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France’s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a case that originated on the French Caribbean island of Martinique

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- New commercial and high-end condominiums are rising from the dirt, the minimum wage is going up, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years and tourism — the engine of the economy — is once more booming.

"White sand found on pathways leads to dazzling beaches with turquoise waters and these are a dream"

Molly Kelly and Oliver Wright claim they were left "completely in the dark as to what was happening"

The Netherlands became involved in the slave trade in the late 1500s and became a major trader in the mid-1600s before its abolition in the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean in 1863

Molly Kelly and Oliver Wright intended to spend ten days at the Riu Republica hotel in the Caribbean.

"The way they treated us, and are denying access to information is abhorrent."

Talking Europe interviews Jutta Urpilainen, the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, who is in charge of overseeing official development assistance. She announces exclusively on FRANCE 24 a fresh €66 million package for Niger, to be spent on education. Urpilainen stresses that development aid is part of geopolitical competition, and that…

Molly Kelly and Oliver Wright, from Anglesey in North Wales, flew with TUI to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean to spend ten days at the Riu Republica hotel