Barbados removed the monarch as head of state in 2021. Now, other Caribbean countries are considering the same. #thequeen #royalfamily #news
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00:00Let's hope. You know, dealt with the monarchy, whatever. We don't need kings and queens anymore.
00:06The Queen's death has reignited conversations about removing the British monarchy in the Caribbean.
00:11A survey released in August revealed that 56% of Jamaicans are in favor of removing the British
00:17monarch as its head of state. Many advocates in Jamaica are also calling for reparations
00:22for the British's involvement in slavery. More recently, the Prime Minister of Antigua and
00:27Barbuda announced that the country will hold a vote to decide if the British monarch should
00:31be removed as head of state. Barbados already removed the British monarch as its head of state
00:35in 2021, becoming the first country to do so since 1992. King Charles III will serve as monarch to
00:41the 15 countries still in the Commonwealth, including Antigua and Barbuda, Australia,
00:46Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis,
00:52St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and of course the United Kingdom.