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Jamaica Bill Proposes Removing King Charles III As Head Of State: ‘The Greatest Progress Made So Far’
Jamaica gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1962. Before that, the Caribbean island nation was a British colony for over 300 years. Current Prime Minister Andrew Holness hasn’t ...
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Jamaica’s ‘dark tourism’ drive will turn colonial buildings into slavery monuments
However, conservation projects for colonial sites are now in the pipeline. These will include the residence of John Tharp (1744-1804), who was once the largest slave and landowner in Jamaica.
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Jamaica announces plans to become a republic
A British colony since 1655, Jamaica was granted independence in 1962. Jamaican political leaders at the time rejected republicanism in favor of becoming a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth ...
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Gender, Family, Race, and the Colonial State in Early Nineteenth-Century Jamaica
1998. The British Army in the West Indies: Society and the Military in the Revolutionary Age. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. Burnard, Trevor G., 1991. Inheritance and Independence: Women’s ...
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Prince William and Kate Middleton's disastrous royal tour is proof they need to step up as the future of the monarchy
The British royal family has turned a blind ... "At that time [of the Queen's visit], Jamaica was still a colony. Many are looking at that choice and wondering why that is something to be ...