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EU says slavery inflicted “untold suffering”, hints at reparations

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves speaks during a press conference at the summit between European Union leaders and leaders of the CELAC group of Latin American and Caribbean states, in Brussels, Belgium, on 18th July, 2023.

Reuters The European Union said on Tuesday that Europe’s slave-trading past inflicted “untold suffering” on millions of people and hinted at the need for reparations for what it described as a “crime against humanity”. From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported by mostly European ships […]

Haiti humanitarian aid needs to come to terms with gangs, says Caribbean leader

Police patrol the streets after gang members tried to attack a police station, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 25th April, 2023.

Kingstown, Jamaica Reuters Humanitarian aid to Haiti will need to take into account the influence of heavily armed gangs who control large parts of the country, the president of a regional bloc said ahead of planned talks with the European Union next month. “If anybody wants to deliver humanitarian assistance to Haiti, they have to […]