Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he has taken note of news that the UK Government is now willing to engage meaningfully on the matter of reparatory justice.
In a statement released on Saturday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was "open" to the possibility of the UK formally apologising for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but ruled out financial reparations.
It comes ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference in Antigua & Barbuda, which gets underway on Saturday.
Prime Minister Holness says the Jamaican Government has always been open to having full and meaningful dialogue on this important issue and welcomes the development, which comes in the wake of Jamaica's legal petition, now before the UK based Privy Council.
The statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said Dr Holness is looking forward to the discussions and actions that will follow.
The issues around slavery have loomed large over King Charles's current nine-day visit to three Caribbean countries, which will include an address at the Commonwealth Summit.
The British Prime Minister is also set to attend the gathering that runs from Sunday to Wednesday in St John's, the capital of Antigua & Barbuda.
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