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celestina olulode, bbc news, bridgetown, barbados. roes' square in the barbados capital, bridgetown. we understand the ceremony is under way right now. the ceremony to mark the inauguration of the president of barbados, current governor general, sandra mason, is getting under way. lots of pomp and festivities and live bands getting ready for this big moment. the talk us there all of this... our correspondent daniela relph is in bridgetown, barbados. wonderful to have you on the programme. i want to start by asking you, the ceremony as we understand it is getting under way as we speak. talk us through some of the main events expected. through some of the main events exected. ~ , , expected. well, this is where the main _ expected. well, this is where the main event _ expected. well, this is where the main event will _ expected. well, this is where the main event will be. - expected. well, this is where| the main event will be. things are already kicking off. what you should hear is the national steel band of more than 100 players. they'

these are live pictures from national heroes' square in the barbados capital, bridgetown. appeal to overturn a court ruling decriminalising homosexuality. thejudges ruled unanimously that the criminalisation of same—sex relationships violated constitutional rights. gail maclellan reports. the appeal is dismissed. and botswana _ the appeal is dismissed. and botswana made _ the appeal is dismissed. and botswana made human rights history. applause. but when the's government had gone to the high court in an attempt to overturn the country's 2019 landmark ruling decriminalising homosexuality but the high court upheld the previous law. prompting jubilation and some years. before 2019 anyone caught in a 93v before 2019 anyone caught in a gay relationship could be sentenced to seven years in jail. this unanimousjudgment jail. this unanimous judgment confirms, jail. this unanimousjudgment confirms, said thejudge, that criminalising such individuals violated their constitutional rights to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality. the high court's ruling is final. today'sjudgment court

celestina olulode, bbc news, bridgetown, barbados. are very much in a share of national pride. we have seen some of the best barbados has to offer in terms of music, in terms of poetry, and other performances. and this is part of that story of turning into a republic with the barbadian prime minister saying she wanted this to be an assertion of barbados�*s self—confidence and that is very much been atone here but ever the next couple of hours things will become more muted is he going to the official part of proceedings. thank you very much _ part of proceedings. thank you very much and _ part of proceedings. thank you very much and will— part of proceedings. thank you very much and will speak - part of proceedings. thank you very much and will speak again soon. the world health organization says the omicron variant of coronavirus poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe. the who's head renewed a call for a global push to get vaccines to poorer nations, warning that covid—i9 is, as he put it, "not done with us" yet. meanwh

ah, see a newman, al jazeera bridgetown, barbados? well, it's now time for the weather and his death. hey there, good to see. we'll start this one off in the pacific where we've got an 8000 kilometer atmospheric river. that's a narrow and concentrated band of rain. it's fleming, right in to canada's west coast. the pacific northwest rainfall warnings already out the city of vancouver, looking for about 70 millimeters, the brain, and north of the city along the sea to sky. we could see over a 100 millimeters toward the east. we go and we still got some still hanging around the great lakes and a vigorous system for newfoundland st. john's could see those winds close in to about 100 kilometers per hour for the southeast of the us said temperature is bouncing back in at by and says 17 degrees. and we'll dow that up a bit more in the days to come. los angeles also has temperature is above average 27 degrees as we flip the page on november and welcome december on wednesday, central america looks like this. barbados and mix of sun in cloud i

ah, lucille newman, al jazeera, bridgetown, barbados, the head of us drug make her materna has warned existing covered 19 vaccines may not be as effective against the new variance. stephane brown sells a daughter on the effectiveness of the current jobs will be available in 2 weeks. he said, it will take months before pharmaceutical companies could manufacture new varian specific jobs. m. u. s. presidential biden has ruled out imposing another lockdown after the discovery of the new coven. 19 variance is urged americans to get fully vaccinated and not to panic or white house correspondent, kimberly hall get reports. good morning folks. following a briefing by his coven response team given us president joe biden addressed the american public, urging them not to be alarmed by the new varied army crime. this period is a cause for concern, not a cause for pen. you assigned her sir, all ready evaluating on me con, but admit it could take weeks before it's known. if the current covered vaccines provide enough protection. still, biden, once again, urge the 10s of millions of americans not ye

republic on accounting ties with the british monarchy. celebrations on the way in the capital bridgetown barbados gained independence from burson. in 1966, but retained queen elizabeth assets, head of state monarch, has been replaced by the barbarian presidents sandra mason, who has been sworn in re now turn our vessels bow towards the new republic. redo this soul that we may seize the full substance of our sovereignty. for decades, we have had this course on the be about the transition of bobby at those store republic to day do bit and discourse have become action. breaking news now has been a blah sneer, the afghan capital. the explosion happened near a government school west, stiff kabul. they are, reports of injuries, but numbers are yet known. the world health organization is wanting. the newest coven 19 very imposes a very high risk of massage in infections. on the cross was fuss detected in southern africa last week. president joe biden says the u. s. won't need additional restrictions to contain the variant. this period is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. who have the best vacc

ancestors here from africa in chains is a change that was long overdue. hosea newman al jazeera bridgetown, barbados, josephine baker, the american born dancer, a singer actress and rights activist who made her home in france. has been officially admitted to the french at pantheon was in the m, she's revered in france for many reasons, not least, her work for the resistance against the nazis in world war 2. had a special ceremony in paris, present m a con, colder. some one who fought for the liberty of all that the mother has more. a hugely symbolic moment. josephine baker becomes the 1st black woman and only the switch the woman ever to be admitted to the palm tale in paris. take you. oh, the french president paid tribute to a woman who defied huge challenges. who the fin, the girl min mana da da combo josephine baker fought so many battles with freedom, lightness, and laughter, leisure, dazzlingly, beautiful, and clear sighted in a senshi full of distractions. she made the right choice at every stage that said that she had always separate light from darkness. and yet nothing was preordained. josep

daniela relph, bbc news, bridgetown, barbados.e border with ukraine. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, here meeting the latvian prime minister, has also held talks with his nato counterparts on the growing numbers of migrants gathering on poland's frontier with belarus. it follows calls from warsaw for more international help well, our europe editor, katya adler has been speaking to the polish prime minister about the threat posed by russia. katya joins me now. what did he have to say? sitting down with the polish prime minister, he really gives you the impression of a man on a mission. he wants to drive home to all of us and his allies in nato and in the eu as well that threat that he perceives from vladimir putin in moscow and his ally in belarus. he is saying that the west has to join the dots more, see what is going on in all of the region, whether it is about the migrant crisis on poland's border with belarus, being talked about in nato today, the build up russian troops on ukraine's border, also being talked about i

become a republic cussing ties with a british monarchy. celebrations on the way in the capital bridgetown barbados gained independence from burson, in 966, but retained queen elizabeth as its head of state. a monarch has been replaced by the barbarian president sandra mason, who has in sworn in reno, turn or vessels both towards the new republic redo this.

ancestors here from africa in chains is a change that was long overdue. hosea newman, al jazeera bridgetown, barbados, all the still are some countries which recognized the british monarchy. queen elizabeth is so head of state of 15 countries around the world may include canada, jamaica, the bahamas, pop on your guinea. and australia is also ahead of the commonwealth as a grouping of $54.00 former colonies and really indian nigeria, trinidad, and tobago. but the have been talks in jamaica and australia, about removing queen elizabeth as their head of state. the u. s. is officially removed, the former columbia rubble of fog from its list of terrorist organizations. the decision will allow us agencies to operate and parts of columbia, where former falk fighters live and work on signed a ceasefire. deal with the colombian government in 2016. our white house correspondent, kimberly hall, could explain why this decision was made. know the u. s. made this announcement on the heels of a meeting between a national security council representative for latin america as well as officials in columbia. and part of

ah, lucy newman, al jazeera bridgetown barbados accorded me. and mara has delayed the verdict and the trial of our leader answered she until next week. so she is facing charges of incitement and violating current virus restrictions. she was detained in february when the military seized power florence louis has more on the trial. a source has confirmed that the court in navy door has deferred the verdicts till next monday, but there wasn't a reason given as to why the voted has been deferred. non political analysts and observers outspoken to say they wouldn't have been surprised if santucci had been found guilty. many say the military still fear how popular almost on suit she is. she had in the last 2 general elections led her party, the national league for democracy to huge victories. and they wouldn't be surprised if she had been found guilty. and also given a prison sentence, or the very likely she would have been allowed to serve that under house arrest as previous military governments had done. now, few people believe on santucci has been g

ah, lucille newman, al jazeera, bridgetown, barbados, some countries still recognized the british monarch cronyn. elizabeth is still head of state of 15 countries around the world in good canada, jamaica, the bahamas, popper, new guinea and australia. she's also ahead of the commonwealth. it's a grouping of $54.00 former colonies, including india, nigeria, and trinidad, and tobago. but there have been talks in jamaica and estella about removing queen elizabeth as their head of state. france that says iran must engage constructively in discussions to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal. representatives from russia, china, germany, france, sandy, you carry met to iranian officials in vienna on monday, the u. s. is there, but it's only holding talks in directly zacharon one sanctions lifted and returned for limits on its nuclear program. nothing is agreed upon until everything is agreed. those are the words from new england deputy foreign minister, alibaba who is leading the reigning delegation here in vienna. you said that so they will continue these talks. and on tuesday there was a working grou

celestina 0lulode, bbc news, bridgetown, barbados.yorkshire dales, 60 customers and staff have finally been able to leave. it all started on friday evening when storm arwen brought heavy snow to the dales. the company trapped in the pub included an 0asis tribute band , who were playing on the night, as danny savage reports. welcome to what many people this weekend saw as the most enviable location in the land. at the tan hill inn, they sorted their priorities, by digging through the snowdrifts to the front door and then locking it. they'd come to see an 0asis tribute band, who — some might say — had a good weekend. but there's worse places to be stuck, you know what i mean? and everyone was just brilliant. staff were brilliant, the customers were brilliant... yeah, yeah. they looked after everyone. and it's been almost like blitz spirit again, you know? it's magical, really. lifetime of memories as well. we'll do a reunion, but we'll do it in the summer next time! yeah. take care! it's been lovely! nicola, the pub manager, was sorry t

as grenada and jamaica may just decide that they want to be next to see in human al jazeera bridgetown, barbados, a twitter c o. 2 found co founder jack dorsey has stepped down as c o doughty has faced internal pressure to resign and survived and invested bit asked him last year, you'll be replaced by the chief technology officer. in a statement on twitter, dorsey said it was finally time to leave it's been a dream, a long dream of city planners, but driverless cars are finally becoming a reality in south korea's capital. so the 1st pilot route is using cutting edge technology and 6 fully autonomous taxes. the start of a 5 year plan. alexander large reports on the latest li ford on a road that's not always been smooth. these driverless robo taxi's and so sang. i'm don district aren't a publicity stunt. they're part of the cities a $125000000.00 scheme for self driving cars. from tuesday they'll ferry passengers between the digital media city rail station, a nearby apartment and office buildings. charging passengers about $3.00 a trip. by the end of december, they'll be joined by several more dri

celestina olulode, bbc news, bridgetown, barbados.ars old when she was killed. the public inquiry heard how saffie asked if she was going to die. her father andrew roussos said that instead of help from the emergency services, she just got "an advertising board and untrained people". judith moritz reports. saffie—rose roussos loved pop music, especially ariana grande. she was so excited when she got tickets to the star's manchester concert for christmas. she went on a girly night with her mum lisa and sister ashley. the three were in the foyer when the bomb exploded. saffie called out for her mum and lay on the floor for half an hour. there were no stretchers, so she was taken down these stairs on a hoarding and a passing ambulance was flagged down. her father andrew arrived at the arena and had no idea where his little girl was. the response on that night was shameful and inadequate. everyone in that sitting room was let down and the people that excuse it should feel shame. what saffie went through, i will never forgive. that poor li

barbados. the first major event hosted by this island republic, the national honour ceremony in bridgetown. ul musical export, who came home to witness the birth of this new republic. she was honoured as a national hero. barbadians are proud people, you know? we are probably the proudest people i know, and no matter where i go in the world, i take that pride with me. no matter where we go, the world is going to know that we are bajan to the bone. i'm going to be bajan till the day i die. this is still the only place i've ever called home. last night, the prince of wales watched the ceremony that formally removed his mother, the queen, as head of state. he used his speech to emphasise enduring friendships and directly acknowledged the wrongs of our shared history. from the darkest days of our past and the appalling atrocity of slavery which forever stains our history, the people of this island forged their path with extraordinary fortitude. the move to a republic has involved reflecting on the past, but also focusing on the future. the barbadian prime minister has described today as a moment

celestina olulode, bbc news, bridgetown, barbados. significant moment for the people in barbados.it caught the market somewhat by surprise, bringing to an end dorsey's much criticised tenure as chief executive officer of both twitter and square, his digital payments company. the share price last time i looked was down nearly 2%. i'm joined now by elizabeth dwoskin, the silicon valley correspondent at the washington post. sorry, that disappeared off the prompter and i lost your name for a second. good to have you. can i ask you if it was somewhat excited because it seemed to catch the market by surprise with matt dorsey posted his resignation letter on twitter as twitter ceo. iie posted his resignation letter on twitter as twitter ceo.- posted his resignation letter on twitter as twitter ceo. he said that he had made _ twitter as twitter ceo. he said that he had made this _ twitter as twitter ceo. he said that he had made this decision - twitter as twitter ceo. he said that he had made this decision in - he had made this decision in consultation with the board but clearly it was a

barbados. applause. the singer rihanna, who grew up in bridgetown, was awarded the honour of national hero of barbados.l name is robyn rihanna fenty, was named "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary" for her home country in 2018. the role involves promoting education, tourism and investment. this is the scene now live at national heroes square in the capital of bridgetown. despite the hour, it isjust capital of bridgetown. despite the hour, it is just after 1am there, the celebrations continue and i am sure they will continue for some time to come on this very historic day. let's get some of the day's other news. france has said it could consider taking back migrants who cross the channel to britain, if legal avenues are put in place to allow them to apply for asylum in the uk. the idea was put forward by the french interior minister during a news conference in paris. the head of britain's secret intelligence agency, mi6, will use a rare public address to say that the body needs to be more open. richard moore will also call for more collaboration with the private sector as he says that mi6's own

daniela relph, bbc news, bridgetown, barbados. gives you the impression of a man on a mission, he wants to drive home to all of us and his allies in nato and in the european union as well, that threat that he perceives from vladimir putin in moscow and his ally in belarus. and what he's saying is that the west has to join the dots more, see what's going on in all of the region. so whether it's about the migrant crisis on poland's border with belarus being talked about in nato today, the buildup of russian troops on ukraine's border also being talked about in nato or those soaring gas prices that are making all of us suffer right now, that poland is convinced that moscow is behind it all. we are now confronted with a series of different risks and different crises around us. and we have to wake up from this geopolitical nap. we should collectively work towards different options, how to de—escalate this, how to deal with those risks and what to do to actually diminish the power of mr lukashenko, mr putin, president putin, to destabil

from aspects of a colonial past. >> the order of freedom in barbados. >> the first major event hosted, the national honor ceremony in bridgetownhonor system has been restructured and references to the british crown removed. >> national hero of barbados. >> among those recognized, rihanna, violence most successful export, who came home to witness the birth of this new republic. she was honored as a national hero. >> barbadian's are proud people, we are probably the proudest people i know. and no matter where i go in the world, i take that pride with me. no matter where we go. the world will know -- i will be to the day i die. this is still the only place i've ever called home. >> last night, the prince of wales watched a ceremony that formally removed his mother, the queen, as head of state. he used his speech to emphasize enduring friendship and directly acknowledge the wrongs of our shared history. >> from the darkest days of our past, and the appalling atrocity of slavery, which forever stains are history, the people of this island forge their path with extraordinary fortitude. >> the move to a republic has involved reflecti

is interesting, there | are crowds of people out in the streets of bridgetown, but there are a number on the streets here in barbadosaround national heroes square, but the mood has been released celebrate of the last of hours, they have been showing their passion and pride in barbados, some of the country's best traditions, musicians, poets, public speakers, and the president elect, they are in our pictures, she will shortly be sworn in. but it shows really a great deal of pride in this country, and they said that they want to be a republic, and that is very much what we have seen today in the show that has been taking place here over the course of the last couple of hours. there have been a couple of vips, the cricketer was in the vip section, one of barbados' most famous sons, and a national hero of barbados. andrea also told that the singer, rihanna is here. during more formal... 0f is here. during more formal... of the minutes are ticking closer to midnight, as barbados enters this new chapter of its history, becoming the world's newest republic. let's just keep watching those pictures. the unity of hearts, hand

like mauritius, barbados will remain in the commonwealth — which is a loose association of britain, its former colonies and some current dependencies. celestina olulode is in bridgetown is in the country for this decision? well, welcome to the world's newest republic. in terms of support, lots of people say that they've back to this move. lots of barbadian tsar in full support of this. however, there is concerns about how this has happened. some barbadians said they wanted a referendum on this issue, because this is a key moment in their history and they wanted a say in how all of this happened. at the same time, some people have said we are in a pandemic, now is not the time for this to happen. but overall, the majority of barbadians i've spoken to have said yes, the idea of leaving the colonial past behind does really resonate with them. ~ . behind does really resonate with themr ., ., ,, , behind does really resonate with them. ~ ., ., , , , behind does really resonate with them. ~ ., ., ,, , ~ behind does really resonate with them. ~ ., ., ,, , . ., them. what happens next? we have... what else will — them. what happens next? we have... what else will follow? _ t

bridgetown. roland butcher was born in barbados and moved to england when he was 13.r black test cricketer. fellow wrote a poem to me, really outlining what a shame it was to have picked a black man for england and so forth and so forth. and the other one was from the west indian fellow, who saw this selection as going back to the days of slavery. exploitation all over again. he has invited me for a knockabout on the beach. roland's debut was against the west indies, right here in bridgetown in 1981. he played most of his career for middlesex, and even met the duke of edinburgh on more than one occasion. what do you think about the republic? what the benefits of being a republic, i don't know. but what i would say is that i think england as a country, the question is, how they really done enough to stay in the game? is it a sense for you that england, because of its... more than 300 years in control of barbados, ended up taking it for granted? i think what really was needed was for england to accept the atlantic slave trade, except that is something else happened. ——

on november and welcome december on wednesday, central america looks like this. barbados, a mix of sun in cloud in bridgetown. 27 degrees in heavy falls, costa rica into panama. for the top end of south america, still bursts of rain can be expected. sure. we should see the sun poke out in boca ta, cloudy day, and lima at 19 degrees and will power ups and thunderstorms in rio de janeiro with a high up 28 degrees. wherever you are, stay safe. we'll see again soon as the weather sponsored by katara ways. she popped in less than a year past. the middle east 1st well come in preparation. the country is staging a major problem and the 16 nations going head to head in 6 purpose built stadiums for 2020. okay, we'll keep you across the action as capital for the head of the regions. the biggest ever sporting events, the fee for our cup on his era. oh, this is al jazeera. ah. hello there, i'm associate a and this is the news. i live from our headquarters here in doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. protest is answered on our met with tear gas as they march towards the presidential palace. they angry about a new deal

many thanks to that and the see it niemen, the for us in bridgetown at 400 years after an english ship arrived in barbados to take over the island for king james king. queen elizabeth the 2nd now removed its head of state. let's get some of the news. the world health organization is warning. the new as coven 19 varied poses a significant global risk. only cronan was 1st detected in southern africa last week in cases have now been found in a number of countries in the u. s. president joe biden as an vigilance, but it's asking people not to panic. committee health reports. morning folks. following a briefing by his coven response team given us president joe biden addressed the american public, urging them not to be alarmed by the new varied army kron. this for it is a cause for concern, not a cause for pen. you assigned her sir, all ready evaluating on me con, but admit it could take weeks before it's known. if the current covered vaccines provide enough protection. still, biden, once again, urge the 10s of millions of americans not yet vaccinated to get fully vaccinated. and a booster, you have to get the

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barbados has officially removed queen elizabeth ii as its head of state, freeing itself from the british monarchy after nearly 400 years of colonization. in an overnight ceremony in the capital bridgetowndame sandra mason was sworn in as barbados's first-ever president. >> with oneoice from this day and forever, we declare barbados a parliamentary republic. [applause] amy: fireworks adorned the sky at midnight as barbados officially became the world's newest nation. ahead of the ceremony, barbados held a national service of thanksgiving, where barbados senator and reverend john rogers spoke. >> we survived a journey that many have not survived. 300 years of a plantation system that many have not survived. every child born in this country is a gift of god, especially preserved, specially protected. amy: prince charles joined monday evening's ceremony, where he formally acknowledged the "appalling atrocity of slavery" in the caribbean. barbadian singer, actress and fashion designer rihanna also also attended the ceremony, where she was declared a national hero by barbados's prime minister. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report

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barbados. a cultural event is underway to mark its transition into the world�*s newest republic. this is the national heroes�* square in the capital, bridgetowno the british monarchy, ditching queen elizabeth ii as head of state. the english claimed barbados more than four hundred years ago and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. celestina olu—lode met with locals to talk about the significance of today and sent this report. gearing up for a moment in history. this island nation is making a strong statement about how it sees itself. the prime minister of barbados says the time has come. we believe that the unfinished business ought not to go past the 55th anniversary of independence. i am one of the biggest respecters of her majesty, but equally, i need to know that my people can also do the same thing and respect the same thing. a nation with a complex past, slave ships once docked here, africans brought and exploited by the british. and it�*s the sugarcane fields where many were forced to work, cutting down the crop before it was processed. the backbreaking labour led many to die young. after slavery came to an end in

bridgetown. ah, the declaration of the world newest republic was marked by celebrations ah, with the music song and dance that barbados is so well known for ah, but above all, it was time for solemnity. prince charles arrived for the last time as the representative of the queen barbados, his head of state, marking the end of the british monarchies, ties with the island once known as britons caribbean, crown jewel, the creation of this republic of the new beginning. but it also marks a point on a continuum, a milestone on the long road. you have not only travelled, but which you have built. then the british military flag was lowered, replaced by one that represents only barbados, which now has a new president sandra mason. re now turn our vessels bow towards the new republic. redo this so that we may seize the full substance over a sovereignty. barbados was britons 1st and most important slave colony, whose sugar feels produced vast wealth for the empire. it gained independence only 55 years ago, but retained the monarchy. the quick, barbados became one of the queens, 16 realms. but the many, the time had come to cut t

bridgetown now and talk to kevin edie. he is an independent political and international relations consultant, and so he joins us from there. talk more about this. so why, why is barbados decided to do this now? well, barbados, decide to do this at this point in time, because it has been a long process. barbados has been looking to go be full of full sovereignty for the last over 40 years, from independence even back in 18. 62 and the government of our business at the time, especially through some, especially on the administration as believe, be not, no, with the time 55 years later that barbados should really several bees in direct colonial united kingdom. what does it mean for people in barbados, in practical towns, because it's been an independent country for more than 50 years, and the queen has lost lee been a figurehead all that time. so what is that tangible benefit of this to people that don't do well, as you correctly said, on the, on the previous, the, the competition, the monarchy, barbados, to be barbados does not have direct interference from the queen and the royal family. but mary threw it by 3 gent through the governor general of barbados. no, many barb

bridgetown. the world's newest republic and a show of national pride. this constitutional shift in barbadosg self—confidence and shedding the links to its colonial past. some of this country's most well—known names were among the vip guests attending the transition ceremony. and also here to watch it all play out, the prince of wales, invited to see his mother removed as a head of state — the first time that has happened anywhere in 30 years. for the final time on this caribbean island, he viewed a military march past and took the final salute. and then, the symbolic moment of transition. as the royal standard was lowered over barbados, it became a republic. it is hard to imagine this event was not tinged with some sadness for the prince of wales. his focus on the continuing friendship between the nations and also speaking directly about the pain of a shared history. from the darkest days of our past, and the appalling atrocity of slavery, which for ever stains our history, the people of this island forged their path with extraordinary fortitude. emancipation, self—government, and independe

bridgetown. the world's newest republic and a show of national pride. this constitutional shift in barbadosell—known names were among the vip guests attending the transition ceremony. and also here to watch it all play out, the prince of wales, invited to see his mother removed as a head of state — the first time that has happened anywhere in 30 years. for the final time on this caribbean island, he viewed a military march past and took the final salute. and then, the symbolic moment of transition. as the royal standard was lowered over barbados, it became a republic. it is hard to imagine that this event was not tinged with some sadness for the prince of wales. he has focused on the enduring friendship between two nations and also spoken directly about the pain of a shared history. from the darkest days of our past, and the appalling atrocity of slavery, which for ever stains our history, the people of this island forged their path with extraordinary fortitude. emancipation, self—government, and independence were your waypoints. freedom, justice and self—determination have been your guides

barbados gained independence from britain in 1966, but retained queen elizabeth as its head of state. the monarch will be replaced by the barbarian president elect confirmation as cross line to the capital bridgetown, or latin america edison. is he and you and is live for ross? what are we expecting in the next few hours? absolutely, there have been the celebrations, have been going on for hours and it's incredibly colorful dances music or caribbean music, which of course makes everybody just jump up and down. but now the actual ceremony, a rather odd protocol written a covered type of ceremony is just about to begin behind me are many of the dignitaries that have been invited here, including leaders of caricom that to the committee of rather the big group of caribbean nations. also, the president of garner is here and in just a few minutes, we're expecting the arrival of our matrices. prime minister sandra mason, whom that you just mentioned, the will do soon to be president of this island nation. and prince charles. they will be directly behind me. there's also to be a military parade. and after that, there will be speeches, both from the prime minister and from prince charles, who is expected t

barbados is the world's newest republic. at midnight the royal standard flag was lowered in bridgetown to mark the nation's transition to itslizabeth as head of state. and in the capital bridgetown, the bells rang out to celebrate the moment. let's got to bridgetown and speak to the bbc�*s celestina oluloday. what level of support was there for this move? b5 what level of support was there for this move? �* , ,, what level of support was there for this move? ~ , i. _ what level of support was there for this move?— what level of support was there for this move? ~ , i. _ _, ., this move? as you say, welcome to the worlds — this move? as you say, welcome to the worlds newest _ this move? as you say, welcome to the worlds newest republic. - this move? as you say, welcome to the worlds newest republic. in - this move? as you say, welcome to i the worlds newest republic. in terms of support, the majority of barbadian set i've spoken to say they are very much in favour of this move. the message that this is all about removing or moving away from its colonial past really does resonate with so many barbadian sierra. but some i spoke

barbados became a republic today, after nearly 400 years of allegiance to britain. it is the caribbean's first such transition since the 1970s. a ceremony in the capital, bridgetowne event, with britain's prince charles and island native rihanna taking part. the singer was named a national hero. back in this country, new york has become the first major city to open legal safe havens for people to inject heroin or other narcotics. supporters say the supervised sites will save lives. opponents say it amounts to sanctioning drug abuse. rhode island is the only state to allow supervised injection sites. and, the late josephine baker, the famed entertainer, french resistance member, and civil rights advocate, was inducted into the pantheon in paris today. she is the first black woman, and first american-born recipient, of france's highest honor. military officers carried a symbolic empty coffin to the mausoleum. baker's remains are interred in monaco, where she was living at the time of her death in 1975. still to come on the newshour: the supreme court prepares to hear a major abortion case. theranos founder elizabeth holmes, on the stand. how a los angeles artist dr

caribbean island of barbados has become the world's newest republic after replacing the queen as its head of state with a new president. at a handover ceremony in the capital, bridgetowncountry's 55th anniversary of independence. from this moment, every barbadian becomes the living embodiment of the new republic. whether fair or foul winds come our way, vessel republic barbados has set sail on her maiden voyage. may she weather all storms and land our country and citizens safely on the horizons and shores which are ahead of us. i'm joined now by celestina 0lulode, who is in barbados. 0ne one wonders how widespread is the acceptance of the country is now a republic who meant there was not a referendum for this move, was there? well, welcome to the world's newest republic _ well, welcome to the world's newest republic. as you said, there is mixed — republic. as you said, there is mixed reactions to this move. i've spoken— mixed reactions to this move. i've spoken to — mixed reactions to this move. i've spoken to 70 barbadian people who said they— spoken to 70 barbadian people who said they are in favour of this happening but as he said they would have liked _ happening