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People take photos of the sunset from the top of the El Avila mountain, in La Guaira, Venezuela
CARIBBEAN countries have demanded that the former European slaving nations pay back their debts, vowing to eliminate colonial remnants that still exist in the region.
The call came during celebrations for the United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which commemorates December 2 1949, when the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prosecution of Others was approved.
Caribbean nations have reinforced demands in recent months for eradicating the consequences of the historical crimes against humanity committed by European countries against the peoples of the area.
On the anniversary of the implementation of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, ROGER McKENZIE warns that the legacy of black enslavement still looms in the Caribbean and beyond
SUE TURNER is appalled by the story of the only original colonising family to still own a plantation in the West Indies
BOB NEWLAND relishes a fascinating read as well as an invaluable piece of local research
