The Government will move swiftly toward transitioning Jamaica into a republic, according to the Prime Minister, the Most Honorable Andrew Holness. Holness, speaking at the Half Moon Hotel in St. James on January 14 for Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett's 25th Anniversary Scholarship Programme, noted that while
The celebrations on the Queen's historic platinum jubilee began Thursday with pomp and pageantry, but in Britain's Commonwealth, she's perceived as a living reminder of the terrible colonial past that still haunts many in the Caribbean. Thousands went to the streets in London to honor the
The week-long visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in three Caribbean countries ends in the Bahamas where they landed yesterday for the final leg of their tour, and the calls for independence from the monarchy have been trailing them throughout their itinerary. On Friday,
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are arriving Saturday for a perceived charm offensive in the Caribbean, and experts say that they should instead help the region sever its long-standing ties with the monarchy. Royal family's William, 39, and Kate, 40, are said to tour the
