Slavery is a horrible consequence of tribal conflict since before men started walking upright.
Animal behaviorist have observed the same activities in many lesser mammalian groups raiding their neighboring populations for food, space & propagation.
The world history indicates that no race has been free of slavery in some form. African, Irish, Roman, Greek etc. Whites on Blacks, Whites on Browns, Whites on fellow Whites, Whites on Yellows, Whites on Reds; Yellows on Whites, fellow Yellows, Blacks, Browns & Reds; Blacks on fellow Blacks, Whites, Browns, Yellows & Reds. And all other combinations of people taken advantage of.
Someone mentioned the Arabs started the practice, I doubt that it was so simple; someone had to capture the captive & benefit from the exchange to the seller, the distributor & end user. Not much different to the commerce of any ill-gotten product. The savagery & brutality of the process is where the crime is and should never be repeated.

Reparation is a convenient destabilizing topic pushed by many manipulating political types, same as the Race Card. Reparations in the form of funds should have a time limit. If the damaging event occurred recently as 50yrs OK go for it. Should our family be at fault for the actions of our great-great-great grandfathers? Should we acknowledge the tragedy & wrong? definitely yes. Learn from the wrong? definitely yes.

Reparation must be paid by Equality & Opportunity; not by Capital, nor political benefiting tribal separation.
Irrelevant of how much melanin in one's skin!!!

While we look at ancestry, let's also look at today's popular culture & entertainment, including the realistic video game phenomenon that promotes violent solutions to any & every problem.
Where is Marshal Dillon in today's rendition of the Wild West, where lives are valueless?.

You Initiate A Fight... You OUT NOW & sent to Reform school tomorrow. boy or girl... simple.

Today motion sensing cameras with week-long dvr must be installed in school areas to ensure the safety of our children. A necessary tool for administrators, insurance & safety purposes.

Where are the monitors, teachers, administrators, parents who are too busy to recognize their responsibilities?
There should be digital signatures for time, date, location & camera/phone used on the video.

Yes, Hall Monitors were a reality in my days... need to bring them back, though some were known for too much enthusiasm. But no deaths.

Make it a habit to release & publish in big letters the names of these intermediaries taking bribes to expedite the proper paperwork. Embarras them & their families. To stop corruption, continue name release as policy & pay a reasonable wage based on the actual cost of living. Otherwise, this third world standard of operations will continue, irrelevant of nationality.

Cruise ship have the innate ability to hypnotize government personnel with their 'potential passenger numbers' & potential economic impact. Where is it? If a third of those cattle-boat-visitor numbers stayed for 2 overnights, the economy & tourist product would be greatly increased. (air flight in, taxi airport to hotel, 5-6 meals & bar, 2-hotel nights, excursion or two, shops, taxi hotel to airport, airport tax, air flight out).

Considering how cheap the cruise clientele are (cheap cruise begets cheap client) & particularly how easily their sheer numbers can overwhelm any reasonable service staff at any shop or restaurant; it amazes me that this demeaning practice is tolerated by the locals! An issue in all cruise ship visited ports in the Caribbean. Be Proud of your tourist product!

Then there is the issues of refuse, water discharges, engine/generator exhaust while sitting around the pool at the British Colonial. Wind most always is from the east.

Cruise ship have the innate ability to hypnotize government personnel with their 'potential passenger numbers' & potential economic impact. Where is it?
If a third of those cattle-boat-visitor numbers stayed for 2 overnights, the economy & tourist product would be greatly increased. (air flight in, taxi airport to hotel, 5-6 meals & bar, 2-hotel nights, excursion or two, shops, taxi hotel to airport, airport tax, air flight out).

Considering how cheap the cruise clientele are (cheap cruise begets cheap client) & particularly how easily their sheer numbers can overwhelm any reasonable service staff at any shop or restaurant; it amazes me that this demeaning practice is tolerated by the locals! An issue in all cruise ship visited ports in the Caribbean. Be Proud of your tourist product!

Then there is the issues of refuse, water discharges, engine/generator exhaust while sitting around the pool at the British Colonial. Wind most always is from the east.

42 mega cruise ships are presently in various stages of order or construction, if the service is professional they will come.

Ask any conch fisherman, how many more gallons of gasoline are needed to find a fair days catch? & don't talk to me on $$ for that fuel.
Why must it be All or Nothing? Manage when you have an Opportunity to Manage.

Change in port-of-call due to weather is understandable, why not Floridas ports?
Possibly for repairs in FPO.
Is the cargo still burning? The manifest is the first item released to port agencies ... wonder why it is so secretive?