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SHAMEFUL - Pan-Africanist blasts Jamaica’s move to petition to King today on reparations guidance

September 07, 2026 | News
Jamaica’s decision to lodge a petition today with King Charles to seek legal guidance on its slavery reparations claim from Britain has been branded as a disgrace by Pan-African advocate Dr Imani Tafari-Ama. “It is embarrassing. It is so embarrassing,” Tafari-Ama told The Gleaner yesterday. She noted that the Caribbean Community has already established a 10-point reparations plan to facilitate and guide the global African reparations movement.
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