IndiaAIFounders — Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’

Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’

September 23, 2026 at 01:15 AM

The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petition

King Charles has referred a landmark slavery reparations petition from Jamaica to a high-level UK appeals court for legal advice, Jamaica’s culture minister announced in parliament on Tuesday.

Referring to the move as a “really big deal”, Olivia Grange told Jamaica’s MPs the monarch had confirmed that their legal questions have been passed on to the London-based privy council – the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth countries.

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