Barbados will remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic by next year, its government has announced, making it the first country to drop the monarch in nearly three decades.

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OPINION: The prevailing system of neocolonialism by way of the Queen’s reign as head of state has come to a screeching halt The world watched on Monday night as Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth II as ...

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LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has eight realms in the Caribbean, but Barbados no longer wants to be part of that kingdom. The former British colony once known as "Little England" announced it plans to ...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth poses after awarding Captain Tom Moore with the insignia of Knight Bachelor at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain July 17, 2020. [Reuters] The Caribbean island of Barbados ...

Queen Elizabeth ll is greeted by the public in Barbados on Nov. 1, 1977. Barbados will remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic by next year, its government has announced, ...