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From 1962 the head of state under the Jamaica Independence Act 1962 is the Monarch of Jamaica, currently Charles III, who is also the King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The King is represented in Jamaica by a Governor-General.
Jamaica was claimed for Spain in 1494 when Christopher Columbus first landed on the island. Spain began occupying the island in 1509, naming it Santiago. The second governor, Francisco de Garay, established Villa de la Vega, now known as Spanish Town, as his capital.
The current Jamaican monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III. As sovereign, he is the personal embodiment of the Jamaican Crown. Although the person of the sovereign is equally shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct.
Charles III, the reigning sovereign of each of the realms since 2022. There are currently 15 Commonwealth realms scattered across three continents (nine in North America, five in Oceania, and one in Europe), with a combined area of 18.7 million km 2 (7.2 million sq mi) [note 1] (excluding the Antarctic claims which would raise the figure to 26.8 million km 2 (10.3 million sq mi)) and a ...
Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. [8] [83] The head of state is the King of Jamaica (currently King Charles III), [84] represented locally by the Governor-General of Jamaica. [85] [8] [83] The governor-general is nominated by the Prime Minister of Jamaica and the entire Cabinet and then formally appointed by the ...
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 ...
In November 2021, Barbados became the first country in almost 30 years to remove the British monarch as head of state. King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, attended the ceremony where Barbados ...
These are the approximate categories which present monarchies fall into: [citation needed]. Commonwealth realms.King Charles III is the monarch of fifteen Commonwealth realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United ...