Jamaica tables bill to remove King Charles as head of state

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King Charles III during an audience with Alexander Williams, the High Commissioner of Jamaica (Image: Yui Mok)

JAMAICA has introduced a bill to remove King Charles at its head of state and become a republic.

Charles is currently King of Jamaica, but the country’s prime minister Andrew Holness is pushing ahead with plans to make the realm a republic.

The Jamaican government announced in February that it had begun the first step in the legislative process of constitutional reform, with the preparation of the Constitution of Jamaica (Amendment of Section 61) Bill.

It said establishing Jamaica as a republic would be a priority over the coming year.

Now, the bill has been tabled and will be reviewed by joint committees, a parliament vote and a national referendum.

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