It also requires a referendum throughout the country, the attorney general specified in the context of the first national meeting of the International Junior Chamber, a youth organization whose objective is to create positive change in the world.

At some point next year, if not at the beginning of 2025, we will go to that vote in which the people vote for or against the process, estimated the headline, for whom “there is a lot of work (to be done) before getting there ”.

We would have to design the ballot, let people know the details of what the bill contains and let everyone have a say, she outlined.

She urged young people to “put yourself in a place where you can have a say in the change. So if you didn’t register to vote, do it,” she said.

The process of transition to a Republic “is designed to be slow, because when the bill to make the amendments is presented, the Constitution says that three months must pass between the presentation and the beginning of the discussion,” Malahoo said. .

That period also between the conclusion of the debate and the vote, since these provisions are specially protected, and force us to think and think again about the type of changes to make, she pointed out.

The next step in the process is to formally establish a Constitutional Reform Committee aimed at building consensus between the government and the opposition, as well as the public, through expert guidance and consultation, she explained.

In mid-January, the island’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, stated that they were working deliberately on the process towards a Republic and assured they would advance quickly.

We never intended stocks to be a straight line, but we are making sure “to check all the boxes,” she emphasized.

The transition would mean the dismissal of King Charles III as head of state, which currently recognizes him as its monarch. Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 6, 1962.

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