PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Aug 27, CMC – The chairman of the National Reparations Commission in Suriname, Armand Zunder, says the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country “can and must learn” from its regional neighbours on how to tackle the decolonization process expeditiously
In a statement published in the media here, Zunder said the process of decolonization within the member states of the CARICOM is proceeding steadily with the trend starting on November 30, 2021 when Barbados, ”one of the first slave colonies established by the British as a plantation economy in 1627,” replaced Queen Elizabeth II as head of state on its 55th independence day and became a Republic.
“On the night of 30 November 2021, in the presence of, among others, the Prince of Wales, now King Charles II of England and the international pop singer Rihana, the Royal Standard flag was lowered in Barbados and replaced by the flag of the Republic of Barbados.
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