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Caribbean Life, April 7-13, 2022
CARIB B EAN ROUNDU P
JAMAICA
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness
told Prince William and Kate during
their visit that the country intends to
become fully independent in an unexpected
announcement that comes
as other Caribbean countries
continues cutting ties
with the monarchy.
Holness also noted there
were “unresolved” issues as he greeted
Prince William and Kate in front of the
media.
The former British colony would become
the second Caribbean island to sever relations
with Queen Elizabeth II in recent
years.
The announcement surprised many on
the island of nearly three million people,
which unleashed a fury of text messages
and phone calls.
The Royal couple — the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge — arrived in Jamaica a
week ago as part of a week-long tour of
Central America and the Caribbean organized
at the behest of the Queen that coincides
with the 70th anniversary of her
coronation.
Britain ruled Jamaica for more than 300
years, forcing hundreds of African slaves to
toil the land under brutal conditions.
Jamaica gained independence on August
6, 1962 but remained within the British
commonwealth.
Last November, Barbados became a
republic and inaugurated Dame Sandra
Mason as its president.
ST. LUCIA
St. Lucia has signaled its intention to
become the fifth Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) to become a full-fledged
member of the Trinidad and Tobago-based
Caribbean Court of Justice, (CCJ), which
was established in 2001
to replace the Londonbased
Privy Council as
the region’s final court.
Acting Governor General,
Cyril Errol Charles,
delivering the traditional throne speech at
the start of the new parliamentary term
last week, told legislators that the government
is committed to addressing “Our destiny
as an independent nation, both tacitly
and tangibly.”
This year, he said, St. Lucia will take
steps toward the accension to the appellate
jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice,
which “we are expected to become the
fifth CARICOM member state to replace the
Privy Council with the CCJ.”
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