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 ...

One of the countries fighting in this war was Britain. Jamaica was a British colony, which means that it used to be ruled by Britain. So Mary wanted to help the British soldiers in the war.

Jamaica gained independence in 1962 but - like 13 other former British colonies - it still retains the British monarch as its head of state. Public opinion on the Caribbean island of nearly 3 ...