REPARATIONS ADVOCATES SAY APOLOGY FOR SLAVERY WOULD BE A FIRST STEP

Reparations advocates in Antigua and Barbuda are welcoming the willingness of Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham to consider a formal apology for his country’s role in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

However, they say an apology must be the beginning of a broader process of reparatory justice, not a substitute for compensation.

Burnham has expressed openness to structured dialogue with countries and communities affected by slavery, while maintaining that financial reparations are not the answer.

Elesha George reports.