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Jamaica loves the Queen but “it’s time to move on” and become a republic
Jamaica's new Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has said she intends to make the island a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as the head of state. In her inaugural address, Ms Simpson Miller said the time had come for Jamaica to break with the British monarchy and have its own president. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAnd Carlos Menem promised that the Falklands would belong to Argentina by the year 2000.
Jan 08th, 2012 - 06:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0Sometimes it's better just to get it done, rather than talk about it!
Absolutely it is a matter for the people of Jamaica to decide.
Jan 08th, 2012 - 10:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0the starting of the end for UK theatre....!!
Jan 08th, 2012 - 11:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0@3 Put your wooden spoon away, Geo.
Jan 08th, 2012 - 11:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0** 4 elaine
Jan 08th, 2012 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0wooden spoon ? ...rewarding anyone !
probably H.Chaves will be interested with them by his cheapest oil.!
Totally up to the Jamaican people. I'm sure i read that the majority of the population was in favour of British rule coming back? Seems like a bit of a U turn.
Jan 08th, 2012 - 12:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Long Live Usain Bolt
Jan 08th, 2012 - 02:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Long Live Jamaica -- Long Live Republic
i see that other well known posters are far away from this article ..!!
Jan 08th, 2012 - 04:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0mates ..i know all of you hate from the kingdom
Jan 08th, 2012 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0BUT
don't be coward write your senses freely please ....!!
Dinosaurs were facing extinction long before asteroid hit...
Jan 08th, 2012 - 04:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Even the unfortunate countries stuck to you i.e Scotland and Wales dont want to be part of your (once upon a time) empire anymore. GET OVER ...
More indoctrinated rubbish,
Jan 08th, 2012 - 08:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0that’s because you don’t know what freedom and democracy is,
That the difference between you and us,
We British are something you Argies desperately want to aspire to,
[But never will]
On the other hand,
You Argies are something we don’t want to tread in, and will avoid so.
Democracy Briton? When did you vote for your Queen?
Jan 08th, 2012 - 08:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The queen does not rule the country,
Jan 08th, 2012 - 09:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0democracy Marcos
Does that give you the right to illegally invade
Kill the innocent , blockade , abuse ,
You have no idea abt democracy,
Democracy Briton? When did you vote for your Queen
Jan 08th, 2012 - 11:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Like you didnt vote for the junta.at least she doesnt throw her subjects out of aircraft
ha ha great, thanks
Jan 08th, 2012 - 11:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The queen does not rule the country”
Jan 09th, 2012 - 05:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes she does, similar like holland, the queen does rule the country “indirect”. only a fool doesn't undertand the difference between a Monarchy, democracy and a Republic.
No, she doesn't.
Jan 09th, 2012 - 08:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0British 13 (#) January 8, 2012 - 21:19 Report abuse
Jan 09th, 2012 - 01:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The queen does not rule the country,
Marcos democracy
Does that give you the right to invade illegally
Killing the innocent, blocking, abuse,
You have no idea of democracy ABT
500 years of history in Britain has been the champion of racism, imperialism and colonialism throughout the world. Unfortunately continues today.
This gives you the right to invade illegally and in 1806.1807, 1833 and the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado occurred on November 20, 1845. We had four British invasions.
Argentina in 1982 did not kill civilians, was the UK itself, with the same criteria as used today with the humanitarian bombing civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and now wants to provoke Iran, kill their fellow islanders in the war.
British Democracy Is that your humanitarian bombing civilians?
“British Democracy Is that your humanitarian bombing”
Jan 09th, 2012 - 06:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Do you even know what Democracy is...?
18 Raul sorry mate wrong again, in your interpretation, you seem to imply yet again, anti British, English, its all our fault, and Argentina, the modern architecture of modern democracy, has done nothing but pleads justice for the lord,
Jan 09th, 2012 - 07:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0sorry mate, it don’t wash, the world may have moved on, and the humans on it, may not have learnt their lesson, but to imply its British led, British instigated, is nothing more that ANTI ,, everything, that is not pro Argentina .
“Like you didnt vote for the junta.at least she doesnt throw her subjects out of aircraft”
Jan 09th, 2012 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina has been a democracy for the better part of the last 30 years. Are you really going to resort to something as out-of-date as the Argentine junta every time someone points to one of the UK's many, many, many human rights shortcomings?
its about time do it alone jamicans can take care of them selves, just stop fighting among themselves
Jan 09th, 2012 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I feel that if they wish to go, then so be it,
Jan 09th, 2012 - 10:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just don’t expect us to provide them with aid every 5 mins,
Life is always hard, first time,
Their decision, their future, their problems,
They have made their bed
Now they must lay in it .
That’s fair I think,
And good luck to them .
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