According to a press release, the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Glasgow have signed the first-ever agreement for slavery reparations since British Emancipation in 1838. The £20 million (US$ 24,135,640) agreement was signed at the Regional Headquarters of The UWI in Kingston, Jamaica recently by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Dr. David Duncan, University of […]
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UWI Establishes Center For Reparation Research
Photo credit: JIS The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, recently officially launched a Center for Reparation Research at the campus. The center will support the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) reparatory justice movement, building awareness and conducting research that will advance the claim to Europeans for reparation for native genocide, African enslavement, deceptive indenture, colonialism, and its legacies. Establishment of […]
UWI Establishes Center For Reparation Research
The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, recently officially launched a Center for Reparation Research at the campus. The center will support the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) reparatory justice movement, building awareness and conducting research that will advance the claim to Europeans for reparation for native genocide, African enslavement, deceptive indenture, colonialism and its legacies. Establishment of the Centre is […]