Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery...
Politics

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

The Guardian UK Wednesday 23 September 2026, 01:15 UTC By Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent 1 min read
Key Points

The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petitionKing Charles has referred a landmark slavery reparations petition from Jamaica to a high-level UK appeals court for legal advice, Jamaica’s culture minister announced in parliament on Tuesday. Referring to the move as a “really big deal”, Olivia Grange told Jamaica’s MPs the monarch had confirmed that their legal questions have been passed on to the London-based...

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 legal advice, Jamaica’s culture minister announced in parliament on Tuesday.

Referring to the move as a “really big deal”, Olivia Grange told Jamaica’s MPs the monarch had confirmed that their legal questions have been passed on to the London-based privy council – the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth countries.

Continue reading...
Jamaica (LOCATION) King (ORG) Olivia Grange (PERSON) UK (LOCATION) Charles (PERSON) London (LOCATION) Commonwealth (ORG)
Originally published by The Guardian UK Read original →

Related Stories

Malaysia’s Anwar faces political reckoning in Melaka as state calls for poll

Melaka on Wednesday officially called for a state election – the latest test for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, which is already facing an internal feud and growing public frustration over failed reforms. The state assembly was dissolved effective from Wednesday following an official notification sent to the country’s Election Commission the previous day by Ibrahim Durum, the Melaka state assembly’s speaker. “A state election will be held within 60 days of the...

South China Morning Post 30m ago

Terrorism remains a major concern, Singapore to enter next phase of SGSecure movement: PM Wong

Terrorism remains a major concern, Singapore to enter next phase of SGSecure movement: PM Wong Marking the 10th anniversary of the SGSecure movement, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned Singaporeans against complacency and taking the country’s peace and security for granted. Whenever Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is briefed about cases of radicalised individuals whose plans to carry out public attacks are thwarted, his first reaction is relief. But terrorism is still a major concern, and the...

Channel News Asia 32m ago

US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'

US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship' The US has criticised Australia's proposal to give users the ability to opt out of social media algorithms, saying it amounts to "censorship of protected speech". Under Australia's draft digital duty of care laws, tech firms risk hefty fines if they fail to give users the option to turn off algorithms in a bid to protect them from harmful content. In a rare submission to the proposed laws, the US embassy in Canberra...

Hacker News 47m ago

Romania’s political deadlock risks handing power to far right, PM nominee warns

Romania’s center-left opposition must urgently decide whether to support a new pro-European government or be blamed for the far right gaining control, warned the country’s potential next prime minister. In an interview with POLITICO, European lawmaker Siegfried Mureșan said he would ask the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to back his center-right National Liberal Party (PNL) in a new vote “by the end of next week,” even though the PSD’s leadership has so far refused to...

Politico EU 59m ago