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Evening Standard
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Emma Loffhagen

Why are people protesting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit in Jamaica and will the country become a republic?

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been accused of benefiting from the “blood, tears and sweat” of slaves as they arrived in Jamaica and were met by protests calling for reparations from the British monarchy.

There have been calls from Jamaican politicians in recent years for the country to drop the Queen as head of state and become a republic, and for a formal acknowledgment of slavery.

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