This follows protests during their visit to the North Caribbean country following a dispute over the “colonial heritage of theft” and land rights between indigenous peoples and Flora and Fauna International, a conservation charity William as protector. Belize was the first leg of a trip to three countries completed today, and also took place in Jamaica and the Bahamas. Following a visit to Belize, the government, led by Prime Minister Johnny Bricenzo, confirmed that the People’s Constitutional Commission, a new body, would consult across the country on the continuation of the “decolonization process”. Henry Charles Asser, the Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform, reportedly told the Belize Parliament on Thursday: “Madam President, the process of decolonization is sweeping the Caribbean. “Maybe it’s time for Belize to take the next step towards really gaining our independence. “But it is a matter for the people of Belize to decide.” Kate and William meet Belize Prime Minister Johnny Briceno and his wife Rossana Briceno as they embark on a Caribbean tour (Getty) Belize’s move to become a potential democracy goes hand in hand with a controversial tour that focuses on the post-colonial future of the countries visited by the royal couple. In Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holnes told Prince William and Kate that the country intended to become a democracy amid protests across the island nation demanding that the United Kingdom pay compensation for slavery. In an official meeting with the kings during their visit on Wednesday, Mr. Holnes said: “We are moving forward and intending to … fulfill our true ambitions and our destiny to become an independent, developed and prosperous country.” Mr Holnes later tweeted that his comments outlined plans to oust the Queen’s’s’s son. The announcement came a day after the Independent reported exclusively that the Jamaican government had already begun the process of becoming a democracy. During a speech, the Duke of Cambridge hinted that any decision by Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas to secede from the British monarchy would be supported with “pride and respect” by the United Kingdom. Speaking at a reception hosted by Bahamas Governor-General Cornelius A. Smith on Saturday, the future British king told guests, including Prime Minister Philip Davis, that whatever the future holds the ties between the United States Kingdom and nations will “endure”. The duke said: “Next year, I know you are all looking forward to celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of independence – your golden anniversary. “And with Jamaica celebrating 60 years of independence this year and Belize celebrating 40 years of independence last year, I want to say this: we proudly support and respect your decisions about your future. Relationships are evolving. Friendship endures. “ Barbados became a democracy in November (Getty) Following the Duke’s speech, delivered in Jamaica on Thursday, he expressed his “deep regret” at the trafficking and enslavement of millions of people from Africa to the Caribbean and North America – a trade that British monarchs supported and benefited from. 17th century. and 18th century. The speech was criticized by the militants as completely inadequate and “deaf” – a description that has been applied to much of Cambridge’s Caribbean tour. After the abolition of slavery in 1833, the British government borrowed 20 20 million from slave families, to the detriment of not being able to afford free labor, causing a national deficit that was only repaid in 2015 with the help of taxpayers’ money. On the other hand, to date, no compensation has been paid to the descendants of enslaved Africans. The queen is the head of state of 14 Commonwealth countries, almost all former colonies of the British Empire. The Barbados made the historic move to replace the Queen as head of state in November and elected their first president, Dame Sandra Mason, during a ceremony attended by the Prince of Wales.
