ACS Congratulates Barbados on Becoming Republic & 55th Independence Anniversary
ACS Congratulates Barbados on Becoming Republic & 55th Independence Anniversary
The Association of Caribbean States is pleased to congratulate Barbados on its anniversary of independence and transition to a republic.
It comes 55 years to the day since Barbados gained full independence but kept the monarch in the ceremonial role. Dame Sandra Mason, the governor general, was sworn in as president at midnight last night replacing the Queen as head of state on the country’s anniversary.
ACS founding member Barbados currently serves as the Chair of the Special Committee on Trade Development and External Economic Relations.
The Association of Caribbean States is the organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba, Curacao, (France on behalf of French Guiana, Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin ), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Sint Maarten, (The Netherlands on behalf of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius ), Turks and Caicos.