![]() ![]() GLOBAL ATTENTIONīarbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, whose party won parliament in a 2018 landslide, attracted global attention by leading the Barbados republican effort. The Commonwealth is a grouping of 54 nations, most of which are former British colonies. With the creation of the Republic of Barbados, 15 members of the Commonwealth - including the United Kingdom - still recognize Queen Elizabeth as their sovereign. The office of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness did not respond to a request for comment. Sanders, nonetheless, expects Jamaica will become a republic in the next decade as ties to the United Kingdom become less relevant. "The expected outcome is it would become a political football." "Once one party says it is for something, the other party says it is against it," said Sir Ronald Sanders, a senior fellow at Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and the ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States. Jamaica's two main political parties have for nearly five decades publicly supported the creation of a republic but have never proceeded with the required plebiscite. ![]() "(The monarchy) is not of great benefit to us." ![]() "I think we can start the process," said Abraham Carter, 53, a musician. On the streets of the capital Kingston, some people said the time was ripe to follow Barbados. In nearby Jamaica, which is among the 15 remaining nations that still recognize Queen Elizabeth as sovereign, polls show that voters would support the declaration of a republic. It was able to do so thanks to the Labor Party's sweeping parliamentary majority as well as a constitution that allowed the change without a referendum - conditions that may not materialize elsewhere. KINGSTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Barbados' declaration of a republic on Tuesday may fuel fervor in other Commonwealth countries to follow suit, but experts say removing the queen requires overcoming political hurdles that have for decades stymied republican initiatives.īarbados inaugurated President Sandra Mason as its head of state on Tuesday to replace Britain's Queen Elizabeth in a ceremony attended by Prince Charles, marking a cordial severing of ties to the monarchy. ![]()
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