Barbados officially broke up with the Queen of England Nov. 30. Though independent since Nov. 30, 1966, Barbadians took their freedom a step further at the stroke of midnight. The people not only ...

Rihanna honored Barbados’ independence and the new president with a heartfelt post featuring personal family photos. Rihanna marked Barbados’ 59th Independence Day and its fourth year as a republic ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history.

After Barbados removal of the Queen, Caribbean nationals are examining British imperialism broadly. Racial justice protests in the US forced some in British Commonwealth to reckon with their past. The ...

Barbados swore in its first ever president on Tuesday, becoming a republic 55 years after the island first gained independence. Queen Elizabeth was formerly the head of state of Barbados. However, ...

Rihanna is commemorating Barbados’s fourth year as a republic by sharing a collection of family photos. On Sunday (Nov. 30), Barbados, where the Anti singer was born, marked its Independence Day with ...

In 2021, to mark the Caribbean nation's 55th year of independence, Barbados became a Republic under the leadership of Mottley ...

Let's head now to the world's newest republic. The Caribbean island of Barbados made history today. In a lavish ceremony full of dignitaries, politicians and Rihanna, Barbados removed the Queen of ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history.