Barbados has elected its first-ever president to replace Britain's Queen Elizabeth as head of state in a decisive step toward shedding the Caribbean island's colonial past.

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"We were very concerned that some form of ritualized killing was going to take place here," said police official Antony Anderson outside the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Church near Montego Bay. @KateChappell https://t.co/5rTf1k28LE

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