prime minister mia mottley there _ please sit. prime minister mia mottley there has _ please sit.please sit. prime minister mia mottley there has sworn her. mottley there has sworn her oath of allegiance to barbados and daniela relph there for us in bridgetown. talk us through what has brought us up to this moment, the relationship between the united kingdom and barbados goes back 400 years. that is right. there have been republican rumblings here in barbados for a number of decades now, it is really down to prime minister mia mottley in terms of getting us to this day today and very much what she had wanted. she campaigned on a republican ticket when she was elected prime minister here and she has very much pushed this forward. unlike other countries that have the queen as the head of state, in barbados's constitution there was no need for a referendum for the people of barbados here, which allowed the country to push forward to make barbados a republic. for the prime minister, mia mottley, she strongly believes this is a moment in history for this country, that barbados needs to

the honourable mia amor mottley, _ nations. the honourable mia amor mottley, prime - nations. mia i amor mottley, prime minister nations. the honourable mia - amor mottley, prime minister of barbados, will now deliver a special announcement. prime minister mia mottley now taking to the podium. this is prime minister mia mottley of the barbados labour party. pare the barbados labour party. are excellent silly _ the barbados labour party. are excellent silly -- _ the barbados labour party. fie excellent silly —— excellency, dame sandra mason. the royal highness, prince charles, excellencies, heads of state from the caribbean community. president of trinidad & tobago. the general of antigua and governor general of grenade are. my brother, colleague heads of government. chief justice of barbados, sir patterson cheltenham. national hero of barbados, the right excellent sir garfield st aubrun sobers. members of cabinet, other parliamentarians, members of the judiciary, parliamentarians, members of thejudiciary, members of parliamentarians, members of the judiciary, members of the dip

attending a noisy and colourful ceremony in the capital bridgetown which is being led by prime minister mia mottleyer captain of the west indies. her ten national heroes of barbados coming up after the chief test. the prime minister is due to arrive. this has been the seven months but arguably years in the making. barbados gained independence in 19 66 on the ceremonies happy 55 years to the day since that happened. it kept the queen as head of state but political movements have recently prompted this decision to remove the queen as head of state and to elect the country's first president. the last country to break from queen elizabeth ii was mauritius and as part of the surrender group's standard will be lowered and the new standard will be made. be watching the events in barbados here over the coming hours i do stick with us. we can get much more on the website as well. we can get much more on the website as well. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ rich preston hello there. it certainly has been a cold few days across the uk. but in recent hours, things have been changing — more cloud has been ro

the musician and entrepreneur rihanna was honoured by prime minister mia mottley at an event marking scotland and the north of england are still without electricity — five days after storm arwen caused what's being described as "unprecedented damage" to the power network. strong winds snapped telegraph poles and knocked out supplies on friday. the north—east of england, and regions of scotland, have been particularly affected. our correspondent lorna gordon reports from aberdeenshire. it has been relentless. for days now, hundreds of engineers have been working to restore supplies to thousands of homes, and some customers still have no idea when their power will be back on. patrick and debbiejamieson say they've been struggling for reliable updates and are now hunkering down for another night without mains power. it was friday, saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday now. without power? without power and temperatures have been between —5 and —10 in the evenings. what have you been doing for heating? just wrapping up very warm, trying to keep close together. i remember the �*70s and the

the prince of wales attended the colourful ceremony, led by prime minister mia mottley.or britain to apologise and make reparations for slavery. in his address, the prince acknowledged that slavery stained british history but focused on barbados' future. tonight you write the next chapter of your nation's story, adding to the treasury of past achievement, collective enterprise and personal courage which already fill its pages. yours is a story in which every barbadian, young and old, can take the greatest pride. inspired by what has come before them and confident about what lies ahead. the prime minister made an unscheduled announcement at the ceremony. my my government has the distinct honour of recommending to the president who has kindly and graciously accepted that ambassador robyn rihanna fenty tomorrow morning shall have conferred upon her the order of national hero of barbados. applause. the singer rihanna, who grew up in bridgetown, was awarded the honour of national hero of barbados. the artist, who's full name is robyn rihanna fenty, was named "ambassador extra

the prime minister of barbados, mia mottley, warned that following a "path of greed and selfishness"ead to destruction. and the un chief, antonio guterres, said countries were digging their own graves by failing to act on climate change. among the goals being discussed here are ending the use of coal, phasing out petrol—powered cars and reversing the process of deforestation. our first report on events in glasgow is by our political editor laura kuenssberg. a red london bus. electric, of course. with the sound of scottish pipes. the royals on the steps. the prime minister, the host. a full on uk display. the leaders of the world, the guests here to be addressed by the 95—year—old monarch, even if not in person. she's seen plenty of their type before. it has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and politics, but what they do for the people of tomorrow, that is statesmanship. i, for one, hope that this conference will be one of those rare occasions where everyone will have a chance to rise above the politics of the moment and achieve true st

the prime minister of barbados mia mottley warned that "following a path of greed and selfishness" wouldestruction. and the un chief antonio guterres said countries were digging their own graves by failing to act on climate change. among the goals being discussed are ending the use of coal, phasing out petrol—powered cars and reversing the process of deforestation. our first report on events in glasgow is by our political editor laura kuenssberg. welcome to glasgow. thousands have made the trip from their countries. the journey, made the trip from their countries. thejourney, more the made the trip from their countries. the journey, more the shivering arrival, straight forward. their hope is that the queues and the wait will be worth it. this could affect everyone's home, but the well�*s political leaders did not pay is quite the same ordeal, arriving on a united nations blue, not red, carpet. to hearfirst the prime minister's big, serious moment on the world stage.— minister's big, serious moment on the world stage. humanity has long since run down _ the world stage. humanity has long s

this is the barbados prime minister mia mottley. >> the loss and damage is measured, my friends, andli ves livelihoods. this is immoral and unjust. if glasgow is to deliver on the promises of paris, it must close these three gaps. i ask you, what must we save our people living on the front lines in the caribbean and africa and latin america and in the pacific -- not present in what excuse should we give for the failure. in the rights of eddie grant, when will we as world leaders across the world address the present issues that are truly causing out people angst and worry, whether it is climate or whether it is vaccines? amy: a number of countries have made new pledges to address the climate crisis. india has vowed to reduce its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2070. over 100 leaders have agreed to end deforestation by 2030. and the united states is announcing a new plan today to reduce methane emissions. on monday, president biden addressed the u.n. climate summit. pres. biden: climate change is already ravaging the world. we have heard from many speakers. it is not hypothetical. it i

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in an interview with the bbc�*s celestina olu—low—deh, the prime minister of barbados, mia mottley, saidperson that we can be. that requires us being confident in ourselves and understanding that by being as has the potential to be in charge of the affairs of this nation. the president of barbados is now someone's child can aspire to be so powerful. this country has had this monarchical system for 396 years. the time has come. we have it within our power to do more and better at the first thing that requires looking in the mirror and letting you see. i'm changing that maintenance which is requesting centuries of being told that anything negative or the system that comes from you about it.- comes from you about it. something that kee -s comes from you about it. something that keeps coming _ comes from you about it. something that keeps coming up _ comes from you about it. something that keeps coming up when - comes from you about it. something that keeps coming up when we i comes from you about it. something that keeps coming up when we talk. that keeps coming up when we talk about the pu

in an interview with the bbc�*s celestina olulode, the prime minister of barbados, mia mottley, saidnfident in ourselves and understanding that a barbadian has the potential to be in charge of the affairs of this nation. the president of barbados is now someone that any barbadian child can aspire to be, and that's so powerful. this country has had a british monarchical system for 396 years. the time has come. we believe that we have it within our power to do more and better, but the first thing that that requires is looking in the mirror and loving who you see. and changing that mental landscape which is reversing centuries of, of, of, of... how do i put it? ..centuries of being told that anything black is negative or that systems that come from you are not valid. something that keeps coming up when we talk about the republic, does china have any influence on all of this? the notion that we are a pawn of the british empire or the chinese empire or any empire is a nonsense, and it has to stop. i find it offensive in the extreme that because people choose to claim their own destiny as