2021 in Barbados explained

Events in the year 2021 in Barbados.

See also: 2021 in the Caribbean.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Elizabeth II (to 30 November)
• Governor-General: Sandra Mason (to 30 November)
• President: Sandra Mason (from 30 November)
• Prime Minister: Mia Mottley

Events

• Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados
• 27 July – Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on the Day of National Significance in Barbados that her cabinet had decided that Barbados would become a parliamentary republic by 30 November, and accepted the recommendations of the Forde Commission^[1]
• 20 September – Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2021 was introduced to Parliament^[2]
• 28 September – the House of Assembly passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2021^[3]
• 6 October – Senate passed the bill^[4]
• 12 October – incumbent Governor-Genera Sandra Mason was jointly nominated by Prime Minister Mottley and Joseph Atterley, leader of the opposition, as candidate for the first president of Barbados^[5]
• 30 November – Barbados becomes a republic,^[1] Dame Sandra Mason becomes president, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state.^[6]

Deaths

• 23 January – Sylvanus Blackman, weightlifter (born 1933).^[7]
• 6 February – Ezra Moseley, cricketer (born 1958) (Glamorgan, West Indies cricket team, Barbados national cricket team); traffic collision.^[8]
• 16 March – Sir Courtney Blackman, economist and diplomat (born 1933).^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barbados to become a parliamentary republic by November 30. Loop News. 27 July 2021. 18 October 2021.
2. Web site: Constitution (Amendment) (No.) Bill, 2021. 20 September 2021. Parliament of Barbados. 18 October 2021.
3. Web site: Barbados Parliament Gives Greenlight to Republican Status. 30 September 2021. CaribbeanNationalWeekly.com. 18 October 2021.
4. Web site: Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021 . Barbados Parliament Bills Archive . 18 October 2021.
5. Web site: Letter to the Speaker RE Nomination of Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason as 1st President of Barbados. Parliament of Barbados. 18 October 2021. 12 October 2021.
6. Web site: Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen . BBC News . 30 November 2021 . 30 November 2021.
7. Web site: Sylvanus Blackman . olympedia.org . 1 February 2021.
8. News: Ezra Moseley, former West Indies fast bowler, dies in accident aged 63 . 8 February 2021 . ESPNcricinfo . 7 February 2021.
9. News: PM's statement on the passing of Sir Courtney Blackman . 22 March 2021 . Barbados Today . 16 March 2021.