Mia Mottley | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:19:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Mia Mottley | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Queen Elizabeth II to be removed as the Head of State in Barbados https://www.insideojodu.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-to-be-removed-as-the-head-of-state-in-barbados/ https://www.insideojodu.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-to-be-removed-as-the-head-of-state-in-barbados/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:19:32 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=16706 Barbados has announced its intention to remove the Queen as its head of state…

The post Queen Elizabeth II to be removed as the Head of State in Barbados first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> Barbados has announced its intention to remove the Queen as its head of state and become a republic come 2021.

The Caribbean island said it wants “full sovereignty” by the time it celebrates its 55th anniversary of independence from the UK in November 2021.

A speech written by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley quoted its first premier Errol Barrow who warned against “loitering on colonial premises”.

Reading the speech, Barbados’ governor-general Dame Sandra Mason said “The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind. Barbadians want a Barbadian head of state. This is the ultimate statement of confidence in who we are and what we are capable of achieving. Hence, Barbados will take the next logical step toward full sovereignty and become a republic by the time we celebrate our 55th anniversary of independence”

Barbados gained its independence from Britain in 1966, though the Queen remains its constitutional monarch.

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