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    Protesters in Jamaica spurn British royals ahead of official visit

    The protest comes a couple of days after dozens of prominent leaders in Jamaica publicized a letter demanding that Britain apologize and award its former colony slavery reparations.
    by The Associated Press Mar 23, 2022 2 minutes

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Protesters in Jamaica raised their fists Tuesday as they donned T-shirts emblazoned with a pair of shackled Black wrists surrounded by the phrases "Seh Yuh Sorry!" and "Apologize now!" as they demonstrated just hours before Prince William and Kate arrived.

    The protest in front of the British High Commission in Kingston comes a couple of days after dozens of prominent

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