The world watched on Monday night as Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. While many rejoiced in the streets as the small island nation was declared a republic — some Bajan ...

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.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

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

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 ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Caribbean island of Barbados on Monday prepared to wave goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as head of state as it cuts ties with its colonial past and becomes a republic for the ...

With the stroke of midnight, Barbados cut its last remaining bonds to the British monarchy after nearly 400 years. In a ceremony on Monday evening, Prince Charles acknowledged the “appalling atrocity ...

Fireworks lit up the sky, crowds cheered and the island nation of Barbados officially became a parliamentary republic at midnight Monday, 55 years after its independence from the United Kingdom. Dame ...