Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi, coming to you from barbados. I m on an historic sugar plantation where enslaved africans toiled in backbreaking labour during three centuries of the transatlantic slave trade. Barbados was one of the earliest and most profitable of the slave colonies in the caribbean. This is the house on the grounds of the plantation, built in the 16505, where the slave owners lived in great style. My guest is barbados born eminent historian sir hilary beckles. He s vice chancellor of the university of the west indies and chair of a caribbean commission to gain reparations for the descendants of enslaved africans. What are his chances of success? theme music plays professor sir hilary beckles, welcome to hardtalk. Tremendous honour, pleasure to be here. So, we re here in the part of barbados that is your ancestral land, your great, great, great grandparents worked on sugar plantations just nearby. What is the legacy of that history
Grounds of the plantation, built in the 1650s, where the slave owners lived in great style. My guest is barbados born eminent historian sir hilary beckles. He is vice chancellor of the university of the west indies and chair of the caribbean commission to gain reparations for the descendants of enslaved africans. What are his chances of success? professor sir hilary beckles, welcome to hardtalk. Tremendous honour, pleasure to be here. So, we are here in the part of barbados that is your ancestral land, your great, great, great grandparents worked on sugar plantations just nearby. What is the legacy of that history of slavery here in barbados? this is where the global world and a small island came together 400 years ago. This is barbados, the first slave plantation economy in the world. This is where slavery plantation, british capitalism all came together. A small place becoming the centre of the financial world of the west. It is a tremendous history. A tremendous history, but it is a
department stores and toy shops weren t ready for this level of footfall, while hair and beauty salons squeezed clients in for a last minute shave. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little while before the lockdown. translation: it s too busy - everywhere, but i have to come to get presents before the christmas holidays. under the new measures outlined on saturday, all non essential stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut from sunday. essential shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies must close by 8:00pm, and as previously announced, schools are closed until at least 9 january. the prime minister delivered the message in a sombre tone. translation: omicron is spreading even faster than feared, and so we must intervene now to prevent much worse. this is what a christmas lockdown looks like on my local high street in the hague. most of the shutters have gone down, and they won t be rolled up again untilat least mid january. this lockdown
the award winning architect richard rogers, who s landmark buildings include the pompidou center and the millennium dome, has died at the age of 88. and diego maradona fans prepare their bids as land, a mansion, and possessions that belonged to the world cup winning footballer are auctioned off. hello and thanks forjoining us. governments around europe are imposing tight restrictions in reaction to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. the netherlands has announced a stringent christmas lockdown, in an attempt to prevent a new wave of cases. all non essential, stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut from sunday under the new measures. anna holligan reports from the hague. a final flourish of festive cheer before dutch cities shutdown for christmas. department stores and toy shops weren t ready for this level of footfall. while here, a beauty salon squeezed clients in for a last minute shave. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little wh
has died at the age of 88. and diego maradona fans prepare their bids as land and possessions owned by the world cup winning footballer are auctioned off. hello and welcome to the programme. the netherlands has begun a four week lockdown to control the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. the prime minister, mark rutte, said unless his government took immediate action hospitals could become unmanageable. all non essential, stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut under the new measures. anna holligan reports from the hague. a final flourish of festive cheer before dutch cities shut down for christmas. department stores and toy shops weren t ready for this level of footfall, while hair and beauty salons squeezed clients in for a last minute shave. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little while before the lockdown. translation: it s too busy - everywhere, but i have to come to get presents before the christmas holidays. under the new