King Charles’s Caribbean tour: Will he discuss slavery reparations?
Summary
King Charles is beginning a nine-day visit to the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda, including the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from November 1 to 4. The tour comes amid calls for Britain to apologize and pay reparations for slavery, and debate in some countries over ending the monarchy’s role as head of state.Key Facts
- The tour begins in the Bahamas, continues in Guyana, and ends in Antigua and Barbuda.
- King Charles is expected to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, where topics include the environment, trade, and development; reparations may also be discussed.
- Officials in the Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda have signalled support for becoming republics.
- Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said an apology should follow the king’s recognition of slavery as a dark period in history.
- A 2023 poll found that 51 percent of surveyed people in the Bahamas wanted a republic, while 27 percent preferred to keep the monarchy as head of state.
- Jamaica filed a $10 billion slavery reparations petition in London in September, and the article says it is due to be heard by a UK Privy Council in March next year.
- The UK has not formally apologized for slavery or paid reparations, according to the article.
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