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Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf said the vaccination programme will be accelerated.

First president of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason, sworn into office

Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf said the vaccination programme will be accelerated.

Sandra Mason was sworn in as the first president of the former British colony during Mondays celebrations.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Rihanna smiled under her face mask as she heard her name called in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, but hesitated before she stood up.

Rihanna has been declared a national hero by Barbadian prime minister Mia Mottley as the country becomes a republic.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Rihanna smiled under her face mask as she heard her name called in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, but hesitated before she

The Prince of Wales gave a speech at the ceremony marking the end of the Queen’s role as head of state.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley noted that the pop star came from humble origins and was born less than a mile from where the ceremony was taking place.

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. Several leaders, dignitaries and artists, including Prince Charles and Rihanna, attended the ceremony that began late Monday in a popular square where the statue of Britains Lord Nelson was removed last year amid a worldwide push to erase symbols of oppression.