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May 6, 2023 · The Commonwealth country has scheduled a referendum in 2024 on whether to cut ties to the British monarchy, opening up a debate on how to reshape the society.
- Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
- Calls For An Apology
- 'A Foreign King'
- 'Metaphorical Chains Have Been Broken'
Jamaica was invaded by the British in 1655, quickly becoming one of the empire's most lucrative colonies. All that wealth was built on the backs of enslaved people forced to toil on sugar plantations across the island. And the Royal Family was complicitin the brutality from the very beginning. 1. King Charles III supports research into monarchy's t...
Jamaica has already set up a constitutional reform committee, responsible for ensuring a smooth transition from constitutional monarchy to republic. In the weeks before the coronation, the government posted a videoabout the reform process, already referring to Charles as a "foreign king." The date of the referendum is yet to be announced butopinion...
While reparations are deeply important to many on the island, they are not all that matters — ditching the monarchy also has psychological and symbolic benefits for countless Jamaicans. "Are we really emancipated if we still have a head of government that's a monarchy, that's honestly archaic in nature?" asked Toniann Pellington, 19, a graduating s...
Sep 13, 2022 · The proclamation of the new monarch - King of Jamaica - reverberated around Kingston Harbour, a port that once stood at the heart of the British Empire. For generations, the Crown and British ...
Sep 28, 2023 · Jamaica may be the next country to sever ties with the British monarchy, with a referendum in the island nation on whether to remove King Charles as their head of state set for 2024. It’s...
Mar 23, 2022 · Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Prince William and Kate on Wednesday that the British Commonwealth country intends to become a republic in an unexpected announcement that comes as...
Mar 24, 2022 · The Jamaican prime minister told Prince William and Kate that he wants Jamaica to be fully independent, which would mean breaking ties with Queen Elizabeth II.
Sep 16, 2022 · And while many people have expressed deep sadness at the Queen's passing, others believe now is the time to cut the country's ties to the monarchy altogether.
