CARICOM Secretary-General Urges Unity and Action as CARICOM Relaunches Ten-Point Plan for…

“The Caribbean has consistently asserted that reparations is fundamentally about justice . It is about recognition, accountability and transformation, and about building a just and equitable future for the descendants of those who, as the chattel of colonial owners, endured untold suffering, loss of life and freedom.” CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett reaffirmed the Community’s […] WINNFM 98.9 | West Indies News Network CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett reaffirmed the Community’s pursuit of reparatory justice for genocide, the dispossession of Indigenous peoples and the enslavement of Africans, at the opening ceremony of the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations on Thursday, 17 September 2026. 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.” This major CARICOM forum on reparations comes on the heels of the adoption of the landmark United Nations Resolution A/RES/80/250 on 25 March 2026, which declared the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity.” Dr Barnett emphasised that reparations are about recognition, accountability, and transformation, and highlighted the revised CARICOM Ten-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice as a comprehensive framework to address historical wrongs and their contemporary consequences. Secretary-General Barnett commended the leadership of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, chaired by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, and noted the progress made since its establishment in 2013, with twelve Member States now operating national commissions or committees.

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20 Sep 2026

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