2021 in Barbados
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- Monarch: Elizabeth II (to 30 November)
- Governor-General: Sandra Mason (to 30 November)
- President: Sandra Mason (from 30 November)
- Prime Minister: Mia Mottley
Events
- 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
- 23 January – Sylvanus Blackman, weightlifter (born 1933).[7]
- 6 February – Ezra Moseley, cricketer (born 1958) (Glamorgan, West Indies cricket team, Barbados national cricket team); traffic collision.[8]
- 16 March – Sir Courtney Blackman, economist and diplomat (born 1933).[9]
References
- 1 2 "Barbados to become a parliamentary republic by November 30". Loop News. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Constitution (Amendment) (No. ) Bill, 2021". Parliament of Barbados. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Barbados Parliament Gives Greenlight to Republican Status". CaribbeanNationalWeekly.com. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2 ) Bill, 2021". Barbados Parliament Bills Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen". BBC News. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ↑ "Sylvanus Blackman". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ezra Moseley, former West Indies fast bowler, dies in accident aged 63". ESPNcricinfo. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ "PM's statement on the passing of Sir Courtney Blackman". Barbados Today. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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