Barbados Set To Cut Ties With The British Monarchy And Declare Republic

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Barbados Set To Cut Ties With The British Monarchy And Declare Republic

By Victor Omondi The prime minister of Barbados has said the country is set to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and declare a republic by November next year. In a written address, Mia Mottley said it was time to leave their colonial past behind. Mottley quoted the first premier of the […]

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