Well before Queen Elizabeth II's death, the popularity of the monarchy as head of state in British Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean was falling. As countries such as Jamaica and Bahamas consider their position, the reaction across the region is likely to be mixed.
Well before Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday, the popularity of the monarchy as head of state in British Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean was falling. Last year Barbados ditched the Commonwealth; as countries such as Jamaica and Bahamas consider their position, the reaction across the region is likely to be mixed.
Britain's queen is a figurehead in Jamaica, but could the psychological effect of dumping her as the Caribbean island's head of state put it on a more developed path?