Barbados has announced its plans to denounce the Queen as its head of state and become a republic by November next year.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley wrote in a speech addressing the people of Barbados that the time has come for the country to leave their colonial past behind and elect a Barbadian head of state.
The goal is for Barbados to become a republic by the time the nation celebrates its 55th anniversary of independence from Britain, in a move toward achieving full sovereignty.