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

By Julio-Cesar Chavez BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - As Barbados prepares to form a republic and remove the British queen as its sovereign, some residents in the capital Bridgetown on Sunday acknowledged…

A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain’s queen

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain nearly…