Barbados

Barbados

Dame Sandra Mason attends the presidential inauguration ceremony at on November 29, 2021 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Photo :BSS/ AFP

Barbados declared a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II

The new era for the nation of 285,000 ends Britain's centuries of influence, including more than 200 years of slavery until 1834

Rihanna. Photo: Collected

Barbados declares 'diamond' Rihanna a national hero

Britain's Prince Charles speaks with Barbados' President-elect Sandra Mason as he arrives at Grantley Adams Airport to take part in events to mark the Caribbean island's transition to a birth of a new republic, Bridgetown, Barbados, November 28, 2021. Picture taken November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Prince Charles travels to Barbados to celebrate the creation of a republic

A statue of Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson stands with its plinth vandalised a day after the government of the Caribbean island of Barbados said it wished to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, in Bridgetown, Barbados September 16, 2020. Photo :Reuters

A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain's queen

A man views damage to a home after strong winds of Hurricane Elsa passed St. Michael, Barbados July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Nigel Browne

Hurricane Elsa cuts power, batters homes in Barbados

Barbados says it will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state

Barbados says it will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state