Marlon Hill /tags/marlon-hill Marlon Hill en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:00:00 GMT Being a republic would be symbolism for Jamaica — but powerful enough to change it? /news/2022-03-29/being-a-republic-would-be-symbolism-for-jamaica-but-powerful-enough-to-change-it Britain's queen is a figurehead in Jamaica, but could the psychological effect of dumping her as the Caribbean island's head of state put it on a more developed path? Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-29/being-a-republic-would-be-symbolism-for-jamaica-but-powerful-enough-to-change-it Tim Padgett After Barbados, will Jamaica become the next republic — and ditch the Queen as head of state? /news/2021-11-30/after-barbados-will-jamaica-become-the-next-republic-and-ditch-the-queen-as-head-of-state Most Jamaicans have long favored removing the British monarch as their head of state, but taking that step has long been stuck in neutral. Will Barbados change that? Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:51:56 GMT /news/2021-11-30/after-barbados-will-jamaica-become-the-next-republic-and-ditch-the-queen-as-head-of-state Tim Padgett Pandemic Election Pays Off With Landslide Victory For Jamaica's Conservative Governing Party /2020-09-04/pandemic-election-pays-off-with-landslide-victory-for-jamaicas-conservative-governing-party Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour Party won a resounding re-election Thursday night amid a serious COVID-19 surge. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:49:47 GMT /2020-09-04/pandemic-election-pays-off-with-landslide-victory-for-jamaicas-conservative-governing-party Tim Padgett #BahamaStrong: Here's How To Help In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Dorian /news/2019-09-02/bahamastrong-heres-how-to-help-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-dorian This story was updated on September 6, 5:07 p.m. Shortly after Hurricane Dorian made landfall at Abaco island Sunday afternoon, it was obvious the storm… Mon, 02 Sep 2019 18:21:08 GMT /news/2019-09-02/bahamastrong-heres-how-to-help-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-dorian Tim Padgett Is Jamaica's Election Upset Good Or Bad For Its Debt Crisis – And The Caribbean's? /show/latin-america-report/2016-03-01/is-jamaicas-election-upset-good-or-bad-for-its-debt-crisis-and-the-caribbeans These days the Caribbean seems better known for debt ruin than for dark rum.The region – South Florida’s next-door neighbor – is home to some of the… Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:23:14 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2016-03-01/is-jamaicas-election-upset-good-or-bad-for-its-debt-crisis-and-the-caribbeans Tim Padgett Jamaica's Opposition Scores Upset –But Debt Crisis Still There /politics/2016-02-26/jamaicas-opposition-scores-upset-but-debt-crisis-still-there Jamaica will soon have a new Prime Minister. In yesterday’s parliamentary elections, Andrew Holness and the Jamaican Labor Party scored an upset… Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:16:36 GMT /politics/2016-02-26/jamaicas-opposition-scores-upset-but-debt-crisis-still-there Tim Padgett