ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC) – Surviving relatives of a family in the United Kingdom, who in the 18th and 19th centuries jointly owned approximately 1,200 slaves on six plantations in three different p.
"For centuries the Dutch State and its representatives facilitated, stimulated, preserved, and profited from slavery. For centuries, in the name of the Dutch State, human beings were made into com.
I have first to acknowledge that the Queen is still our Head of State and is this year celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, but we are constantly reminded that we live in a post-colonial society, whatever that means. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex visited SVG as part of visits to the Commonwealth Caribbean by representatives of the Royal family. The image it presents is …