Barbados Current Affairs, GK & News

Barbados becomes the World’s newest republic

November 30, 2021

Barbados has become the World’s newest republic, around 400 years after it became a British colony. Highlights Barbados, the Caribbean Island nation, removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state. Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, took over as the President of Barbados. Mason was selected to become the first president of Barbados in October ..

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Barbados elects first ever President

October 22, 2021

The Caribbean Island called Barbados, in a bid to become a republic, has elected its first ever president. Highlights This is a key step in preparations for becoming a republic. This move will also remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of Barbados. Sandra Mason, who is the current governor-general of the island, will ..

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First India-Caribbean Summit – 2019

September 26, 2019

Prime Minister Modi met the leaders of the Caribbean Community on 25th September, 2019, in New York. The meeting focused on fighting climate change and increasing India’s participation in the grouping At the meeting, PM Modi announced 14 million USD grant for community development projects in the region. He also extended 150 million USD of ..

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EU Adds 10 Countries to Tax Blacklist

March 13, 2019

The European Union has expanded its tax haven blacklist by including 10 countries. The list now has 15 countries. The list was first drawn up by EU in 2017 in the wake of several scandals, including the Panama Papers and LuxLeaks, that pushed the EU into doing more to fight tax evasion by multinationals and ..

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Mia Mottley becomes first female Prime Minister of Caribbean island of Barbados

May 27, 2018

Mia Amor Mottley has become the first female Prime Minister (PM) of the Caribbean island of Barbados. The win makes Mottley just the 8th PM to lead Barbados since the island gained independence from Great Britain in 1966. The Mottley-led Barbados Labour Party (BLP) recorded an historic landslide victory in the 2018 general election, secured ..

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