Barbados will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state

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The government of Barbados has announced that it will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state and become a republic by next year. Host Marco Werman speaks to Kristina Hinds, a senior lecturer in political science at the University of the West Indies in Barbados.

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