Trevor Prescod

A report quantifies British colonial extraction in Barbados at 25 million years of enslaved life and labour, valued at £1.6 trillion, framing historical harm as a foundation for reconciliation rather than financial compensation demands.

International researchers quantified Britain's extraction of 25 million years of life and labour from enslaved Africans in Barbados at approximately $2 trillion, establishing a factual foundation for reparations dialogue rather than a legal bill.