Beckles calls for investment in C’bean development from former colonial powers
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June 22, 2020
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, says apologies from British institutions for the historic role in slavery is not enough.
During an interview with Al Jazeera, Sir Hilary was speaking following the recent apology from the Bank of England and the Church of England for their ties to the slave trade.
Sir Hilary, called for dialogue, negotiation, and participation in a system of economic development that will help these societies to move forward.
The CARICOM Reparations Commission said British intuitions and other former colonial powers should pay for development in the Caribbean.
Sir Hilary said, “Across the Caribbean what we see is the legacy of European colonization.
