Caribbean island Barbados has elected its first-ever president, a key step to becoming a republic and removing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.
- 72-year-old Dame Sandra Mason will be sworn in on November 30, which will mark the island nation’s 55th anniversary of independence from Britain.
- The historic election came after a joint session of the House of Assembly and the Senate on October 19.
- The first woman to serve on the Barbados Court of Appeals, Sandra has been governor-general since 2018.
- Barbados was claimed by the British in 1625. It has sometimes been referred to as “Little England” for its loyalty to British customs.
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