A commonwealth conversation survey - YouGov, conducted between June 29 and July 10 over the telephone by Hope Enterprises Ltd, among 500 Jamaicans, found that many Jamaicans were not only ignorant about the association but also viewed the organisation as irrelevant to national life.

Only 20 per cent of Jamaicans surveyed believed the Common-wealth to be of value to Jamaica.

The Commonwealth is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 independent member states, most of them formerly ruled by the British Empire.

While a significant portion of Jamaicans surveyed - 50 per cent - correctly identified the Queen as head of the Commonwealth, a vast chunk incorrectly placed Obama to the position.

Twenty-five per cent of those interviewed said Obama is the head of the Commonwealth while 17 per cent said they did not know who the head was.

Interestingly, 29 per cent of Jamaicans surveyed said they would want Obama to take over from the Queen as the head of the Common-wealth whenever her reign ends.

The heir to the British throne - Prince Charles - figured low on Jamaicans' radar as only seven per cent believe that he should succeed the Queen as head of the Commonwealth.