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JAMAICANS SHUN PRINCE WILLIAM AND DUCHESS KATE'S ROYAL VISIT, DEMAND SLAVERY
REPARATIONS

Dánica Coto
Associated Press


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including
professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare for a trip to the former British
colony.

The group is rejecting the visit of Prince William and Kate scheduled for
Tuesday, part of a larger trip to the Caribbean region that coincides with the
60th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence and the 70th anniversary of the
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

“We see no reason to celebrate 70 years of the ascension of your grandmother to
the British throne because her leadership, and that of her predecessors, have
perpetuated the greatest human rights tragedy in the history of humankind,” read
a letter published Sunday ahead of the couple’s visit and signed by 100 Jamaican
leaders.



The weeklong royal tour of Central America and the Caribbean that began on
Saturday was taken at the behest of the queen, who is William’s grandmother. The
trip aims to strengthen Britain’s ties with Commonwealth countries, but it’s off
to a rocky start and comes as some countries consider cutting ties to the
monarchy like the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados did in November.



Local opposition forced the royal couple to cancel a visit to a cacao farm in
Belize that was planned for Saturday, while the upcoming trip to Jamaica has
angered some who say they are still waiting for an apology and slavery
reparations.

Jamaica lawmaker Mike Henry, who has long led an effort to obtain reparations
that he estimates at more than 7 billion pounds, told The Associated Press in a
phone interview that an apology is only the first step for what he described as
“abuse of human life and labor.”

“An apology really admits that there is some guilt,” he said.

More:Prince William, Duchess Kate scrap first stop of Caribbean tour after
protest in Belize



Hundreds of thousands of African slaves toiled in Jamaica under more than 300
years of British rule and faced brutal conditions. There were numerous bloody
rebellions, with one woman called “Queen Nanny” leading a group of formerly
enslaved Africans known as Jamaican Maroons whose guerrilla warfare became
renown and battered British forces. “Queen Nanny” remains the sole female of
Jamaica’s eight national heroes.



During their two-day stay in Jamaica, Prince William and Kate are expected to
celebrate Bob Marley’s legacy, a move that also has riled some Jamaicans.

“As a Rastafarian, Bob Marley embodied advocacy and is recognized globally for
the principles of human rights, equality, reparations and repatriation,” stated
the letter of those demanding an apology.

The group said that it would be celebrating 60 years of freedom from Britain,
adding that it is saddened “that more progress has not been made given the
burden of our colonial inheritance. We nonetheless celebrate the many
achievements of great Jamaicans who rejected negative, colonial self-concepts
and who self-confidently succeeded against tremendous odds. We will also
remember and celebrate our freedom fighters.”






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