New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been the first Commonwealth leader to rule out her country becoming a republic while she is in power, in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Last year Barbados became a republic, and on Sunday Gaston Browne, the prime minister of another Caribbean nation, Antigua and…
New Zealand is First Commonwealth Nation to Rule Out Republic in Wake of Queen’s Death
Republic of Barbados: Politicians’ Coup as Spectre of the CCP Lurks
December 3, 2021
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Commentary Australia’s so-called republicans, and those in the Queen’s fifteen realms, including the United Kingdom, would be foolish to take much solace from the constitutional change rammed through the Barbados Parliament by a political class who are clearly both wary and contemptuous of the their own people. Australia’s republicans tried the same thing in Australia…
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Barbados Becomes Latest Country to Cut Colonial-Era Ties With Britain
The island of Barbados became the latest to cut ties with the British monarchy and became the world’s newest republic on Monday during a handover ceremony. Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as the Caribbean island nation’s new president by its chief justice before taking an oath of allegiance to Barbados. “Republic Barbados has set…
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Bajan fare gleans inspiration from various parts of the world—including Africa, Portugal, India, Ireland, and Great Britain—representing a potpourri of cultures. Unsurprisingly, fresh seafood from the surrounding waters often dominates dinner tables, but locals also cook with meat and poultry. Starches, vegetables, fresh fruit such as mango, coconut, cherries, and apples, as well as various…
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