According to The Guardian:
…the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados looks set to sever links with the Queen, drawing up plans to replace her as head of state with a president.
Freundel Stuart, the prime minister, told supporters of the ruling Democratic Labour party (DLP) that the island was functioning as a republic, according to the Jamaica Observer.
“…we have to move from a monarchical system to a republican form of government in the very near future,” Stuart said.
George Pilgrim, general secretary of the DLP…said: “We don’t expect any opposition coming from the opposition party.”
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