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 ...

Global superstar and cosmetics queen Rihanna was honored by her native Barbados as a national hero during ceremonies late Monday that celebrated the island’s new status as a republic. President of ...

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 ...

For the first time in the island’s history, women leaders will take Barbados’ two major political parties into the arena as the island prepares for a snap general election. Incumbent prime minister, ...

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 ...