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Barbados pays tribute to World War I and II heroes during the annual Remembrance Day spectacle, led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley.

The group, Watch Out My Children, will be staging a march and rally on Saturday. Starting at 10 a.m., the march will proceed from Kensington car park, through the City, to National Heroes’ Square where the rally will take place. Educator and activist Marcia Weekes made the announcement during a media briefing at Praise Academy on Wednesday. The objective of the march is to highlight the concerns raised by parents …

Barbados is turning 55 and the milestone anniversary is taking on an added significance. The once-prosperous sugar colony and jewel in the British empire is celebrating by formally cutting one of its last remaining colonial ties.

Castries, Nov 30 (EFE).- Barbados replaced Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as its head of state with the appointment of jurist Sandra Mason as the first president of the country, which went from constitutional monarchy to republic. The country becoming a republic coincided with the 55th anniversary of the independence of the Caribbean island, which …

Bridgetown was the focus for the celebrations but the events that took place there are of significance to the world. 

Dame Sandra Mason, governor general of Barbados, after she was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George poses after receiving

There have been reports of planned protests at the presence of the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, but others have emphasised the diplomatic significance of his attendance.  

Vaccines will be administered at several locations this weekend. The venues and operating times are listed below. Saturday, October 23, 2021 Vaccination Centre: · Building No. 2, Harbour Industrial Park, St Michael - 10am to 4pm