Petition to king, who remains Jamaica’s head of state, is formally lodged in landmark visit to UK by officials A palpable surge of emotion swept through Brixton’s New Park Road Baptist church as the packed congregation rose to sing Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. The service on Sunday marked the anniversary of the 1781 Zong massacre,…
The discussion and Caricom's struggle for reparations have taken a new turn. Jamaica has submitted a petition directly to the King of England. The island asks the King, who is still the Jamaican head of state, to refer three legal questions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. It is noteworthy that […]