By Dillon De Shong- Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has issued an invitation to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to attend discussions with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the need for reparatory justice for the ills of British colonialism.
Mitchell issued the call today as he received an apology from members of the wealthy Trevelyan family for their ancestors’ role in enslaving over 1,000 Africans at their six plantations.
“As a head of government, I want to take this opportunity to join in a public request to my fellow head of government of the United Kingdom to accept our kind invitation to commence dialogue in an open, transparent, frank and dignified manner to talk of the need for reparative justice for the citizens of CARICOM,” he stated.
“And to also use your good office as the convenor to join with your European counterparts to address this issue with your French and Spanish counterparts in particular. And I make special mention of the Republic of Haiti. Because if there is one island where it is demonstrable that the need for reparative justice exists is the Republic of Haiti.”
Mitchell’s call for a dialogue with Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez echoed one made by Laura Trevelyan as she and members of her family apologised to Grenada.
Trevelyan said it was important that conversations about the impacts of slavery be held so that the work to heal the wounds of history can begin. (Loop News)
