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Dotun-Adebayo
No Queen for Jamaica?

POSITION: The Queen

JAMAICA IS considering ditching the Queen as head of state - gwan Jamrock, with yuh bad self! I spoke with a Jamaican senator the other day who explained that they have to dump Her Majesty because they don't get the respect that other subjects do.

He pointed out that Jamaicans need a visa to come to the ‘mother country’, and there is the likelihood that their application may be declined. Which is embarrassing if you're a Jamaican and you have got to make a representation in the highest court in Jamaica, which is the Privy Council in London.

Like the Scots, who want their independence from Britain, Jamaicans are divided between those who love Her Majesty and those who could not care less. But why did they have to wait until the Queen’s diamond jubilee to give her the bad news? Does she not love calypso too? Just like the rest of us.

Yes, have your independence if you so wish, Jamaica, but please wait until 2013 (unlucky for some) to jettison the Queen. And I would not be surprised if when you vote against her she decided to pack it all in and pass the duchy (and the crown) on the left hand side to Prince Charles.

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BlueBox

Black paople make me feel embarrassed sometimes, if you are running a country and something has not benefitted you nor its people though its been in place for several years, would'nt it be wise to let it go and move on to something else rather than keep hanging on for no good reason?
Sometimes when you let go you build a better relationship than when you hold on too tight. Stop being such COWARDS! and let other blacks feel free to experiment until they hit the goal post. Just because you shake in your boots at the very thought of not being ruled by the queen that does'nt mean all blacks do. I would rather build a good healthy relationship with the queen with respect mutually, than have her as head of state and not getting any respect.

Thu, 2012-02-02 15:17

oooh foolish Jamaica Oooh

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elmoore

oooh foolish Jamaica Oooh foolish Jamaica the worse this that we ever did was get independence from Britain. Jamaica would be far more developed as Jamaican could come and go as they pleased and invest their pounds by building homes and boast the economy. It suited Britain to give us independence and still have us as part of the commonwealth of with the Queen as the head and have a Governor General. Yes we do need a visa to come to Britain but why make matters worse by getting rid of the Queen? Some of us do manage to get visas and lets face it there are Jamaican set up by Britain and America do smuggle drugs and then many are caught as and then used to propagate a strong to make it harder to get visas. We have played into their hands and allow them to demonise Jamaicans and have a reason to make it hard for us to come to Britain. Citizens of Island such a Guadalupe who have not gained independence and enjoy dual citizenship with France and can go to France as the please work and then come back home. France has invested in the Island and it is a place where people retire and the economy is stable.

Sat, 2012-01-28 18:45