Barbados

Rihanna Celebrates Barbados’ Fourth Year as a Republic With Photos on the Island

The ‘ANTI’ singer honors her home country with family moments and celebrations, showing her love for Barbados as it marks four years as a republic.
12/01/2025

Barbados Says It Is Owed $4.9 Trillion in Reparations For Slavery

King Charles has said ‘time has come’ for that conversation, but the U.K. government doesn’t want that discussion.
12/08/2023
Carnival season, travel

BET’s Blackity Black Guide To Caribbean Carnivals

From the island of St. Vincent to the sexy streets of Brooklyn, we’ve got the tea on the hottest carnivals this season.
07/04/2023

Antigua and Barbuda to Hold Referendum to Remove King Charles III as Head of State

The Prime Minister of the Caribbean nation says the vote will come within the next three years.
09/13/2022

World Treks A Nervous Path Into An Uncertain Future: 2021’s Most Important Global Moments

Still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the globe is continuing to undergo massive challenges as it approaches the quarter-century mark.
12/29/2021

Prince Charles Says ‘Slavery Was An Atrocity’ As Barbados Becomes Republic

As the nation officially exits British rule, it also honored its most famous native, Rihanna.
12/01/2021
Queen Elizabeth II, Governor-General of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason

Barbados Scheduled To Remove Queen Elizabeth II As Head of State

The tiny Caribbean island will become an independent republic starting at midnight on Monday, November 30.
11/23/2021