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2021 in Barbados

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2021
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Barbados

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Events in the year 2021 in Barbados.

Incumbents

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Events

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Sandra Mason becomes the first president of Barbados.
  • Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados
  • 27 July – Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on the Day of National Significance in Barbados that her cabinet had decided that Barbados would become a parliamentary republic by 30 November, and accepted the recommendations of the Forde Commission[1]
  • 20 September – Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2021 was introduced to Parliament[2]
  • 28 September – the House of Assembly passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2021[3]
  • 6 October – Senate passed the bill[4]
  • 12 October – incumbent Governor-Genera Sandra Mason was jointly nominated by Prime Minister Mottley and Joseph Atterley, leader of the opposition, as candidate for the first president of Barbados[5]
  • 30 November – Barbados becomes a republic,[1] Dame Sandra Mason becomes president, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state.[6]

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Barbados to become a parliamentary republic by November 30". Loop News. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Constitution (Amendment) (No. ) Bill, 2021". Parliament of Barbados. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Barbados Parliament Gives Greenlight to Republican Status". CaribbeanNationalWeekly.com. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2 ) Bill, 2021". Barbados Parliament Bills Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Letter to the Speaker RE Nomination of Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason as 1st President of Barbados" (PDF). Parliament of Barbados. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen". BBC News. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Sylvanus Blackman". olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ezra Moseley, former West Indies fast bowler, dies in accident aged 63". ESPNcricinfo. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ^ "PM's statement on the passing of Sir Courtney Blackman". Barbados Today. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.