The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission has intensified its call for decolonization, urging the United Kingdom to return the British Virgin Islands to full Caribbean sovereignty and asking King Charles III to publicly support the decolonization of Britain’s remaining Overseas Territories. The appeal came during a series of meetings in London, where Commission representatives argued that the Caribbean remains “the most colonized region in the world” and that genuine reparatory justice must begin with self-determination.
The Guardian’s report explores the Commission’s broader reparations agenda, which extends beyond financial compensation to include political sovereignty, formal apologies, debt relief, education, public health, and development initiatives. The article also examines the constitutional role Britain continues to play in several Caribbean territories—including the British Virgin Islands—and the growing momentum behind regional efforts to address the enduring legacy of colonialism ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
Read the entire Guardian article here.
