Jamaica is making a potentially huge move. A movement to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state of Jamaica is reportedly gaining traction, via The Independent. Click inside to read more… According to the new report, “a coalition of Jamaican politicians, business leaders, doctors and musicians” are moving for Jamaica to formally sever ties with the monarchy and change the country’s status from a constitutional monarchy to a republic.
The coalition reportedly sent an open letter to Prince William and Kate Middleton, who landed in Jamaica Tuesday afternoon (March 22).
The campaign’s goal is “removing the shackles of [Jamaica's] colonial past,” according to the report, and there are also demands for both financial reparations and a formal apology from the monarchy.
This is not the first pushback that the royals have received regarding colonialism on the trip. Find out what else happened.
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