In declaring definitively that Jamaica has to become a republic in the future, their Prime Minister Andrew Holness has assured that a plan is being crafted to remove the Queen as the Head of State.
“There is no question that Jamaica has to become a republic. Who is arguing that point? We have put together a plan to move towards that in a way that is meaningful and substantial in function and form. That is what we are going to do,” asserted Holness.
The Jamaican prime minister’s declaration came a day after there was much public discussion over comments he made at the official opening of Ocean Eden Bay Hotel in Trelawny, where he used the words “empty symbolism”.
Calls have intensified for Jamaica to embark on constitutional changes to transition into becoming a republic, since Barbados did so late last month.
