King Charles III arrives in Bahamas amid reparation calls

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 21:32 · Archive

King Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas for a nine-day Caribbean trip where he faces demands for slavery reparations.

King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday as part of a nine-day Caribbean trip, marking his first official visit to the archipelago as king. The Bahamian government closed all public schools on the island of New Providence to welcome him. Charles stepped out in a light gray suit and greeted Governor-General Dame Cynthia A. Pratt and Prime Minister Philip Davis.

Charles is scheduled to visit Clifford Park, where he last visited in 1973 as Prince of Wales to grant the Bahamas independence after 300 years of British rule. Members of the Bahamas' Rastafarian community and others lined a road near the park in protest. 'Pay us what you owe us!' one woman cried out, and another said: 'I stand in memory of the horrors and the atrocities committed against Black people.'

Charles is expected to visit a nature site and meet with the Royal Bahamas Defense Force, government officials and civil society leaders. Some in the Bahamas hope his visit will draw attention to an environmental struggle in the Exuma cays. Eric Carey, former executive director of the Bahamas National Trust, said the Save Exuma Alliance is fighting a development on Sampson Cay that calls for a 'massive' seawall and the dredging of seagrass and coral reefs. He described the development as 'ill-advised' and 'out of scale'.

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• King Charles III arrives in Bahamas for official Caribbean trip as slavery reparation demands growKing Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations.Clickorlando · 27 Oct, 20:58
• King Charles III arrives in Bahamas for official Caribbean trip as slavery reparation demands growKing Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations.News4Jax · 27 Oct, 20:58

In this story: King Charles III · Bahamas · Dame Cynthia A. Pratt · Philip Davis · Clifford Park · Eric Carey · Sampson Cay · Exuma

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