One commenter said many countries had retained the British monarch as head of state so as not to offend the late queen.
In November 2021In March, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge that his country wants to be"independent" during their official visit to the Caribbean nation, part of a tour of the region. In June, Jamaica's Minister for Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said the process for transitioning to a republic had"formally commenced.
"The decolonization process is enveloping the Caribbean region," he said."Perhaps it is time for Belize to take that next step in truly owning our independence. But it is a matter that the people of Belize must decide on."on whether to keep the British monarch as head of state., the Bahamas, Grenada, and Saint Kitts and Nevis have also signaled their interest in removing the monarch as their head of state.