On November 30, Barbados became the world’s newest republic. It is no longer a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Instead, the Caribbean nation has a president.

Barbados is the first country in 30 years to leave the monarchy. Now, Jamaica has announced plans to do the same. Other Caribbean nations may follow.

The queen question

It’s got Canadians talking, too. We have a constitutional monarchy. That’s an elected government with a king or queen as head of state.