Barbados in Happy Independence Day Celebration Weekend

Barbados celebrated its 53rd anniversary of country's political independence from the United Kingdom on November 30 with colourful parades, music and other events.

On November 30, 1966, the Caribbean country got freedom from the UK.

This year's parade included "community groups, sporting, and cultural icons; some 5000 students, life-sized portraits of our national heroes, vendors serving traditional Barbadian items, secondary school students taking part in cultural activities and an individual guest performance by Edwin Yearwood.

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, during her live address to the nation, highlighted the most important economic achievements of the Caribbean country.

"​​​​​​​Simply put, the economy of Barbados is on the right track," Mottley said and announced that "our preparations for a significant number of investment and development projects are now well underway."

She also mentioned that the people of Barbados next year would see "the beginning of a transformation that will touch just about every aspect of our daily lives."

On this day the Barbados government also awarded Independence Awards to musicians and educators who have significantly contributed to the cultural transformation of their society.

The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration secretary David Denny also sent greetings to Barbados and recalled the importance of moving towards the full constitution of a Republic, which requires to formally remove the Queen of England as Barbado's Head of State.