After 55 years, November 30th will no longer be known as Independence Day in Barbados. Instead, it is to be called Barbados National Day, the Government has declared.This surprise disclosure came via Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams, as he hosted a press conference at Ilaro Court this evening.The minister revealed that after a recent Cabinet meeting, it was decided that from this year onwards, the island will celebrate its Independence and Republic status, under one moniker.“Last Thursday the Cabinet of Barbados took the decision to henceforth observe November 30th as Barbados National Day commemorating our independence from Britain in 1966 and our transition to a parliamentary republic in 2021.”
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A noted Historian contends that the Mia Mottley Government’s decision to remove November 30 as Independence Day is “just one of other changes” that Barbadians may soon have to accept as the rule of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) continues under Mottley.This evening Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, announced that last week the Mottley Cabinet made the decision to repeal Independence Day to instead mark November 30 as Barbados National Day.But retired trade unionist Robert “Bobby” Morris warns that “it is certainly possible” that next on the chopping block might be January 21 which is celebrated annually as Errol Barrow Day, to recognise the “Father of Independence” and National Hero, the Right Excellent Errol Barrow. In 1996 an attempt was made to do just that by former Prime Minister Owen Arthur but it had to be abandoned after public outrage. However, according to Morris, this action may now become a possibility this time around given Government’s lates
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