Thursday, April 25, 2024

barbados

June 11, 2022

Jamaica to remove Queen as head of state, pushes for republican rule

Jamaica’s withdrawal from the monarchy will bring the number of Commonwealth countries to 14.

Queen Elizabeth
November 30, 2021

Barbados drops British rule, swears in first president

Barbados has become the latest country under British rule to drop the monarchy and become a republic, replacing Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.

Queen Elizabeth and Sandra Mason
October 21, 2021

Barbados elects 72-year-old as first-ever president

Ms Mason’s emergence as the president of Barbados removes Queen Elizabeth as Barbados head of state.

Dame Sandra Mason