SOURCE 1
Prime Minister of Canada — Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting communiqué, 5 November 2026
Source extract: “We welcome the agreement of the Government of the United Kingdom to engage in a structured, time-bound, inclusive and good-faith dialogue with affected parties addressing the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans and its historical harms.”
Public record: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/11/05/communique-commonwealth-heads-government-meeting-chogm-2026
SOURCE 2
The Guardian — UK and Caribbean to begin dialogue within next year, 4 November 2026
Source extract: “Burnham announced on Friday that he wanted to begin a structured dialogue and was open to Britain apologising, but ruled out reparations.”
Public record: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/debt-relief-aid-no-replacement-slavery-reparations-uk-told-caribbean
SOURCE 3
CARICOM Reparations Commission — 10-Point Reparation Plan
Source extract: “Only an explicit formal apology will suffice within the context of the CRJP.”
Public record: https://caricomreparations.org/caricom/caricoms-10-point-reparation-plan/
SOURCE 4
CARICOM — Endorses Revised Ten-Point Reparations Manifesto, 10 July 2026
Source extract: “The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) approved a revised plan for reparatory justice at the just-concluded 51st Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government (5-8 July 2026).”
Public record: https://caricom.org/caricom-endorses-revised-ten-point-reparations-manifesto/
SOURCE 5
CARICOM — Secretary-General urges unity and action, 18 September 2026
Source extract: “The Conference is being held from 17 to 19 September 2026 at the Wyndham Grand Sam Lord’s Castle, St. Philip, Barbados, under the theme “Reparatory Justice as the Coming Enlightenment.””
Public record: https://caricom.org/caricom-secretary-general-urges-unity-and-action-as-caricom-relaunches-ten-point-plan-for-reparatory-justice/
SOURCE 6
POLITICO — Commonwealth summit agreement raises slavery reparations after row with UK, 26 October 2024
Source extract: “The wording was agreed after sustained pressure from some member states, particularly Caribbean countries, despite Britain insisting reparations were “not on the agenda” for the summit.”
Public record: https://www.politico.eu/article/united-kingdom-slavery-reparations-colonies-commonwealth-summit-samoa/
SOURCE 7
African Union — AU Theme of the Year 2025
Source extract: “This initiative underscores the AU's commitment to addressing historical injustices, including the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism, apartheid, and genocide.”
Public record: https://au.int/en/theme/2025
SOURCE 8
UN News — UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s historical wrongs, 25 March 2026
Source extract: “The resolution spearheaded by Ghana received 123 votes in favour.”
Public record: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167199
SOURCE 9
UN News — Reparations key to dismantling systemic racism, 14 April 2026
Source extract: “Speaking on Tuesday at the fifth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, he lauded the advances in racial justice and equality that have been made over the past decades.”
Public record: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167297
SOURCE 10
The Royal Family — King’s CHOGM opening speech, 3 November 2026
Source extract: “We cannot change the actions of those who came before us. We can, however, learn from the past.”
Public record: https://www.royal.uk/chogm-opening-ceremony-2026-speech
SOURCE 11
BBC News — King calls slave trade a shameful chapter, 3 November 2026
Source extract: “Prime Minister Andy Burnham, also at the summit, has said that he is open to Britain issuing a formal apology but has ruled out financial reparations.”
Public record: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr89znnnn7dno
SOURCE 12
University of the West Indies — A historic reparative apology, 6 March 2023
Source extract: “The Trevelyan Family apology on Monday, February 27, during a forum co-hosted by the Grenada National Reparations Committee (GNRC) and The UWI shows the successful application of this framework, which has come to be known as the “Ten Point Plan”.”
Public record: https://sta.uwi.edu/news/releases/release.asp?id=22579
SOURCE 13
Associated Press — Descendants of British owner of slaves apologise, 25 August 2023
Source extract: “The descendants of a 19th-century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana apologized Friday for the sins of their ancestor, calling slavery a crime against humanity with lasting negative impacts.”
Public record: https://apnews.com/article/guyana-britain-slavery-apology-reparations-8436c66be778297be52d575c8fa44ce0
SOURCE 14
University of Glasgow — Historic agreement sealed, 23 August 2019
Source extract: “The University of Glasgow has committed to raising and spending £20 million over the next 20 years.”
Public record: https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2019/august/headline_667960_en.html
SOURCE 15
Caribbean Life — Jamaica’s struggle to become a republic drags on, 7 August 2026
Source extract: “Barbados is the last of the members of the 15-nation CARICOM bloc to become a republic in late 2021.”
Public record: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/jamaicas-struggle-to-become-a-republic-drags-on-amid-calls-for-urgent-talks/
SOURCE 16
Jamaica Information Service — Jamaica files landmark reparations petition, 9 September 2026
Source extract: “The petition, filed on Monday (September 7), asks the King, in his capacity as Head of State, to refer three questions about the legality of chattel slavery and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Jamaica’s highest court.”
Public record: https://jis.gov.jm/jamaica-files-landmark-reparations-petition-to-the-king/
SOURCE 17
Jamaica Information Service — Preliminary hearing set for March 2027, 20 October 2026
Source extract: “Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, provided the update on October 15.”
Public record: https://jis.gov.jm/preliminary-hearing-date-for-reparations-petition-set-for-march-2027/
SOURCE 18
Antigua News — Reparations Commission welcomes CHOGM progress, 10 November 2026
Source extract: ““Dialogue is not an apology, and an apology, while important, is not reparations,” the commission said.”
Public record: https://antigua.news/2026/11/10/reparations-commission-welcomes-chogm-progress-says-dialogue-must-lead-to-action
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