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

According to a report by The Guardian… The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petitionKing 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. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/23/jamaica-king-charles-to-refer-slavery-reparations-petition-to-privy-council