Jamaica begins process to break completely with the British monarchy.

 247 - Jamaica this week began a referendum to become a republic and definitively break with the British monarchy, putting into practice the intention that Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness had expressed in March of last year. According to reporter According to the newspaper Estado de S.Paulo, this decision is in addition to those of other Caribbean countries in the Commonwealth that are undergoing the process of leaving a system that recognizes King Charles III as sovereign, despite their independence.

The process begins with the formation of the Constitutional Reform Committee to organize the referendum, which is only expected to take place next year as the final step, according to Jamaica's Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte. "The committee was created to assist in the process and offer advice and oversight as we move forward with the most comprehensive and impactful constitutional reform to be undertaken in the life of independent Jamaica," said the minister.