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Jamaica Hails King's Decision to Refer Slavery Reparations Petition to Privy Council
Culture minister Olivia Grange called the move a 'really big deal' after lodging the historic petition in the UK earlier this month.
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Culture minister Olivia Grange called the move a 'really big deal' after lodging the historic petition in the UK earlier this month.

Officials from Jamaica presented a petition to King Charles III, the country's head of state, during a landmark visit to the UK, as a London church service marked the anniversary of the 1781 Zong massacre.

A petition to the UK monarch has renewed debate over whether Britain bears a legal obligation to redress harms linked to slavery, according to Al Jazeera.

A group of Jamaican officials and campaigners is set to hand a landmark petition to King Charles on Monday, calling for reparations over the legacy of slavery.