Dear Editor,

I am acutely aware that the constitution does not forbid Jamaicans who are citizens of Commonwealth countries from sitting in Parliament as elected or appointed representatives.

However, I’d be distinctly uncomfortable if any of our political leaders, whether Opposition leader or prime minister, had dual citizenship. I’d be queasy about and even disturbed by such an arrangement because issues of loyalty and allegiance arise.

A serious moral and ethical question is: Should Jamaica’s interest conflict with that of the other country, which side would a leader stricken with dual loyalty take?

Therefore, I think it is high time that Opposition leader and PNP President Mark Golding answer in a plain manner the question of whether he is a citizen of Britain.

I came away quite disappointed having read Golding’s response to the issue on the weekend and was forced to agree with an attorney who posted on X that he has not answered the question about whether he remains a citizen of Britain.

I have one piece of advice to Golding who has conceded that he did have a British passport: if he retains citizenship of King Charles’ nation, he should immediately revoke it or else we cannot take seriously any position he holds on Jamaica becoming a republic.

Veronica Blake

veronica blake 959@yahoo.com