ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) - Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State and become a republic by November next year, as the Caribbean island nation seeks to move fully beyond its colonial past.The decision was formalised in the so-called Throne Speech, delivered on behalf of Prime Minister Mia Mottley by the island's Governor-General Sandra Mason, to mark the State opening of Parliament on Tuesday.
