As we have catalogued on this newscast - the Caribbean Royal Tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was stalked by small pockets of protest and soured by discussions of reparations and the establishment of republics on the place of constitutional monarchies.
So what was billed as a charm offensive, turned into a public relations disaster.
And it also served to unify social justice advocates from Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas in a common cause.
Jamaica's Advocate's Network organized a virtual press conference yesterday to crystallize their formal response to the Charm Offensive. Here's what the various country representatives had to say about the preservation of the monarchy and the colonial legacy:
At the end of those individual statements, Belize's Cristina Coc was asked to read the collective advocates' joint statement - here are a few excerpts:
The Advocates say they will continue to work together to coordinate joint positions.
