barbados has become the world s newest republic, after replacing the queen as its head of state with a new president. in a speech to mark the occasion in the caribbean islands capital, prince charles acknowledged that british history had forever been stained by the atrocity of slavery. barbardos will remain in the commonwealth. from bridgetown, here s daniela relph. the shifting stands of constitutional change. this is now the republic of barbados. practically, things look the same. symbolically, it s very different. a show of self confidence and a clean break from aspects of a colonial past. break from aspects of a colonial ast. ., break from aspects of a colonial ast, ., ., break from aspects of a colonial ast. ., ., ., ., past. the order of freedom of barbados- past. the order of freedom of barbados. the past. the order of freedom of barbados. the first past. the order of freedom of barbados. the first major- past. the order of freedom of l barbados. the first major event barb
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