassist with Bob Marley and the Wailers, dies aged 77

Influential musician also co-produced group’s albums and mentored many Jamaican artists

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Evening Standard

Jo Mersa Marley dead: Bob Marley’s grandson dies aged 31

Political figures in Jamaica have paid tribute to the Jamaican-American musician, whose father is reggae pinoeer Bob’s son Stephen Marley

Daily Record

William and Kate met with slavery protests on 'ill-timed' Jamaica royal tour

The royal couple's arrival to the Caribbean island has been criticised by campaigners and senior politicians.

Daily Mirror

Kate Middleton and Prince William fly into slavery storm as they arrive in Jamaica

Prince William and Kate Middleton have arrived in Jamaica for the latest leg of their Caribbean tour with calls for them to apologise for the monarchy's role in slavery - with their visit branded "ill-timed" and "ill-conceived"

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