It also requires a nationwide referendum, determined the Attorney General in the context of the first national meeting of the International Junior Chamber, a youth organization whose goal is to make positive change in the world.
Sometime next year, if not at the beginning of 2025, we’ll go to that vote where people vote for or against the process, at the discretion of the title, for whom “there’s a lot of work (to be done) before we get there.”
He explained that we will have to design the ballot, let people know the details of what the bill contains, and allow everyone to express their views.
He urged young people to “put themselves in a place where they can have a say in change. So if you haven’t registered to vote, do so.”
Malahu said the process of transition to a republic was “designed to be slow, because when an amendment bill is introduced, the constitution stipulates that three months pass between presentation and the beginning of discussion.”
He also pointed to that period between the conclusion of the debate and the vote, as these provisions are particularly protective, and force us to think again about the kind of changes that need to be made.
He explained that the next step in the process is the formal formation of the Constitutional Reform Committee with the aim of building consensus between the government and the opposition, as well as the public, through expert guidance and consultation.
In mid-January, the island’s premier, Andrew Holness, stated that they were deliberately working the process towards a republic and assured that they would proceed quickly.
He stressed that we never intended the arrows to be a straight line, but we make sure to “check all the boxes.”
The transition would mean the removal of King Carlos III as head of state, which currently recognizes him as its monarch. Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom on August 6, 1962.
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