Barbados will become a Republic in November

[malaise]

about freaking time. Amazing that they are doing this before Jamaica.

[marmar]

1. What is Jamaica's official designation?

[Spider Jerusalem]

2. Same as Canada, Australia, NZ, etc (constitutional monarchy with HM QEII as head of state)

[malaise]

3. Independent but the English queen is representated by

a Governor General (Head of State). This place is full of contradictions

[Celerity]

11. Commonwealth realm

Monarchy of Jamaica

[NCDem47]

4. I know nothing, but I'll make a prediction:

Many Commenwealth countries will become republics when the Queen dies. No one will stick around for Charles or the Crown after. They're all pretending to be one big happy family while Big Mama is around. After that? All bets are off.

[Bucky]

5. But they stay within the Commonwealth, right?

Honestly, it does seem weird that countries as big as Australia, Jamaica, and Canada have the monarch of another country appoint their head of state.

Since none of those countries have a formal aristocracy, they're already republics, functionally speaking.

[malaise]

6. Yes - they'll remain in the Commonwealth

Meanwhile here in Jamaica the Prime Minister was delighted to become a member of the Privy Council - insecurity is a major weakness. Next week he'll deliver a speech about Independence

https://jis.gov.jm/prime-minister-holness-appointed-to-her-majestys-privy-council/

[HipChick]

7. Just got a new PM in St.Lucia

Let's see what he does...

[malaise]

8. Saw that

Apparently Your former guy is in a state of stunned incredulity

[HipChick]

9. Trump wanna be

Corrupt to the core..him and his father

[malaise]

10. Yep

and just as arrogant and entitled

[Celerity]

12. very happy to see this, Bim is the first Commonwealth realm to become a Republic in 29 years

Former realms




Republican referendums




Current realms

There are currently 16 Commonwealth realms, with a combined area (excluding the Antarctic claims) of 18.7 million km2 (7.2 million mi2) and a population of around 151 million, of which all but about two million live in the six most populous: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Jamaica.

[malaise]

13. Great post sis

[Celerity]

15. hope Yard soon follows our lead!

[malaise]

16. You didn't see my post about the

latest title? That is what matters to these clowns.

[Celerity]

17. ahhh, lol, I misread it

well, good luck with that one