CARICOM Relaunches Ten-Point Slavery Reparations Plan

Belize has joined Caribbean nations in renewing the regional call for reparatory justice, as leaders and advocates shift the conversation from proving the harm caused by slavery to defining what meaningful reparation should look like. The Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations was held in St. Philip, Barbados, from September seventeenth to nineteenth under the theme, “Reparatory Justice as the Coming Enlightenment.” Nuri Muhammad represented Belize’s Pro-Tem Reparations Committee at the three-day gathering. The conference brought regional representatives together to discuss how Caribbean countries can strengthen their pursuit of reparations and secure tangible benefits for present and future generations. This was the first regional reparations conference since the United Nations General Assembly declared the enslavement of Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” in March 2026. A major focus of the meeting was the relaunch of CARICOM’s revised Ten-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice. The updated framework addresses several pressing regional concerns, including public health, education, debt cancellation, gender justice and monetary compensation. The discussions also signaled a shift in the Caribbean reparations movement. While advocates have spent years documenting the historical case for reparations, they are now placing greater emphasis on what genuine and transformative reparation should deliver for Caribbean people. For Belize, the work continues beyond the conference. The country’s Pro-Tem Reparations Committee will review the outcomes of the Barbados meeting and identify strategic actions that Belize can pursue at both the national and regional levels.

 

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