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is provided as an overview of and introduction to Barbados:
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
– sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Caribbean's leading tourist destinations and is one of the most developed islands in the region.
Pronunciation
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:
* Common English country name:
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
* Official English country name:
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
* Common
endonym
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(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Barbadian
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Demonym
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Etymology
Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...
International Telecommunication Union
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callsign
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prefix: 8P
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ISO country codes
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: BB, BRB, 052
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ISO region codes
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Internet
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:
.bb
.bb is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Barbados.
History
The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation, the first of which being the University of Puerto Rico.
In 1996, the Gov ...
Geography of Barbados
Geography of Barbados
Barbados is a continental island in the North Atlantic Ocean and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian. As the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, Barbados lies 160 kilometres ...
* Barbados is...
** an
island
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** a
country
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*** an
island country
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*** a
nation state
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A nation, in the sense of a common ethnicity, may inc ...
*** a
republic
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in the
Commonwealth of Nations
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Atlas of Barbados
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Location of Barbados
* Barbados is located within the following regions:
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Northern Hemisphere
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and
Western Hemisphere
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North America
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(though not on the
mainland
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, just north of
South America
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, off the coast of
Venezuela
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)
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Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic
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West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ...
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Southern Caribbean
The Southern Caribbean'' is a group of islands that neighbor mainland South America in the West Indies. Saint Lucia lies to the north of the region, Barbados in the east, Trinidad and Tobago at its southernmost point, and Aruba at the most we ...
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Antilles
The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mex ...
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Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe ...
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Time zone
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: Atlantic Standard Time
* Extreme points of Barbados
** Northernmost point – North Point,
Saint Lucy
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia ( la, Sancta Lucia) better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ...
(N 13.334851, W -59.614742)
** Southernmost point – South Point, Christ Church (N 13.045294, W -59.526722)
** Easternmost point – Kitridge Point,
Saint Philip Saint Philip, São Filipe, or San Felipe may refer to:
People
* Saint Philip the Apostle
* Saint Philip the Evangelist also known as Philip the Deacon
* Saint Philip Neri
* Saint Philip Benizi de Damiani also known as Saint Philip Benitius or Fili ...
(N 13.149207, W -59.420292)
** Westernmost point – Harrisons, Saint Lucy,
Saint Lucy
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia ( la, Sancta Lucia) better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ...
(N 13.305756, W -59.651022)
** High:
Mount Hillaby
The peak of Mount Hillaby is the highest point on the Eastern Caribbean island of Barbados. The peak is located in the parish of Saint Andrew. It immediately overlooks the area known as the Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the ...
** Low:
North Atlantic Ocean
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List of Barbados hurricanes
This is a list of hurricanes in Barbados in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean.
Date : Storm name : Distance from storm eye-wall.
1950–58
September 2, 1951: 1951 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Hosa passes 60 miles to the north.
October 5, ...
Fauna of Barbados
The fauna of Barbados is less diverse than that of the other Antilles. Human activities are responsible for the change in the composition of the fauna, in particular, the replacement of native species. Species that are able to adapt to human presen ...
Birds of Barbados
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight s ...
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Mammals of Barbados
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur o ...
Islands of Barbados
Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are ref ...
Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island ...
Parishes of Barbados
The country of Barbados is divided into sub-regions known as parishes.
Terminology
They are legally styled as the "Parish of (''parish name'')" as opposed to the American naming convention with "Parish" coming after the name. The use of the term ...
Saint Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
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Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
Saint Joseph
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...
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Saint Lucy
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia ( la, Sancta Lucia) better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ...
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Saint Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
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Saint Peter
Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...
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Saint Philip Saint Philip, São Filipe, or San Felipe may refer to:
People
* Saint Philip the Apostle
* Saint Philip the Evangelist also known as Philip the Deacon
* Saint Philip Neri
* Saint Philip Benizi de Damiani also known as Saint Philip Benitius or Fili ...
Demographics of Barbados
This is a demography of Barbados including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
At the 2010 census Barbados had an estim ...
Government and politics of Barbados
Politics of Barbados
The politics of Barbados function within a framework of a parliamentary republic with strong democratic traditions; constitutional safeguards for nationals of Barbados include: freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association.
Execut ...
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Form of government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
:
constitutional monarchy
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and a
parliamentary government
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Capital
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of Barbados:
Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island ...
*
Elections in Barbados
Elections in Barbados are held to choose members to fill elective offices in the House of Assembly. Elections are held on Election Day. These general elections do not have fixed dates, but must be called within five years of the opening of parliam ...
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Political parties in Barbados
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Branches of government
Politics of Barbados
The politics of Barbados function within a framework of a parliamentary republic with strong democratic traditions; constitutional safeguards for nationals of Barbados include: freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association.
Execut ...
Executive branch of the government of Barbados
Government of Barbados
The Government of Barbados (GoB), is a unitary parliamentary republic, where the President of Barbados represents as the head of state and the Prime Minister of Barbados represents as the head of government.
Structure
The country has a bicame ...
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Head of state
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President 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 ...
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Head of government
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Prime Minister of Barbados
The prime minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados. The prime minister is appointed by the President of Barbados, president under the terms of the Constitution of Barbados, Constitution. As the nominal holder of executive aut ...
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Cabinet of Barbados
The Cabinet are individuals of Barbados which execute the duties of the Government of Barbados.
Under a Parliamentary republic , these powers are vested nominally by the President of Barbados, but are exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Minis ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados is a key Government of Barbados, Barbadian government Government agency, agency responsible for regulating, maintaining, and developing Barbados's international relations, external relat ...
Legislative branch of the government of Barbados
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Parliament of Barbados
The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados.Constitution, Chapter V, Part 1; Section 35 The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is ...
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bicameral
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Upper house
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Senate of Barbados
The Senate of Barbados is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of the two chambers. The Senate was established in 1964 to repl ...
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Lower house
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Barbados House of Assembly
The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected in single member Constituency, constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past- ...
Judiciary of Barbados
The Judiciary of Barbados is an independent branch of the Barbadian government, subject only to the Barbadian Constitution. It is headed by the Chief Justice of Barbados. Barbados is a common law jurisdiction, in which precedents from English ...
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Caribbean Court of Justice
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ; nl, Caribisch Hof van Justitie; french: Cour Caribéenne de Justice) is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Established in 2005, it is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Foreign relations of Barbados
This article deals with the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Barbados.
At the political level, these matters are officially handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which answers to the Prime Minister. The Mini ...
Australia–Barbados relations
Foreign relations exist between Australia and Barbados. Neither country has a resident ambassador. The regional Australian High Commissioner to Barbados is accredited from Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Barbados is represented in Australia t ...
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Barbados–Brazil relations
Barbados–Brazil relations are the foreign relations between Barbados and Brazil. Barbados and Brazil established diplomatic relations on 26 November 1971. Brazil has a resident Embassy in Hastings, Christ Church; while Barbados, which traditio ...
Barbados–Trinidad and Tobago relations
Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago formally established diplomatic relations on Barbados' national date of independence, 30 November 1966. Barbados maintains non-resident representation to Port of Spain, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago maint ...
Barbados–United States relations
The United States and Barbados have had cordial bilateral relations since Barbados' independence in 1966. The United States has supported the government's efforts to expand the country's economic base and to provide a higher standard of living fo ...
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Embassy of Barbados in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Barbados in Washington, D.C. is the primary diplomatic mission of Barbados to the United States of America, and the Organisation of American States (OAS). It is maintained by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Internatio ...
International organization membership
Barbados is a member of:
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African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
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(ACP)
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Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
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(OPANAL)
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Caribbean Community and Common Market
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Caribbean Development Bank
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Commonwealth of Nations
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Food and Agriculture Organization
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(FAO)
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Group of 77
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(G77)
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Inter-American Development Bank
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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International Civil Aviation Organization
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International Criminal Court
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International Criminal Police Organization
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(Interpol)
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International Development Association
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(IDA)
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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International Finance Corporation
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(IFC)
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
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(IFAD)
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International Labour Organization
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International Maritime Organization
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International Monetary Fund
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International Olympic Committee
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International Organization for Standardization
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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International Telecommunication Union
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International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
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International Trade Union Confederation
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History
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Latin American Economic System The Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System, officially known as Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe (SELA), is an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic cooperation and social development between Latin American and th ...
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Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
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Nonaligned Movement
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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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Organization of American States
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United Nations
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (French: Organisation des Nations unies pour le développement industriel; French/Spanish acronym: ONUDI) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that assists countries in e ...
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Universal Postal Union
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World Customs Organization
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World Federation of Trade Unions
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of ...
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...
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World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; french: link=no, Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, 15 specialized agencies of the United Nation ...
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World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
The WMO originated from the Internati ...
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World Trade Organization
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Constitution of Barbados
The Constitution of Barbados is the supreme law under which Barbados is governed. The Constitution provides a legal establishment of the Government of Barbados, as well as legal rights and responsibilities of the public and various other governm ...
LGBT rights in Barbados
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Barbados do not enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT people. In December 2022, the courts ruled Barbados' laws against buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional and struck them from ...
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Law enforcement in Barbados
The Barbados Police Service (BPS), previously called the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), is the law enforcement agency in Barbados, as established under the Police Act, Cap. 167. Richard Boyce is currently Commissioner of the Police.
The B ...
Military of Barbados
Military of Barbados
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established 15 August 1979, and has responsibility for the territorial defence and internal security of the island. The headquarters for th ...
Barbados Defence Force
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established 15 August 1979, and has responsibility for the territorial defence and internal security of the island. The headquarters for the ...
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Barbados Coast Guard
The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime element of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities include territorial defence, patrolling Barbados' territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as conducting maritime law enforce ...
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Army of Barbados
The military history of Barbados comprises hundreds of years of military activity on the island of Barbados, as well as international military and peacekeeping operations in which Barbadians took part.
Colonial history
Throughout the colonial hist ...
Project HARP
Project HARP, short for High Altitude Research Project, was a joint venture of the United States Department of Defense and Canada's Department of National Defence created with the goal of studying ballistics of re-entry vehicles and collecting ...
History of Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, situated about 100 miles (160 km) east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Roughly triangular in shape, the island measures some 21 miles (32 km) from northwest to southeast and ab ...
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Timeline of Barbadian history
This is a timeline of Barbadian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Barbados and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Barbados and History of the Ca ...
Culture of Barbados
The culture of Barbados is a blend of West African and British cultures present in Barbados. English is the official language of the nation, reflecting centuries of British influence, but the Bajan dialect in which it is spoken is an iconic part ...
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Barbados Lottery The Barbados Lottery is the national lottery in Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area ...
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Cuisine of Barbados
Barbadian cuisine, also called Bajan cuisine, is a mixture of African, Portuguese, Indian, Irish, Creole, Indigenous and British background. A typical meal consists of a main dish of meat or fish, normally marinated with a mixture of herbs and sp ...
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Languages of Barbados
This is a demography of Barbados including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
At the 2010 census Barbados had an estim ...
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English in Barbados
Barbadian English or Bajan () English is a dialect of the English language as used by Barbadians (Bajans) and by Barbadian diasporas. It should not be confused with Bajan Creole, which is an English-based creole language. Schneider, E.W., and ...
Media in Barbados
The mass media in Barbados have had a long history of being entitled to an open policy by the Government, and by the citizenry with respect to press Freedoms. Barbados has a collection of local and foreign owned media entities providing the countr ...
Radio stations in Barbados
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Television in Barbados
This is a brief listing of television channels in the Caribbean region. Note: All channels broadcast in the NTSC standard, unless otherwise stated.
Anguilla
* ZJF-TV 3 (Anguilla TV) Anguilla
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National symbols of Barbados National emblems of Barbados are the symbols that are used in Barbados to represent the independent nation. The emblems reflect different aspects of its cultural life and history.
List of symbols
Former List of symbols
Flag
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Coat of arms of Barbados
The coat of arms of Barbados was adopted on 14 February 1966, by a royal warrant (document), royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II. The coat of arms of Barbados was presented by the Queen to the then List of presidents of the Senate of Barbados, ...
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Flag of Barbados
The flag of Barbados was designed by Grantley W. Prescod and was officially adopted to represent the nation of Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Amer ...
Public holidays in Barbados
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Religion in Barbados
Religion in Barbados is predominantly Christian. Religious freedom is established by law and generally enforced in practice, although some minority religious groups have complaints about government practices that interfere with their beliefs.
R ...
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Anglican Church of Barbados
The Diocese of Barbados is one of eight dioceses of the Anglican Communion that is part of the Province of the West Indies.
History
The diocese was established in 1824 as one of a pair, the other being the Diocese of Jamaica, which covered the ...
Islam in Barbados
Barbados is an overwhelmingly Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority religion. Due to secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Statistics for Isl ...
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History of the Jews in Barbados A Jewish population has been in Barbados almost continually since 1654.
Origins
The Jewish arrival in Barbados is a direct consequence of the Spanish Inquisition, specifically the Alhambra Decree. In 1492, some Sephardic Jews had fled the persecu ...
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Scouting and Guiding in Barbados
The Scout and Guide movement in Barbados is served by
* The Girl Guides Association of Barbados, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
* Barbados Boy Scouts Association, member of the World Organization of the Scout Moveme ...
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Barbados Boy Scouts Association
The Barbados Boy Scouts Association is the national Scouting organization of Barbados. The Association is managed by the National Scout Council and is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The boys only Barbados Boy Scouts As ...
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The Girl Guides Association of Barbados
The Girl Guides Association of Barbados (GGAB) is the national Guiding organization on the island nation of Barbados. It serves 3,500 members (as of 2017). Founded in 1918, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Associat ...
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Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island ...
Morgan Lewis Windmill
Morgan Lewis Windmill, St. Andrew, Barbados is the biggest and only fully functional sugar windmill in the Caribbean. The mill stopped operating in 1947. In 1962 the mill was given to the Barbados National Trust by its owner Egbert L. Bannister ...
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Nidhe Israel Synagogue
The Nidḥe Israel Synagogue ( he, בית הכנסת נדחי ישראל ''Bet Knesset Nide Yisrael'', lit. ''Synagogue of the Scattered of Israel'') is the only synagogue in Bridgetown, Barbados. Located along Synagogue Lane; and bordered by th ...
Miss Barbados World
Miss Barbados World beauty pageant selects representatives for the Miss World pageant from Barbados.
Organization
The current Miss Barbados World Pageant franchise holder is Stephanie Chase. Before that the Franchise holder was Cortez Blacket, ...
Art in Barbados
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Music of Barbados
The music of Barbados includes distinctive national styles of folk and popular music, including elements of Western classical and religious music. The culture of Barbados is a syncretic mix of African and British elements, and the island's music ...
Barbados Jazz Festival
The Barbados Jazz Festival was an annual music festival on the Caribbean island of Barbados. It was a week-long celebration held annually in January in Bridgetown.
The festival began in 1993. Acts who performed included James Blunt, Dwane Husbands ...
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Royal Barbados Police Band
The Barbados Police Service Band, previously known as the Royal Barbados Police Band part of the Barbados Police Service, has been a prominent musical group in Barbados since its foundation in 1889 and is one of the oldest police bands in the world ...
Barbados Cricket Association
The Barbados Cricket Association is the ruling body for cricket in Barbados. The BCA was established in 1933 by an Act of Parliament to replace the Barbados Cricket Challenge Cup Committee, which had administered Barbadian cricket since its format ...
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Barbados Cricket Buckle
The Barbados Cricket Buckle is a repoussé engraving on a belt buckle of a slave playing cricket in Barbados circa 1780–1810.
It is believed to be the only known image of a slave playing cricket and is thought to be the oldest surviving artif ...
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Barbados national cricket team
The Barbados national cricket team is the national cricket team of Barbados, organised by the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). Barbados is a member of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), which is a member of the International Cricket Counci ...
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Barbados Cycling Union
The Barbados Cycling Union or BCU is the national governing body of cycle racing in Barbados.
The BCU is a member of the UCI and COPACI.
External links
Barbados Cycling Union official website
Cycle racing organizations
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Football in Barbados
Football is one of the most popular sports in Barbados.
History
The Barbados Football Association
The Barbados Football Association (BFA) is the governing body of football in Barbados. It was established in 1910.
League system
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Barbados Football Association
The Barbados Football Association is the governing body of association football in Barbados. It is responsible the administration of football in Barbados with responsibility for the Barbadian national football team as well as the other Barbados ...
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Barbados national football team
The Barbados national football team, nicknamed ''Bajan Tridents'', is the national association football team of Barbados and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament. It cam ...
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Barbados national football team results Barbados national football team results may refer to:
* Barbados national football team results (2000–2019)
* Barbados national football team results (2020–present)
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Barbados national netball team
The Barbados national netball team represent Barbados in international netball. The Barbadian team qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, finishing 11th. The Bajan Gems are coached by Anna Shepherd, and are captained by ...
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Barbados national rugby union team
The Barbados national rugby union team represents Barbados at the sport of rugby union. Barbados has been playing international rugby union since the mid-1990s. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup. Barbados has also hosted the ...
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Barbados men's national volleyball team
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Barbados at the Commonwealth Games
Barbados have sent teams to fifteen Commonwealth Games. The first Games at which they competed were in 1954, and the only event since they have not attended was the 1986 Games. They have won twelve medals, with a twenty-eight-year medal drought b ...
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Barbados at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Barbados was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
2006 Commonwealth Games Medal Count, Medals
Bronze
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Barbados at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Barbados competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
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Barbados at the Pan American Games
Barbados at the Pan American Games.
Medal count
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Summer
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Barbados at the 1995 Pan American Games
The 1995 Pan American Games, 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 26, 1995.
Results by event
See also
*Barbados at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1995 Pan American Games
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Barbados at the 1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from July 23 to August 8, 1999.
Medals
Silver
*Women's 400m Hurdles: Andrea Blackett
Bronze
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Barbados at the 2003 Pan American Games
The 2003 Pan American Games, 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1 to August 17, 2003.
Medals
Bronze
*Women's 400 m Hurdles: Andrea Blackett
Results by event
Athletics
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Swimming
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Barbados at the Paralympics
Barbados first competed at the Paralympic Games in 2000. It has participated in five Summer Paralympics since then. The country has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event wh ...
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Barbados at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
There were one female and no male athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
See also
*2000 Summer Paralympics
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Barbados at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Barbados took part in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The country's delegation consisted of a single competitor, swimmer David Taylor. Taylor participated in two events and did not win a medal.
Swimming
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Barbados at the Olympics
Barbados first competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968, and has participated in each Games since, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics when Barbados joined the American-led boycott and has never competed in the Winter Olympic Games ...
Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Barbados competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This nation marked its ninth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott.
The Barbados O ...
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Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Barbados sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The island nation made its tenth appearance as an independent nation upon its arrival in Beijing. Eight athletes across three sports and ten events represented ...
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Barbados at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Barbados competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation marked its eleventh appearance at the Olympic games.
The Barbados Olympic Association sent the nation's smallest team to the Game ...
Barbados at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Barbados sent five athletes to the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea.
The team was led by the defending 100m hurdles world champion Ryan Brathwaite.
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Women
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Barbados Davis Cup team
The Barbados national tennis team represents Barbados in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Barbados Tennis Association.
History
Barbados competed in its first Davis Cup in 1990. Barbadian players previously competed on the ...
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Barbados FA Cup The Barbados FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Barbado football (soccer), football. It is run by the Barbados Football Association. It was founded in 1910 and has been running ever since.
Winners
*1910 : Kensington Rovers
*1911 : Kensi ...
Barbados First Division
The Barbados First Division is the second-tier league of football in Barbados
Football is one of the most popular sports in Barbados.
History
The Barbados Football Association
The Barbados Football Association (BFA) is the governing body ...
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Barbados Gold Cup
The Barbados Gold Cup is a Barbadian Group I Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late February/early March since 1982 at the Garrison Savannah Racetrack in Bridgetown, Barbados. Contested over a turf course at a distance of 1,800 meters (8.95 ...
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Barbados National Stadium
Barbados National Stadium is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-use outdoor stadium in Waterford, Saint Michael, Barbados, St. Michael, Barbados. Occupying a 22-acre site, it was officially opened on 23 October 1970 by Prince Charles. Situated appro ...
Barbados Olympic Association
Barbados Olympic Association, founded in 1962, is the National Olympic Committee for Barbados. The body is also responsible for Barbados' representation at the Commonwealth Games.
History
Formed after the dissolution of the West Indies Federatio ...
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Barbados Premier Division
The Premier League is the top football league in Barbados. It was created in 1947 and is headed by the Barbados Football Association. Ten teams participate in this league. It is known as the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons.
Desp ...
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Barbados women's national football team
The Barbados women's national football team is the national women's football team of Barbados and is overseen by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament.
Team image Home stadium
The Bar ...
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Barbados women's national rugby union team
The Barbados women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Barbados, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2009.
History
Barbados hosted the 2009 NAWIRA Women's Rugby Championship. They played their firs ...
Carlton Cricket Club (Barbados)
Carlton Club is a cricket club in Barbados, competing in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship. The club is based in Black Rock, north of Bridgetown and its home ground is the Desmond Haynes Oval. Carlton was founded on 1 April ...
Rugby union in Barbados
Rugby union in Barbados is a minor, but relatively successful sport. There are fewer than 1700 registered rugby union players in Barbados and only five official IRB sanctioned teams. The governing body for rugby union in Barbados is the Barbad ...
Economy of Barbados
Since the island country's independence in 1966, the economy of Barbados has been transformed from a low-income economy dependent upon sugar production into a high-income economy based on tourism and the offshore sector. Barbados went into a dee ...
Central Bank of Barbados
The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) is the national monetary authority responsible for providing advice to the Government of Barbados on banking and other financial and monetary matters. The Central Bank of Barbados, was established by Act of pa ...
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Communications in Barbados
Communications in Barbados refers to the telephony, internet, postal, radio, and television systems of Barbados. Barbados has long been an informational and communications centre in the Caribbean region. Electricity coverage throughout Barbados ...
Dollar
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ISO 4217
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Barbados Stock Exchange
The Barbados Stock Exchange or BSE is Barbados' main stock exchange. Its headquarters are in the capital-city Bridgetown. The body was established in 1987 by the Parliament of Barbados as the Securities Exchange of Barbados (SEB), and remained k ...
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List of companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange
This is a list of companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange.
References
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Barbados
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Visa policy of Barbados
Visitors to Barbados must obtain a visa at one of the Barbadian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
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Visa exemption
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Transport in Barbados
Barbados is an up-and-coming tourist country that provides reliable and safe transportation for natives and visitors alike. The country is very small with a length of and a width of . Barbados has of public paved roads, two active marine ports ...
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Port of Bridgetown
The Port of Bridgetown (officially the Deep Water Harbour), (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI, Port Callsign: 8PB) is a seaport in Bridgetown on the southwest coast of Barbados. Situated at the North-Western end of Carlisle Bay, Barbados, Carlisle Bay, the h ...
Education in Barbados
Education in Barbados
Education in Barbados is based primarily on the British model.
Overview
Universal access to primary and secondary education dates from at least the 1960s. The literacy rate in Barbados for youth and adults are both above 99%, only falling to ...
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Schools in Barbados
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Health in Barbados
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Hospitals in Barbados
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See also
Barbados
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Index of Barbados-related articles
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Barbados.
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List of international rankings
This is a list of international rankings.
By category
Agriculture
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Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
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No one government in the Commonwealth exercises power over the others, as is the case in a p ...
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Member state of the United Nations
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Outline of geography
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Geography – study of earth and its people.
Nature of geography
Geography as
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Outline of North America
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North America.
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Monarchy of Barbados
The monarchy of Barbados was a system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign and head of state of Barbados from 1966 to 2021. Barbados shared the Sovereign with the other Commonwealth realms, with the country's monarchy be ...
Banks Barbados Brewery
Banks (Barbados) Breweries Ltd. is a Caribbean brewery founded in 1961 in St. Michael, Barbados. It is part of the Banks Holdings Limited group.
History
Banks Beer was started as an idea formed by Peter D'Aguiar, a Guyanese entrepreneur.
On Se ...
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Barbados (band)
Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer thre ...
Barbados (Typically Tropical song)
"Barbados" is the debut Single (music), single by English band Typically Tropical, released in May 1975.
"Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 37 in late June 1975, and five weeks later it hit number one for a week. In total, "Barbados ...
Barbados Blackbelly sheep
The Barbados Black Belly is a breed of domestic sheep from the Caribbean island of Barbados. It is raised primarily for meat. Unlike most tropical sheep, it is highly prolific, with an average litter size of approximately 2.
It is widely d ...
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Barbados bullfinch
The Barbados bullfinch (''Loxigilla barbadensis'') is a seedeater bird that is found only on the Caribbean island-nation of Barbados, where it is the only endemic bird species.
Taxonomy
The Barbados bullfinch was previously considered a sub ...
Barbados Defence Force Sports Program
The Barbados Defence Force Sports Program (BDFSP) is the sporting arm of the Barbados Defence Force. BDFSP recruits and trains athletes in five disciplines; football, cricket, table tennis, athletics and boxing. The program provides an opportunity ...
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Barbados Holetown Festival
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Barbados Independence Act 1966
The Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom, independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966. The Ac ...
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Barbados Joe Walcott
Joe Walcott (March 13, 1873 – October 1, 1935), also known as Barbados Joe Walcott to distinguish him from the more contemporary American boxer known by the same name, was a Bajan professional boxer who reigned as the World Welterweight C ...
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Barbados leaf-toed gecko
The Barbados leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus pulcher'') is a species of gecko endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Barbados. It is the only known leaf-toed gecko in the Lesser Antilles.
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Barbados Light and Power Company
The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P Co.) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera Caribbean and currently the sole electricity utility provider in the country of Barbados. It started operations on 17 June 1911. The company claims it ...
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Barbados lottery The Barbados Lottery is the national lottery in Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area ...
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Barbados Museum & Historical Society
The Barbados Museum & Historical Society is a private organization but membership is open to both members and non-members who are interested in the numerous collections. Established in 1933 in the old Military Prison at the Saint Ann's historic Ga ...
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Barbados National Archives Barbados National Archives are the national archives of Barbados. It is located in the northern Black Rock, St. Michael close to the University of the West Indies campus adjacent to the Usain Bolt Sports Complex. The collection includes manuscripts ...
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Barbados National Oil Company Limited The Barbados National Oil Company Ltd. (BNOCL) is a national state-owned energy provider in the country of Barbados. Founded several decades ago, the company satisfies about 30% of the country's total consumption of oil and gas.
With approximately ...
Barbados National Trust
The 'Barbados National Trust'', founded in 1960, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect the natural and artistic heritage of Barbados and to increase public awareness of the country's historic and architectural treasures. These in ...
Barbados nationality law
Barbadian nationality law is regulated by 1966 Constitution of Barbados, as amended; the Barbados Citizenship Act, as amended; and various British Nationality laws. These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Barbados. ...
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Barbados passport
A Barbados passport is a travel document issued to citizens of Barbados, in accordance with Citizenship Act (CAP. 186) from 1978, the Immigration Act (CAP. 190) from 1997, and the Barbados Constitution, for the purpose of facilitating internation ...
Barbados Programme of Action {{Short description, United Nations policy document
The United Nations Programme of Action on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, popularly referred to as the Barbados Program of Action (BPOA), is a policy document that bo ...
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Barbados raccoon
The Barbados raccoon (''Procyon lotor gloveralleni'') is an extinct subspecies of the common raccoon (''Procyon lotor''), that was endemic on Barbados in the Lesser Antilles until 1964.
Classification
In 1950, Edward Alphonso Goldman identifi ...
Barbados rail
The Barbados rail is a fossil rail species endemic to Barbados with an undetermined taxonomic status.Storrs Olson: A new species of Nesotrochis from Hispaniola, with notes on other fossil rails from the West Indies (Aves: Rallidae) In: Proceeding ...
Barbados Regiment
The Barbados Regiment is the land force component of the Barbados Defence Force. Its main tasks are the defence of Barbados from external threats, internal security and assisting the local police in maintaining law and order. The regiment also pro ...
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Barbados Sky
''Barbados Sky'' is the first and only LP released by Typically Tropical, released in 1975. It was most famous for its hit single "Barbados". "Biography by Amy Hanson" Allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010. The musicians included top session p ...
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Barbados Slave Code
The Barbados Slave Code of 1661, officially titled as An Act for the better ordering and governing of Negroes, was a law passed by the Parliament of Barbados to provide a legal basis for slavery in the English colony of Barbados. It is the first co ...
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Barbados Stock Exchange
The Barbados Stock Exchange or BSE is Barbados' main stock exchange. Its headquarters are in the capital-city Bridgetown. The body was established in 1987 by the Parliament of Barbados as the Securities Exchange of Barbados (SEB), and remained k ...
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Barbados threadsnake
The Barbados threadsnake (''Tetracheilostoma carlae'') is a species of threadsnake. It is the smallest known snake species. This member of the Leptotyphlopidae family is found on the Caribbean islands of Barbados and Anguilla.
Taxonomy and et ...
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Barbados Transport Board
The Barbados Transport Board is the government owned bus transport provider in the country of Barbados. The headquarters is located at Weymouth, Roebuck Street, while the main terminal is at Fairchild Street in Saint Michael. The other three termi ...
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Barbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing The Barbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is a series of thoroughbred horse races run annually at Garrison Savannah Racetrack near Bridgetown, Barbados.
The Triple Crown series consists of races of increasing distance:
* Barbados Guineas - ...
Barbados Water Authority
Barbados Water Authority Limited (BWA), a government statutory corporation, is the sole provider of water services. Water supplied by the BWA in Barbados is pumped from wells within natural coral aquifers. The geology of Barbados is mostly compos ...
Barbados Workers' Union
The Barbados Workers' Union is a trade union in Barbados.
History
The union was established in October 1941. It has 25,000 members and represents them directly, negotiating with individual companies in each sector. Its membership covers all areas ...
Bishop of Barbados
The Diocese of Barbados is one of eight dioceses of the Anglican Communion that is part of the Province of the West Indies.
History
The diocese was established in 1824 as one of a pair, the other being the Diocese of Jamaica, which covered the ...
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CBC Radio (Barbados)
CBC Radio is the flagship radio station of the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Barbados' public broadcaster.
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CBC TV 8 (Barbados)
CBC TV 8 (8PX-TV) is a television station owned and operated by public broadcaster Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation in Barbados. It is the only legally licensed terrestrial television station in Barbados and is owned by the Government of Barbad ...
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Codrington School (Barbados)
The Codrington School began in 1917 as a boarding school. However, in the late-90s it closed and the buildings lay empty for some years. The present Codrington School began its life, in the renovated buildings, in September 2002, with just eight c ...
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Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados is a national trade union centre.
Origins
The CTUSAB has its origins in the emergence of protests against the Barbados government's acceptance of an IMF/World Bank structural adju ...
DGM Barbados Open
The DGM Barbados Open was a senior (over 50s) men's professional golf tournament played on the Caribbean island state of Barbados, played annually from 2000 to 2009. It was an early season event on the European Senior Tour and generally the only r ...
Foundation School (Barbados)
Christ Church Foundation School is a school in Christ Church, Barbados, founded in 1809. The school is situated on an elevation near the southern tip of the island overlooking the sea. It is a co-educational sixth form government secondary school. ...
Governor-General of Barbados
The governor-general of Barbados was the representative of the Barbadian monarch from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbados ...
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Harrison College (Barbados)
Harrison College is a co-educational grammar school (secondary school) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Founded in 1733, the school takes its name from Thomas Harrison, a Bridgetown merchant, who intended it to serve as ''"A Public and Free School for the ...
Index of Barbados-related articles
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Barbados.
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* .bb–Internet country code top-level domain for Barbados
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Indian River (Barbados)
The Indian River is a river of Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a p ...
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) is a professional accountancy body in Barbados. It is the sole organisation in Barbados with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation.
ICAB is a member of the International F ...
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Knight or Dame of St. Andrew (Barbados)
Knight or Dame of St Andrew was an award within the Order of Barbados that was part of the national honours system of Barbados when the country was still a realm within the Commonwealth.
History
The Order of Barbados of the Kingdom of Barbad ...
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Landship (Barbados)
The Barbados Land-ship is a cultural movement and organization, known for its entertaining parades, performances and dances. Members are said to mimic the British Navy, dressed in naval uniforms and marching and performing to the music of the T ...
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List of Governors of Barbados
This article contains a list of viceroys in Barbados from its initial colonisation in 1627 by England until it achieved independence in 1966. From 1833 to 1885, Barbados was part of the colony of the Windward Islands, and the governor of Barbad ...
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List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Barbados
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Barbados, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Bridgetown, Barbados.
As members of Commonweal ...
List of plantations in Barbados
Barbados has a number of plantations and great house properties that were instrumental in the islands' booming sugar trade. Families often owned several plantations and the acreage of each often changed when owners bought and/or sold plots of ne ...
Multi-Choice TV (Barbados)
Multi-Choice TV (MCTV) is a television service provider in Barbados. It is a Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) or DVB-C wireless microwave-based broadcast subscription television provider. They offer a variety of packages which ...
National Library Service of Barbados
The National Library Service of Barbados is the government supported public-library service in the nation of Barbados. Headquartered in the capital-city Bridgetown, the main branch was located on Coleridge Street. It was constructed between 19 ...
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Order of Barbados
The Order of Barbados is a national Order of honours and decorations for Barbados.
History
The first Order of Barbados was instituted by Queen Elizabeth II by letters patent dated 25 July 1980. With Barbados becoming a republic on 30 November ...
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Parkinson Memorial Secondary School (Barbados)
The Parkinson Memorial Secondary School is a co-educational public secondary school, located in Pine East-West Boulevard, The Pines, Wildey, St.Michael, Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, ...
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Pelican Island (Barbados)
Pelican Island was a small uninhabited island that once existed off the west coast of Bridgetown and Fontabelle, in St. Michael, Barbados. History
According to historical record, the island received its name from brown pelicans (''Pelecanus ...
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Quality FM (Barbados)
Q 100.7 FM is a radio station in Barbados. It was launched on Monday 3rd May 2004 (a day before Alison Hinds gave birth to her daughter on Tuesday May 4th) as Quality FM. The station airs mainly talk shows as well as a number of features (such ...
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Queen's College (Barbados)
Queen's College is a public secondary school in Barbados that was established in 1883. It is a multi-racial school with students drawn from a wide cross-section of the Barbadian community. It comprises eleven departments in which approximately th ...
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Royal Barbados Police Band
The Barbados Police Service Band, previously known as the Royal Barbados Police Band part of the Barbados Police Service, has been a prominent musical group in Barbados since its foundation in 1889 and is one of the oldest police bands in the world ...
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Sheraton Centre (Barbados) The Sheraton Mall (formerly known as Sheraton Centre) is a shopping and entertainment complex located close to the fringe of both Sargeants' Village and Vauxhall in the Parish of Christ Church, Barbados. The mall boasts having roughly 120 stores ...
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Sherbrooke (Barbados)
''Sherbrooke'' (Barbados) was a Canadian letter of marque in the last year of the War of 1812. She was originally the American privateer brig ''Henry Guilder'' (or ''Henry Gilder''). She was condemned and confiscated by the authorities in City of ...
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Shipping Association of Barbados
The Shipping Association of Barbados (SAB) is the national shipping institution of Barbados with its headquarters in Bridgetown. Formed in January 1981, the association consists primarily of ship members and stevedore companies who meet on a mont ...
Table of precedence for Barbados
The following is the Barbadian order of precedence, Table of Precedence.
#The President of Barbados (Sandra Mason, Dame Sandra Mason)
#The Prime Minister of Barbados, Prime Minister (Mia Mottley)
#The Supreme Court of Barbados, Chief Justice (Sir P ...
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The Barbados Advocate
The ''Advocate'' ("Barbados Advocate") is the second most dominant daily newspaper in the country of Barbados. First established in 1895, the Advocate is the longest continually published newspaper in the country. Printed in colour, the Advocat ...
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The Daily Nation (Barbados)
The ''Nation Publishing Co. Limited'' is the publisher of the ''Nation Newspaper'', which is the dominant daily newspaper in the country of Barbados. Co-founded by Harold Hoyte and Fred Gollop, it was first established in 1973. the ''Daily Nation ...
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The One 98.1 FM (Barbados)
The One 98.1 FM is a radio station owned and operated by the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Barbados' public broadcaster.
The One was launched in 1984 as "Liberty FM". At the launch the station was mainly geared towards young people playin ...
To Hell or Barbados
''To Hell or Barbados'' is the fourth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey released in Ireland and the UK in June 2007. An expanded edition was released on 2 November 2007, complete with a bonus CD of additional material.
The ...
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Voice of Barbados
Voice of Barbados (VOB) was introduced in 1981 as Barbados' second radio station. Originally located at 790 AM, the station was meant to complement the Redifussion service. In the late 1990s Voice of Barbados (VOB) changed to the FM dial, with 790 ...
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William Douglas (Barbados)
Sir William Randolph Douglas, (24 September 1921 – 12 August 2003) was a Barbadian politician who served as Chief Justice of Barbados from 1965 to 1986, and twice served as the acting governor-general
Governor-general (plural ''gover ...
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Republicanism in Barbados
On 30 November 2021, Barbados transitioned from a parliamentary constitutional monarchy under the Monarchy of Barbados, hereditary monarch of Barbados (Queen Elizabeth II) to a parliamentary republic with a ceremonial Indirect election, indirect ...
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List of prime ministers of Barbados
This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.
Premiers of Barbados (1953–1966)
Queen Elizabeth II in right of the United Kingdom (1953–66)
Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–Present) Queen Elizabeth II in right of Barbados (1966–20 ...
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Senate of Barbados
The Senate of Barbados is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of the two chambers. The Senate was established in 1964 to repl ...
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Members of the Senate of Barbados
Member may refer to:
* Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon
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House of Assembly of Barbados
The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) syst ...
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List of presidents of the Legislative Council of Barbados
List of presidents of the Legislative Council of Barbados.
This position was succeeded by the President of the Senate of Barbados.
Sources
Official website of the Parliament of Barbados
See also
* List of current presidents of assembly
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List of presidents of the Senate of Barbados
The president of the Senate of Barbados is the presiding officer of Senate of Barbados. This position was preceded by the president of the Legislative Council of Barbados.
Below is a list of office-holders:
Notes
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Supreme Court of Judicature (Barbados)
The Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados is the highest judicial body in the country of Barbados. It is made up of the High Court and the Court of Appeals.
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United States Ambassador to Barbados
The United States ambassador to Barbados is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Barbados. The title of the ambassador is United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and is conc ...
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United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
The Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS is the official title of the U.S. Ambassador to several island nations of the Caribbean. The ambassador concurrently represents the United States to Antigua and ...
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Royal Barbados Police Force
The Barbados Police Service (BPS), previously called the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), is the law enforcement agency in Barbados, as established under the Police Act, Cap. 167. Richard Boyce is currently Commissioner of the Police.
The BP ...
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Postage stamps and postal history of Barbados
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Barbados.
The first Europeans to arrive on the island were probably the either the Spain, Spanish or Portugal, Portuguese in about the year 1500. In 1605 Sir Olave LeighGibbons Stamp Mo ...
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Postal codes in Barbados
The Barbados Postal Service (B.P.S.) is the national postal operator of Barbados and operates as a department within the Government of Barbados where it reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Barbados Postal Service (B.P.S.) is headed by th ...
Vehicle registration plates of Barbados
Barbados, Barbadian Vehicle registration plates consist of Letter (alphabet), letters and numbers. The Barbados Licensing Authority issues licence plates to all new motor vehicle owners. Each licence plate has one or two letters which represents ...
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...