Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a new manifesto from Caribbean leaders that asserts a moral, ethical and legal case for reparations for damage caused by centuries of enslavement. The announcement was reported by The Guardian.

Mottley said that $4.9 trillion in reparations is owed to Barbados for slavery, according to eurweb.com. On Dec. 6, she added, “We’re not expecting that the reparatory damages will be paid in a year, or two, or five because the extraction of wealth and the damages took place over centuries. But we are demanding that we be seen and that we are heard.”

She met with British Foreign Minister David Cameron on Dec. 5, eurweb.com reported, but did not disclose whether she asked Cameron about a reparations payment to Barbados.

Mottley’s statements and the manifesto were presented as part of a coordinated effort by Caribbean leaders to seek reparative justice for the legacy of slavery.