It will subsequently provide that a Barbadian citizen shall be the next Head of State and then change the oath of allegiance from that to Her Majesty to now the state of Barbados and will ensure ...

TASS/. The Caribbean island state of Barbados officially became a republic on Tuesday as its first president Sandra Mason, elected in October, replaced British Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.

an act which removed the Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state before her death the following year. The move came more than 50 years after Barbados became fully independent in 1966.

Barbados is known for its stunning white-sand ... the country officially removed the UK's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. At the stroke of midnight, a 21-gun salute in the capital, Bridgetown ...