in most countries in the continent, it by a prison sentence and in some states, a sentence of death. let's take you back to barbados — these are live pictures from national heroes' square in the barbados capital, bridgetown. barbadians are counting down the minutes until the caribbean island becomes the world's newest republic. at midnight local time, it will replace queen elizabeth as head of state with an elected president, dame sandra mason. the prince of wales is attending a noisy and colourful ceremony in the capital bridgetown which is being led by prime minister mia mottley. we have seen the arrival of a former captain of the west