UWI’s Vice-Chancellor Prof Hilary Beckles, in his capacity as chair of the Caricom Reparations Commission (CRC) has said no member of the commission was a part of a Caribbean group visiting Britain and the European Union with a reparations agenda.

He said statements to the effect that these individuals, comprising a few from the Caribbean, but mostly Europeans, will engage in reparations conversations with political officials and civil society groups.

As a consequence, the commission received several requests for interviews and comments, necessitating a statement to clarify the situation for the betterment of all concerned, Sir Hilary said.