As the country continues to transition into a republic, the nation has elected a woman as its very first president.ĭame Sandra Mason was elected after securing two-thirds of the votes in the country's two houses of Parliament, the government announced.īarbados announced in September 2020 that it would become a republic, a process that involves removing Queen Elizabeth as the island nation's head of state. The island of Barbados is in the midst of great change. Before her election as the first president of Barbados, she served as the governor general. George during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2018 in London. Dame Sandra Mason is seen here after she was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St.
