UWI to partner with University of Glasgow on slavery research

KINGSTON, JAMAICA (CMC):

The University of the West Indies (UWI) says it will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the University of Glasgow to study the effects of slavery and possible reparations.

The UWI said that the MOU, which will be signed tomorrow, is part of a programme of reparative justice that will result in the establishment of a joint Glasgow-Caribbean Centre for Development Research.

It said the partnership agreement was reached following a landmark study which the University of Glasgow undertook into the extent to which it benefited from the proceeds of slavery during the 18th and 19th centuries.