“Barbados has set a date for the removal of Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, with the former British colony set to replace the monarch with a ceremonial president from independence day next year. If all goes to the government’s plan, the Caribbean island will become a republic by 30 November 2016 – the 50th anniversary of it becoming a sovereign state. The Prime minister, Freundel Stuart, has previously said it is ‘a little awkward in the year 2015 to still have to stand up and instead of pledging allegiance to Barbados to be pledging allegiance to “Her Majesty the Queen.”‘”

This is AMAZING!!!

Source: Tom Brooks-Pollock. “Barbados Wants To Ditch The Queen On The 50th Anniversary Of Its Independence.” Independent. December 14, 2015. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/barbados-wants-to-ditch-the-queen-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-its-independence-a6772571.html

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