More Jamaicans are in support of a recommendation of marrying Jamaica's transition to a republic with the adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the nation's final appellate court, as opposed to pursuing both separately.
That's the finding out of the latest RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson public opinion poll.
Groundwork for the poll was undertaken from January 29 to February 13.
The survey involved 1,201 Jamaicans aged 18 years and older registered to vote across all parishes.
It has a margin of error of ±3 percentage points at the 95 per cent confidence level.
Participants were informed that some people believe Jamaica should first become a republic and later adopt the CCJ, while others think both steps should happen simultaneously.
Those polled were asked which of the two positions was closer to their view.
The poll results revealed that 25 per cent of respondents favoured both actions being taken together, while 16 per cent preferred making Jamaica a republic first.
A significant 46 per cent of respondents admitted to not being sure--- or not having an opinion-- while 13 per cent said there was no difference or that they did not care about the process.
The poll also noteed that views on the issue were not affected by political party leaning as, in both situations, Jamaica Labour Party and Peoples' National Party supporters were more in favour of tying the republic status with the CCJ adoption, that that of a phased approach.
Today's poll results comes on the backdrop of a 2023 finding in a similar MRSL survey which revealed that 45 per cent of Jamaicans believe that the country should have a republic-type government with a president from Jamaica.
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