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Strong case made for Rastafari reparations
Article by April 1, 2021
The call for reparations for the Rastafarian community is getting louder as individuals from the region call for systems to be put in place to repair the damage done to their community over the years.
This comes as President of the African Heritage Foundation (AHF) Paul
Ras Simba Rock painted a picture of how Rastafarians have been treated in Bridgetown over the years.
During the Marcia Weekes Show on Wednesday, under the theme Ganja Reparations, officials insisted that members of the Rastafarian community should be compensated for the inhumane treatment meted out to them over the years, and for the stigma and discrimination they suffered.
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Talk show host Peter Wickham says all Rastafarians were not the target of his comments on their stance on the COVID-19 vaccine.
His row with the Rastas began on
Starcom Network’s Down To Brass Tacks call-in programme last week when he stated: “If the Rastafarians believe they are better off not taking it, then they stay up in the hills and smoke their herb and stay away from society.”
Subsequently, in a video which went viral, two members of the Rastafarian community, Calvin Bongo Lights Chase and Lumumba Batson, issued a stinging rebuke, including some comments about Wickham’s sexuality.