The island of Barbados has said goodbye to the British monarchy. The Associated Press reported that the Caribbean island has become a republic for the first time and removed Queen Elizabeth as its ...

Barbados should become a republic and leave its colonial past behind, a top official said on Wednesday, after the Caribbean island nation said it wants to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head ...

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has eight realms in the Caribbean, but Barbados no longer wants to be part of that kingdom. The former British colony once known as "Little England" announced it plans to ...