Barbados wants to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic, according to the Caribbean nation's government.

The Caribbean island is a former British colony that gained independence in 1966. Barbados has maintained a formal link with the British monarchy as have some other countries that were once part of the British empire.

"The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind" said Barbados Governor General Sandra Mason, delivering a speech on behalf of the country's Prime Minister Mia Mottley.

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