Opposition Leader Mark Golding
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By Kimone Witter
The government will face a challenge in getting the signatures of all members of the Constitutional Reform Committee on the list of recommendations relating to the move away from the British Monarchy.
The parliamentary opposition has indicated that it is holding firm to its stance that Jamaica's transition from the British Monarchy must coincide with the move away from the UK-based Privy Council as the country's final appellate court.
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says his concern for the direction being pursued in the constitutional reform process led him to formally write to Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday.
Mr. Golding says he anticipates a response from the Prime Minister to clarify the government's stance on the critical matter.
The Opposition Leader says he has instructed his party's representatives on the Constitutional Reform Committee not to sign off on the report until the issue of full decolonisation is resolved in a manner that will allow the committee to proceed in a bipartisan manner.
The Constitutional Reform Committee recently indicated that it signed off on the list of recommendations that it will make to address severing ties with the Monarchy, establish the Republic of Jamaica, and amend deeply entrenched provisions, for which a referendum is required.
Minister of Legal & Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said the document was being prepared for the signature of Committee members.
The report should then be presented to the Cabinet, tabled in Parliament, and be made available for public to debate it in its entirety.
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