A member of the Dutch cabinet delivered the government’s apology locally and opened discussion about what acknowledgment and redress should mean in Saba. The locally delivered statement is recorded separately because the Kingdom’s slavery histories and the responses of affected communities differ by island.
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Netherlands — Saba: State Secretary Van Ooijen echoes the Dutch apology in Saba.
A member of the Dutch cabinet delivered the government’s apology locally and opened discussion about what acknowledgment and redress should mean in Saba. The locally delivered statement is recorded separately because the Kingdom’s slavery histories and the responses of affected communities differ by island. Source: https://www.government.nl/documents/2023/07/04/speeches-by-the-king-and-members-of-the-government-on-the-netherlands-role-in-the-history-of-slavery