It was a historic throne speech.
On Sept. 16, Her Excellency Gov. Gen. Dame Sandra Mason told the world Barbados was removing Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.
“Having obtained independence half a century ago, our country can be in no doubt about its capacity for self-governance,” Mason said.
The small island nation in the Caribbean was one of the oldest English colonies in the West Indies dating back to the 17th century, however it had also been claimed by the Spaniards and Portuguese.
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