Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State

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Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State

ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) - Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State and become a republic by November next year, as the Caribbean island nation seeks to move fully beyond its colonial past.The decision was formalised in the so-called Throne Speech, delivered on behalf of Prime Minister Mia Mottley by the island's Governor-General Sandra Mason, to mark the State opening of Parliament on Tuesday.

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