The Government of Barbados has announced plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.
The process of Queen Elizabeth’s removal would be complete on November 21 when the nation marks the 55th anniversary of independence from Britain.
The decision was taken last year when a government statement said, “The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind.”
Prime minister Mia Mottley said Barbadians wanted a Barbadian head of state.
“This is the ultimate statement of confidence in who we are and what we are capable of achieving,” he said in a speech.
The statement was part of the Throne Speech, which outlines the government’s policies and programmes ahead of the new session of parliament.
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Posted on March 14th, 2021
KAMALIKA PIERIS
MEP government brought in
Capital Punishment Act No 20 of 1958,
which suspended the death penalty from May 1958.
Voting age at general election was
brought down to 18 years from 21 years.
Elections Amendment Act No, 11 of
1959.
May
Day was declared a holiday in Sri Lanka in 1956 for the Government
sector, bank and mercantile sectors.
A brand new
A
National Planning Council was formed it. This was a first for the
country. This Council brought out Ceylon’s first Ten Year Plan for 1959-68. This
Plan was prepared after consultation with economists such as Joan
Robinson, Nicholas Kaldor, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Gunnar Myrdal. It was a
#BTColumn – Education, education, education
Article by March 13, 2021
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados TODAY.
by
Dr Ronnie Yearwood
In last’s week column, I talked about the value of critiquing or criticising government policy, even during COVIDd, concluding that this could save lives, because critique could provide ideas or suggestions, or offer insights for policy improvement. This week, I want to continue the discussion looking at education.
Are we behind?
We can appreciate that Barbados is a great country. Boast about it, even. However, we can also appreciate that Barbados needs reform in key areas such as governance, education, and the economy. And candidly talk about that reform, without pride getting in the way of reform.
Naomi Buck is a Toronto-based writer currently working on a book about child care.
One evening this winter, as I was steering two overladen grocery carts toward the checkout of our local superstore, the employee handling cart traffic control came to my aid. Taking hold of one of carts, he said, “It’s people like you I feel sorry for.”
I assumed he was reacting to the sight of a small woman attempting to stock up for her family (plus an elderly neighbour) for several weeks, thus limiting our exposure to COVID-19. And while I certainly wasn’t looking for pity, I did appreciate the acknowledgment that what I – like millions of other mothers – was doing was hard work, as I piled the gargantuan haul into the car and headed home to a quarantining child, half-made dinner and desk piled high with unfinished work.
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