2020 in Barbados

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The following is the Barbadian Table of Precedence.

  1. The President of Barbados
  2. The Prime Minister
  3. The Chief Justice
  4. The Members of the Cabinet
    1. The Attorney-General of Barbados, as the first minister to be sworn in after the Prime Minister.
    2. Other cabinet ministers, their own order unknown.
  5. The former Governors-General
  6. The National Heroes
  7. The President of the Senate
  8. The Speaker of the House of Assembly
  9. The Leader of the Opposition
  10. The former Prime Ministers, and the former Chief Justices
  11. The Members of the President's Privy Council of Barbados
  12. The Chairman of the Barbados Christian Council
  13. The Ambassadors and High Commissioners
  14. The Justices of the Court of Appeals, and the Judges of the High Court
  15. The Parliamentary Secretaries
  16. The Deputy President of the Senate
  17. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly
  18. The Members of the Senate
  19. The Members of the House of Assembly
  20. The spouses of deceased dignitaries such as: Governors-General, Prime Ministers, and National Heroes
  21. The Chairmen of the Commissions established under the Constitution
  22. The Head of the Civil Service
  23. The Ombudsman, Director of Public Prosecutions, and Auditor General
  24. The Director of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Solicitor General, the Chief Parliamentary Counsel, the Permanent Secretaries, and the Governor of the Central Bank
  25. The Ambassadors/High Commission (Overseas)
  26. The Chief of Staff for the Barbados Defence Force, and the Commissioner of Police
  27. 1. The Chancellor, University of the West Indies; 2. The Chairman;The Cave Hill Campus Council, University of the West Indies; 3. The Principal, Cave Hill Campus; and the Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies.
  28. The former Ministers
  29. The Members of The Order of the Caribbean Community, and the holders of knighthoods conferred under the monarchy of Barbados.
  30. The holders of the Companion of Honour of Barbados
  31. The holders of the Companions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
  32. The Heads of the regional bodies with diplomatic status.
  33. The Related grades, and the Clerk of Parliament
  34. The Chargé d'affaires and Acting High Commissioners, Deputy High Commissioners, Counsellors in Embassies, High Commissions and Legations, Consul-General - Chefs de Poste
  35. The Consuls - Chefs de Posts
  36. The Members of the Commissions established under the Constitution
  37. The Chairmen of Statutory Boards
  38. The Heads of Government Departments, including the Chief Technical Officers of departments integrated in Ministries, The Chief Magistrate, and the Chief Executive Officers of Statutory Boards
  39. Honorary Consuls, Vice-Consuls in Embassies, and High Commissions and Legations
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandra Mason</span> President of Barbados since 2021

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados</span>

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Events in the year 2021 in Barbados.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">President of Barbados</span> Head of state of Barbados

The president of Barbados is the head of state of Barbados and the commander-in-chief of the Barbados Defence Force. The office was established when the country became a parliamentary republic on 30 November 2021. Before, the head of state was Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados, who was represented on the island by a governor-general. The first and current president is Sandra Mason, who previously served as the last governor-general.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Barbadian presidential election</span>

The 2021 Barbadian presidential election was held on 20 October 2021 to choose the first president of Barbados, an office established as part of Barbados becoming a republic. Sandra Mason, the incumbent governor-general of Barbados, was elected president, and she replaced Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of Barbados when she was sworn in on 30 November 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Barbadian general election</span>

General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second consecutive election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santia Bradshaw</span> Barbadian politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2021</span> Barbados constitutional amendment of 2021

The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2021 is an act that amended the Constitution of Barbados to replace the Monarchy of Barbados as the country's Head of State with the office of the President of Barbados thereby transitioning its form of governance from a monarchy to a republic. Under the Act all of the functions previously performed by the Monarch and their Governor-General were transferred to the president. The amendment was passed on the 6 October 2021 with its commencement via proclamation being 11 October 2021 and 30 November 2021 . Its long title was:

An Act to alter the Constitution in order

(a) to provide for Barbados to become a republic with a President who shall be Head of State of Barbados; and

(b) to provide for related matters.

References

  1. ↑ "Barbados records two cases of COVID-19". www.nationnews.com. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "VIDEO: Barbados under curfew from March 28". www.loopnewsbarbados.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. ↑ bgis (2020-03-27). "Extracts – Emergency Management (COVID-19) Order, 2020". GIS. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state". BBC News. September 16, 2020.

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