Barbados to be declared as Republic

[rahul1117kumar]

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[iDJ]

As Barbados prepares to form a republic and remove the British queen as its sovereign, some residents in the capital Bridgetown on Sunday acknowledged they remained confused about what the change means and how it will affect them.

The Caribbean island won independence from Britain in 1966 but has until now retained Queen Elizabeth as the titular head of state, as is the case in a number of former British colonies including Jamaica and Australia.

As Barbados heads toward a republic, some wonder why it matters

As Barbados prepares to form a republic and remove the British queen as its sovereign, some residents in the capital Bridgetown on Sunday acknowledged they remained confused about what the change means and how it will affect them.

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[vicky 1213]

Means separate from West Indies

 

[Shantanu Upadhyay]

Means separate from West Indies

No, West Indies is a region.

 

[marvel44]

Means separate from West Indies

West Indies is a regional team consisting of 10+ Countries and dependencies in the Caribbean region.. It's not a country .. It's a geographical team of the region ... There were many such cricket teams earlier IN African continent which were no longer functional... Also, its similar to Ireland team which consists of two different countries ie., Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland... For more info..

West Indies cricket team - Wikipedia

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