Barbadian historian, vice-chancellor of UWI and CARICOM Reparations Commission chair.
Reform UK announced plans to block visas from countries demanding slavery reparations, citing Britain’s sacrifices in abolishing slavery. This stance follows recent UN resolutions recognizing slavery as a crime against humanity and calls for reparative justice, which many nations and leaders support, but the UK opposes, framing reparations as insulting and a threat to sovereignty. The debate highlights tensions over historical accountability and Britain’s global relations.