Prince William and Duchess Kate arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday to growing protests after being forced to recently cancel their trip to a village in Belize, the first stop on a planned tour throughout several Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean, after a group of villagers protested the couple's visit and Britain's past colonial influence in the region.
The first demonstration staged on Friday, reportedly stemmed from a dispute over where the couple would land their helicopter upon arrival. According to Sky News, the Cambridges expected to touch down on "contested property" between residents of Indian Creek village and Flora and Fauna International for a visit to the Akte 'il Ha cacao farm. Photographs taken of the protest showed demonstrators holding several anti-colonialist signs, one of which read: "Colonial legacy of theft continues with Prince & [Flora and Fauna International]." Other signs displayed messages like "Prince William leave our land" and "Not your land, not your decision." According to the The Times of London, conversations between the organizers of the event and villagers registered "very colonial in nature."
