Jamaica PM Holness tells visiting Prince William and his wife Kate the Caribbean island wants independence, as locals protest royal trip and call UK to pay reparations for slavery
"We intend... to fulfill our true ambition of being an independent country," Jamaican PM Andrew Holness tells royal visitors.
The royal couple arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday as part of a week-long tour of former British Caribbean colonies, but have faced public questioning of the British Empire's legacy. The royal couple's trip comes after Barbados became a republic nearly four months ago by removing the queen as the sovereign head of state, a move Jamaica has begun to study.
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