Jamaica’s republic plans: what next for the Commonwealth?

The former British colony may become the second Caribbean island to sever relations with British monarchy in four months

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ride in a Land Rover at a military parade in Kingston
(Image credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Jamaica wants to become a fully independent country, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced during a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the Commonwealth nation.

“We are moving on,” Holness told reporters in the capital of Kingston as the Duke and Duchess stood by his side. “We intend to… fulfil our true ambitions and destiny as an independent, developed, prosperous country.”

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