Jamaica to petition King Charles on reparation – Grange
Jamaica will be taking steps to petition Britain’s King Charles III who is Jamaica’s de facto head-of-state, on the issue of reparations for slavery.
Specifically, Jamaica will be asking the King to refer three questions to the Privy Council regarding reparations.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange made the announcement Tuesday in the House of Representatives during her contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate.
“We are taking our demand for reparations from the United Kingdom for the enslavement of our African ancestors into another phase,” Grange stated.
She explained that the petition requests that King Charles seeks the advice of the Privy Council on three questions set out in the petition. Grange said this was a legal approach which does not in any way conflict with the political approach as posited through negotiation.
