All of the former colonies can scream "republic" as much as they want to be "Woke", "Trendy" and distance from the past but they still will ultimately be "local government" and vassals of the United States or whatever is the large regional power. The US and International Banks, that all the former colonies borrow from, will ultimately dictate policies to these nations.

Instead of worrying about meaningless gestures such as becoming a "republic", these former colonies should be trying to feed themselves instead of relying on imports, back their own currencies with something like gold or silver instead of US dollars, own their own debt instead of being owned by international banks and secure their borders, that's what real countries do.

You can distance yourself from the past as much as you want, still won't change what happened.

Congratulations, you managed to write something that's not complete MSNBC Democrat drivel for once. Also bonus points for amazingly not mentioning Trump once, must have been difficult for you.

You could have went deeper in explaining how this war actually came to be:

1. 2014 Coup in Ukraine with aid of the US State Department ( as proven by leaked phone calls of the US officials like Victoria Nuland organizing the coup ) to remove a pro-Russian lawfully elected leader.

2. The 8 year shelling of the Eastern separatist regions that wanted to secede after the coup, carried out by the Ukrainian army. These regions are mostly populated by ethnic Russians.

3. The fact that the US and Ukraine ignored Russia's security concerns. Now Ukraine concedes to the same security concerns that Russia and Putin had before the war. Maybe Zelensky should have listened before getting a bloody nose.

Putin is not a saint and neither is Ukraine. Most people that cheer for Ukraine are not aware that their Army which fights against Russia on the eastern front is largely comprised of White Supremacists and disgusting racists that openly practice and follow Nazi ideology, called the "Azov Battalion", these are the same thugs that led the 2014 coup in coordination with the US State Department and were later absorbed into their Army. Funny enough the Democrats in the US which love call everyone "Nazis" ignores the real Neo Nazis. Fortunately the Russians are murdering them in Mariupol by the hundreds.

Are you also angry at the African chiefs that sold our ancestors into slavery to the British? 🧐 Focus on the future, not the past.

The "vaccines" are useless and dangerous so what's the point? Tell the IMF to go to hell, they're vultures anyway, not friends.

Bay Street shouldn't have even been an area that allows vehicular traffic. Should be pedestrians only, the streets cobblestone...with shops, restaurants and entertainment, deliveries in back and multilevel parking facilities nearby. More like Marina Village on PI. The way it is now is embarrassing, a broken down bum fest often congested with traffic. Who owns those properties anyway, has to be the wealthiest in the country, make them pay penalties for derelict properties or something and use those funds to clean the place up. Was there any planning at all to the way it's all laid out, seem haphazard? Unfortunately it would require a large effort similar to what Ingraham managed to do with the road works only to get voted out for it.

The Bahamas "I deserve free money!" Committee 😆
I'll bet they all got "educated" by Marxists in the US.

Just about every country on Earth is the same. The Bahamas managed to keep our debt lower than GDP for a long time, way longer than most countries... but unfortunately now it's over.

definitely, they're all thieves

Better don't touch that money.