Barbados became an independent nation state on 30 November 1966, having previously been a British colony. Like many other former colonies, Barbados became a Commonwealth realm, …

The Government of Barbados announced on 15 September 2020 that it intended to become a republic by 30 November 2021, the 55th anniversary of its independence, resulting in the …

Nov 30, 2021 · Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. In an overnight ceremony in the capital, Bridgetown, …

Nov 30, 2021 · Bridgetown, Barbados — Fireworks filled the sky over Barbados on Tuesday as the Caribbean island nation declared itself the world's newest republic, lowering Queen …

Nov 29, 2021 · Barbados has become a republic, replacing the British monarch as its head of state and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English …

Nov 29, 2021 · Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and became a republic in a grand ceremony that started late Monday and included Prince Charles and Rihanna.

Feb 24, 2022 · Barbados officially becomes a republic. Coinciding with the anniversary of Barbados’ 55 years of Independence from Britain, the late-night ceremony to formally …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 30, CMC – Barbados Tuesday became the [fifth] Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to replace Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and …

For Barbados, becoming a republic is a significant transition that marks the capstone of a much longer process of symbolic decolonization. For decades after political independence, …

Aug 22, 2021 · THE Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, announced this month that the island will become a republic by November 30, 2021. Her announcement is a major step …

The spirit of Barbados’s move to republicanism has also been couched in friendly terms. In fact, Prince Charles, who would have been in line to become Barbados’s next head of state as heir …

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Nov 30, 2021 · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic …

Nov 30, 2021 · With cheers and fireworks, the island nation became a parliamentary republic, swore in its first president and declared Barbadian-born Rihanna a national hero.

On November 30, 2021, on the 55th anniversary of its political independence, Barbados will become a republic. It is commonly assumed this was some sudden decision by Mia Mottley’s...

Nov 30, 2021 · Barbados ditched Britain's Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic on Tuesday with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds …

Barbados is now a Republic, replacing the British monarch as its head of state and severing its last remaining colonial bonds. Queen Elizabeth II was officially removed as Barbados’ head of …

Nov 30, 2021 · Watch the moment Barbados became a republic, and removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. In a handover ceremony in the island's capital, Bridgetown, the Queen …

Nov 30, 2021 · Barbados became a republic Tuesday, cutting its colonial ties to the British throne and removing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the Caribbean nation’s head of state.

Nov 30, 2021 · Fifty-five years after gaining independence from Britain in 1966, Barbados has become a republic – and other Commonwealth countries, where support for the monarchy is …