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Is Jamaica really independent? Why is Jamaica still a Monarchy? Let’s look at Pros and Cons. Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State in Jamaica. However, there have been a lot of talks about removing the Queen and turning Jamaica into a Republic. How much power does Her Majesty really have when it comes to Jamaica and what is this power. Are there benefits to having the Queen for Jamaicans, and if so, what are they? With this episode we shall look at pros and cons of having Constitutional Monarchy vs Republic for Jamaica. ▶ Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/jamaicawithirie 🔴 CHAPTERS 🔴 00:00 Introduction 02:02 Political Science and Definitions 05:25 Is Jamaica REALLY Independent? 09:30 The Commonwealth 12:42 Queen as the Head of State 16:02 Power: Legislative 19:09 Power: Executive 24:08 Power: Judicial 28:17 Arguments for Monarchy 33:29 Arguments for Republic 38:35 Conclusion 🔴 DOCUMENTS 🔴 ▶ Jamaica Constitution, 1962 https://moj.gov.jm/laws/jamaica-const… ▶ Jamaica Independence Act 1962 https://moj.gov.jm/laws/jamaica-indep… ▶ West Indies Act, 1962 https://moj.gov.jm/laws/west-indies-a… 🔴 USEFUL WEBSITES 🔴 ▶ Houses of Parliament https://www.japarliament.gov.jm/ ▶ The Queen https://www.royal.uk/jamaica ▶ Governor-General https://kingshouse.gov.jm/https://kingshouse.gov.jm/the-constit… ▶ Jamaican Court System https://supremecourt.gov.jm/https://supremecourt.gov.jm/sites/def… ▶ Commonwealth of Nations https://thecommonwealth.org/https://thecommonwealth.org/our-membe… ▶ Privy Council https://www.jcpc.uk/about/role-of-the… ▶ Caribbean Court of Justice https://ccj.org/ ▶ Political Science information for the Caribbean http://www.caribbeanelections.com/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/edu… ▶ Jamaica Information Service https://jis.gov.jm/government/the-leg…https://jis.gov.jm/government/the-exe…https://jis.gov.jm/government/the-jud… 🔴 BOOKS & Articles 🔴 ▶ The Queen’s Other Realms: The Crown and Its Legacy in Australia, Canada and New Zealand by Peter Boyce (2008-10-01) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9781862877009 ▶ Views on different types of Constitution https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2019/… ▶ The Commonwealth Realm and Republic https://web.archive.org/web/202011090… ▶ Barbados drops the Queen https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/could-c…https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-… ▶ Trinidad and Tobago Story http://caribbeanelections.com/educati…https://otp.tt/the-president/history-… ▶ Australia Story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au… ▶ Jamaica to become Republic, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/202105051… ▶ Articles and Comments in Jamaican Media https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/l…https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/c…https://constructedthoughts.wordpress…https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2…https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lette…https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/…https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/… Running out of space.. ==== Stay in touch ==== Stay in Jamaica with me https://www.airbnb.com/p/irielab Faceboook: https://www.facebook.com/jamaicawithirie Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/irina.bruce