CARICOM stance at UN 4th Committee places BVI decolonization firmly on reparatory justice agenda

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has declared its unequivocal support for the full decolonization  of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) at the United Nations (UN) Fourth Committee at the ongoing 81st Session of the UN General Assembly; a cause which has been backed by the CARICOM Reparations  Commission (CRC) led by CRC Chairman Sir Hilary Beckles and CRC Deputy Chairman H.E. Ambassador  David Comissiong.

The declaration was made in a CARICOM statement delivered by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mutryce  Williams, Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis to the UN, at the committee’s 7th plenary  meeting in New York. According to Ambassador Williams,

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“Our Heads of Government have endorsed the work of the C-24 concerning the British Virgin Islands  and supported continued engagement with the decolonization process there. We further note the  important steps being taken by the British Virgin Islands as it readies its people for full self-governance.  As the negotiations for a pre-independence constitution are underway, CARICOM encourages  continued constructive dialogue between the United Kingdom, the BVI, and the United Nations, with  particular attention to democratic participation, good governance, economic resilience, and the  political aspirations of the people concerned.”