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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles, says that compensation should be awarded for the many indignities heaped on the country\u2019s ancestors during the period of slavery.<\/p>

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Charles remarks during the Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally at Gordon House earlier this week.<\/p>\n

The speaker of the lower house\u00a0 argued that the British Government felt that it was just to compensate the planters, who had already benefited from the exploitation of \u201cour \u2018foreparents\u2019, by awarding them \u00a320 million, the equivalent of more than \u00a320 billion today\u201d.<\/p>

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\u201cWe cannot undo the injustices of slavery, but we can honour our ancestors by demanding that their contribution be properly recognised,\u201d he noted.<\/p>

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\u201cI encourage all Jamaicans not to dismiss the issue of reparations offhand but to try to understand the reasons behind the call and the implications it would have for our society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On behalf of Parliament, Charles commended the CARICOM Reparations Commission, and the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, through the National Council on\u00a0Reparations (NCR), for staging the Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally.<\/p>

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The CARICOM initiative is aimed at building awareness among young people across the region about the issues surrounding the reparations movement and agenda.<\/p>\n

Relays have been held in Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, St. Lucia, and Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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The Jamaican leg of the relay commenced on October 10, and has covered the parishes of St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary, St. Ann and St. Catherine.<\/p>

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