BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) The Government has announced that November 30 will no longer be known as Independence Day but will be called Barbados National Day to incorporate celebrations for the .
November 30 will continue to be referred to as Independence Day in Barbados, and the people will be consulted on how best to celebrate the country’s new republic status. This is the decision coming out of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting as promised by Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams. There was a strong backlash from the public when the Barbados Labour Party administration sought to combine both Independence and …
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said Barbados National Day on November 30, allows the country to celebrate both the attainment of Independence and becoming a Parliamentary Republic with a native Barbadian as President. In a short statement on Tuesday night following the announcement earlier that November 30 would now be Barbados National Day, Mottley said: “I have seen and heard the comments this afternoon on social media. Irrespective of how …