Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’

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The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petition King Charles has referred a landmark slavery reparations petition from Jamaica to a high-level UK appeals court for le…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:15:26 UTC.

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