BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC ... at Kensington Oval on Saturday, during the Independence Ceremonial Parade to mark the country’s 58th year of Independence and third year as a Republic.

Barbados would not be the first former British colony in the Caribbean to become a republic. Guyana took that step in 1970, less than four years after gaining independence from Britain.

under the patronage of the Consul General of Barbados invites the public to its 2024 Independence Gala, in celebration of the island's 58th year of independence. This spectacular formal affair and ...