Should JAMAICA leave the MONARCHY and become a REPUBLIC?

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.

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🔴 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/...