The trip by Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the duchess of Cambridge, dramatized how rapidly Queen Elizabeth II is losing her grip on distant dominions where she is still head of state.
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Barbados Drops the Queen and Becomes a Republic
The island nation swore in its first president, ending nearly 400 years of British rule. Prince Charles and Rihanna were on hand to witness the ceremony.
Barbados Elects Its First Head of State, Replacing Queen Elizabeth
The country’s Parliament chose Sandra Mason, the governor general, to assume the symbolic title, a decisive move to distance itself from Barbados’s colonial past.
Covid Cases Rise in Some Caribbean Islands, W.H.O. Says
Many nations and territories in the region have had trouble rolling out vaccination drives and need test more, officials said.
Covid Cases Rise in Some Caribbean Islands, W.H.O. Says
Many nations and territories in the region have had trouble rolling out vaccination drives and need to ramp up testing, officials said.
‘I Am Worth It’: Why Thousands of Doctors in America Can’t Get a Job
Medical schools are producing more graduates, but residency programs haven’t kept up, leaving thousands of young doctors “chronically unmatched” and deep in debt.
‘I Am Worth It’: Why Thousands of Doctors in America Can’t Get a Job
Medical schools are producing more graduates, but residency programs haven’t kept up, leaving thousands of young doctors “chronically unmatched” and deep in debt.
‘The Time Has Come.’ Barbados Casts Off the Queen as Head of State, and Others May Follow
The Black Lives Matter movement has revived a simmering debate about the legacy of colonialism, potentially inspiring change in other Caribbean countries.
Why Work From Home When You Can Work From Barbados, Bermuda or … Estonia?
Several countries with fragile tourist economies have started to offer visas that allow foreign nationals to live and work for a period of at least six months.
With Covid-19, a Seismic Quiet Like No Other
Coronavirus shutdowns led to “the longest and most coherent global seismic noise reduction in recorded history,” scientists report.