Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaica will take the next legal step in its pursuit of reparations for slavery, by petitioning His Majesty King Charles to refer a series of legal questions to the Privy Council.

She said the move marks the next phase in Jamaica’s long-standing reparations campaign, aimed at securing justice for the atrocities committed during the transatlantic slave trade and enslavement.

“After years of discussion and planning, we are moving ahead with our demand for reparations in the name of our ancestors. The next step in the long journey for reparations is a legal step in which we will petition His Majesty King Charles to put a series of very, very important legal questions to his Privy Council,” Ms. Grange said.