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By Anesta Henry
A general election called a year and a half before it was constitutionally due, the Government announcing and then backtracking on a decision to change the name of Independence Day, and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly being charged with rape were among the political highlights of 2022.
Just days before the start of 2022 – on
Plans to rename Independence Day as Barbados National Day have been halted in that Caribbean country since an "overwhelming majority" of Barbadians from all walks of life are not in favour of the change or the timing.
Stating that this is "a gover