King of Great Britain III. This was expressed by the Jamaican Minister of Legal Affairs, Marlene Malahu Forte, in an interview with the TV channel. weather.
According to him, an “urgent” referendum could be held as early as 2024. “Jamaica, as our head of state, will cut ties with the monarch… is about to write a new constitution. The time has come. Jamaica is in Jamaica’s hands,” he said.
According to her, many Jamaicans had warm feelings and found themselves in Queens II. They “identified” with Elizabeth. “But they don’t identify with King Charles. He is as foreign to us as can be,” said Marlene Malach Forte. She also noted that her government’s desire for Jamaica’s self-determination was partly influenced by the royal family’s “a series of internal problems.”
Jamaica will demand compensation from Britain for the years spent in the slave trade and an apology for the colonial era.
The British captured Jamaica in 1655 and in 1670 Jamaica was officially declared a British colony. The slave trade was officially abolished in 1807. Last year, during the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Caribbean tour, Prince William acknowledged the problem but did not apologize. In his speech he said that “slavery is disgusting” and that “it should never happen”.
Earlier, Reuters reported that the new king Charles III’s ascension to the British throne will push Politicians and activists in the former Caribbean colonies made new calls to deprive the monarch of his status as head of state and demand that London pay compensation for slavery. In 2021, the Jamaican government has already announced plans to seek compensation from the UK for the slave trade.