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The online buzz over high profile Britons' ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade put attention on the ongoing reparations push in Barbados, and other Caribbean nations.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology comes as many nations' colonial histories have received scrutiny because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd in the U.S.

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However, critics label the speech as ‘neo-colonial belch’, as lack of reparations raises complaints

Mark Rutte spoke out on Monday as members of his cabinet gave speeches in seven former Caribbean colonies, where slaves were used on coffee and sugar plantations

Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologized on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day. "Today I apologize," Rutte said in a nationally televised speech at the Dutch National Archives. "For centuries the Dutch state…

Speaking on behalf of the Dutch government on Monday, Prime Minister Mark Rutte offered "apologies" for the Netherlands' involvement in the slave trade. But not everybody was willing to accept his words.

Mark Rutte says Dutch state ‘enabled, encouraged and profited from slavery’ for centuries

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to deliver a speech in response to a report into the country’s historical role in the global slave trade, amid reports it could include a formal government apology

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Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologised on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day.