Barbados to remove Queen as head of state next year and become a republic
BARBADOS will remove the Queen as official head of state next year in a bid to leave its ‘colonial past behind’.independence anniversary in next November.The Queen meets Barbados governor general Dame Sandra Mason in 2018The move was announced in a speech written by Prime minister Mia Mottley and read by the country’s governor general, Dame Sandra Mason.
Talks for the country to remove the Queen as head of state began decades ago with a constitutional review committee’s recommendation that the country becomes a republic in 1998.The UK monarchy has maintained strong ties with Barbados dating back decades.One of her many titles is Queen of Barbados.She is the only member of the Royal family with any constitutional role.
A majority of countries in the Caribbean have held on to formal links with the UK even after gaining independence. In 2003, plans of breaking ties with the British monarchy were ramped up when Barbados replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which is based in London with the Caribbean Court of Justice.The vote, however, had been called off due to concerns raised by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
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