CHIEF Ricardo Bharath of the Santa Rosa First Peoples Community has issued a clarion call for justice and reparations for the genocide and enslavement of indigenous peoples across the Caribbean.

Speaking at the Fourth Indigenous Peoples Conference on October 6 at the La Horquetta Public Library on Slinger Francisco Boulevard, La Horquetta, Bharath highlighted the historical atrocities committed against native populations following European colonisation and the introduction of Christianity.

Notably, the only parliamentarian in attendance was Opposition Leader and Arima MP Pennelope Beckles.