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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Steffie Banatvala

Jamaica introduces bill to remove King Charles as head of state and become a republic

File image of King Charles III and Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness as the country tables a republic bill - (Getty Images)

Jamaica has tabled a bill in parliament to remove King Charles as its head of state and transition the country to a republic.

The Caribbean country is one of many former colonies that retained a British head of state after independence in 1962, following more than 350 years of colonial rule.

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