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is provided as an overview of and introduction to Barbados: Barbados – 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.

General reference

* Pronunciation: ** ''Barbadian English'': ** ''British English'': ** ''American English'': * Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Barbados * Official English country name: Barbados * Common

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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Barbadian *

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(s): * Etymology: Name of Barbados * International rankings of Barbados * International Telecommunication Union

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prefix: 8P * ISO country codes: BB, BRB, 052 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BB * Internet country code top-level domain:

.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 ** a country *** an island country *** a nation state *** a

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in the Commonwealth of Nations * Coastline: 97 km * Population of Barbados: 287,711 - 174th most populous country * * Area of Barbados: - 199th largest country *

Atlas of Barbados An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographi ...

Location of Barbados

* Barbados is located within the following regions: **

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and Western Hemisphere ***

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

(though not on the mainland, just north of South America, off the coast of Venezuela) ** Atlantic Ocean ***

North Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe and ...

**** West Indies *****

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 ...

***** Antilles ****** Lesser Antilles ** Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time * Extreme points of Barbados ** Northernmost point – North Point, Saint Lucy (N 13.334851, W -59.614742) ** Southernmost point – South Point, Christ Church (N 13.045294, W -59.526722) ** Easternmost point – Kitridge Point, Saint Philip (N 13.149207, W -59.420292) ** Westernmost point – Harrisons, Saint Lucy, Saint Lucy (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 0 m * Land boundaries: ''none''

Environment of Barbados

Climate 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 ( ...

** List of Barbados hurricanes * Wildlife of Barbados *

Barbados Wildlife Reserve The Barbados Wildlife Reserve is located in the parish of Saint Peter, Barbados. It occupies four acres of mahogany forest near the top of Farley Hill, next to Grenade Hall Signal Station and Forest. It was established by Canadian primatologis ...

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 ...

*** Amphibians and reptiles of Barbados ***

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 ...

Natural geographic features of Barbados

* Beaches in Barbados *

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 ...

Rivers of Barbados A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

* World Heritage Sites in Barbados: Bridgetown

Regions of Barbados

Regions of Barbados * English place names in Barbados

Ecoregions of Barbados

List of ecoregions in Barbados

Administrative divisions of Barbados

Administrative divisions of Barbados * Parishes of Barbados ** Christ Church **

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 ...

** Saint George **

Saint James Saint James or St. James may refer to: People Saints *James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just *James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater **Saint James Matamoro ...

** Saint John **

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 ...

** Saint Lucy ** Saint Michael ** Saint Peter ** Saint Philip ** Saint Thomas

= Municipalities of Barbados

= * Cities, towns and villages in Barbados

Demography of Barbados

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 ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary government with strong

democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

traditions *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Barbados: Bridgetown * Elections in Barbados *

Political parties in Barbados Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Barbados

Government of Barbados * Head of state:

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 ...

* Head of government: Prime Minister of Barbados * Cabinet of Barbados *

Ministries and agencies of the Barbados government The Government of Barbados contains a number of government ministries which control and govern various aspects of the country. Barbados currently has around 30 ministries, each with its appointed Minister. Current Structure of Government Minist ...

** Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados)

Legislative branch of the government of Barbados

* Parliament of Barbados (

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) ** Upper house: Senate of Barbados **

Lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

: Barbados House of Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Barbados

Court system of Barbados

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 ...

* Caribbean Court of Justice **

Supreme Court of 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.

Foreign relations of Barbados

Foreign relations of Barbados *

Diplomatic missions in Barbados This is a list of diplomatic missions in Barbados. The capital city of Bridgetown and its immediate environs hosts 9 high commissions or embassies, a Delegation of the European Union, and an Eastern Caribbean mission of the United Nations. Se ...

Diplomatic missions of Barbados The Caribbean island of Barbados has a small, albeit growing network of diplomatic and consular missions. As a member-state of the Commonwealth of Nations, Barbadian diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth members-states are know ...

* Relations with specific countries **

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 ...

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–Canada relations Barbados–Canada relations are the bilateral relations between Canada and Barbados. In 1907, the Government of Canada opened a Trade Commissioner Service to the Caribbean region located in Bridgetown, Barbados. Following Barbadian independence ...

Barbados–China relations Relations between Barbados and China began on 4 September 1967 with Barbados recognizing the People's Republic of China from 30 May 1977, just over one decade after the eastern Caribbean island nation's independence from the United Kingdom. Chin ...

Barbados–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement The Barbados–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement is a 2009 treaty between Barbados and France which delimits the maritime boundary between Barbados and the French Overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique. The far western point unde ...

** Barbados–France relations **

Barbados–Germany relations Barbadian–German relations are foreign relations between Barbados and Germany. Barbados is represented in Germany through its embassy in Brussels, (Belgium) and Germany is represented in Barbados from its regional embassy for the Eastern Caribb ...

Barbados–Grenada relations Barbados–Grenada relations are foreign relations between Barbados and Grenada. Both countries are full members of the CARICOM and the Commonwealth of Nations. Barbados and Grenada's full diplomatic relations were established on 3 March 1974.

Barbados–Guyana relations Barbados–Guyana relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Barbados and Guyana. The former maintains non-resident diplomatic representation from Bridgetown, while Guyana which prior had a High Commissioner to Barbado ...

** Barbados–India relations ** Barbados–Japan relations ** Barbados–Nigeria relations **

Barbados–Suriname relations Barbadian–Surinamese relations are diplomatic relations between Barbados and Suriname. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 February 1977. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Barbados is accredited to Suriname from Bridge ...

** Barbados–Trinidad and Tobago relations ** Barbados–United Kingdom relations **

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: * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) *

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean The OPANAL (which stands for el Organismo para la Proscripción de las Armas Nucleares en la América Latina y el Caribe) is an international organization which promotes a non-aggression pact and nuclear disarmament in much of the Americas. In Eng ...

(OPANAL) *

Caribbean Community and Common Market The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) throughout the Caribbean. They have primary objectives to promote econom ...

(Caricom) * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) * Commonwealth of Nations * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...

(G77) *

Inter-American Development Bank The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribb ...

(IADB) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *

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 ...

(LAES) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Barbados

Law 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 population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

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 ...

* Crime in Barbados ** Human trafficking in Barbados * Human rights in Barbados ** LGBT rights in Barbados *

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 ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief * Barbados Defence Force **

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 ...

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 ...

Navy 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 ...

Military history 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 ...

* Military ranks of Barbados * Project HARP

Local government in Barbados

Local government in Barbados *

Constituency Councils Constituency Councils are the most local statutory representative bodies today in Barbados. The Constituency councils are somewhat similar to parish councils that existed in Barbados at one time, mainly to communicate local opinion to larger bodi ...

History of Barbados

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 ...

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 ...

*Current events of Barbados *

Culture of Barbados

Culture of Barbados *

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 ...

* Cuisine of Barbados *

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 ...

** English in Barbados *** English place names in Barbados * Media in Barbados ** Newspapers in Barbados **

Radio stations in Barbados Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitt ...

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 * KCNTV4 – Channel 141 Antigua and Barbuda * ...

* National symbols of Barbados ** Coat of arms of Barbados ** Flag of Barbados **

National anthem of Barbados "In Plenty and In Time of Need" is the national anthem of the country of Barbados. It was written by Irving Burgie and was composed by C. Van Roland Edwards. As one part of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962, Barbados' anthem was suppos ...

* People of Barbados *

Public holidays in Barbados In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hinduism in Barbados Hinduism is a minority faith in Barbados, followed by 0.46% of its population. Demographics Hindus constituted 0.24% of the population of Barbados in 1990, which increased to 0.34% in 2000. It then slightly increased to 0.46% in 2010 census. ...

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 ...

** Judaism in Barbados ***

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 ...

Scouting and Guiding in Barbados The Scout Scout may refer to: Youth movement *Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement **Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom **Scouts ...

** Barbados Boy Scouts Association ** The Girl Guides Association of Barbados * World Heritage Sites in Barbados: ** Bridgetown **

George Washington House (Barbados) George Washington House in Barbados is a historic house where the future first U.S. President George Washington is alleged to have stayed in 1751. He was 19 years old at the time and traveling with his half-brother, Lawrence Washington, who was s ...

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 ...

** Nidhe Israel Synagogue

Arts and entertainment in Barbados

* Beauty pageants in Barbados ** Miss Barbados Universe ** Miss Barbados World

Art in Barbados

* Music of Barbados ** Music history of Barbados **

Barbados Chamber Orchestra The Barbados Chamber Orchestra (formerly the Barbados Symphonia) is a chamber orchestra in Barbados. Its current president is Mike Williams, also a leader in the Barbados Boy Scouts Association The Barbados Boy Scouts Association is the national ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sports in Barbados

Sports in Barbados Sports in Barbados are many and varied. The large Barbadian diaspora around the globe and wide-scale availability of International television covered on the local cable service and DirectTV has meant that Barbadians have always been up to date on ...

* Cricket in Barbados ** Barbados Cricket Association ** Barbados Cricket Buckle **

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 ...

* Cycling in Barbados ** Barbados Cycling Union *

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 Barbadia ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) {{disambiguation ...

* Netball in Barbados **

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 ...

* Rugby in Barbados **

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 ...

* Volleyball in Barbados **

Barbados men's national volleyball team 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 at international sports competitions **

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 * Anderson Emmanuel, Anderson Fitzgerald Emmanuel, Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Boxing, Heavyweight 91 kg ...

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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. Barbados athletes.http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=BAR ...

Barbados at the Pan American Games 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 e ...

*** Barbados at the 1991 Pan American Games ***

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 1995 in B ...

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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 *Women's 4x400 metres: Joanne Durant, Melissa ...

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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 ;Track Swimming Men's ...

*** Barbados at the 2007 Pan American Games ***

Barbados at the 2011 Pan American Games Barbados will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Barbados team will consist of 52 athletes in 11 sports. Medalists Athletics Barbados has qualified four athletes. ;Men ;Women Badm ...

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 References Bibliography * External linksInternational Paralympic Committee Nations at the 2000 ...

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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 See ...

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 ...

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Barbados at the 1984 Summer Olympics Barbados competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Sixteen competitors, thirteen men and three women, ...

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Barbados at the 1992 Summer Olympics 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). ...

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Barbados at the 1996 Summer Olympics Barbados competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Results by event Athletics Men's 100 metres * Obadele Thompson * Kirk Cummins Men's 200 metres * Obadele Thompson Men's Decathlon * Victor Houston Women's 400 metres * ...

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Barbados at the 2000 Summer Olympics Barbados competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Women ;Track and road events Boxing ;Men Judo ;Men ...

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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 ...

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Barbados at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Barbados competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August in Berlin.Barbados at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

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Barbados at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Barbados participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. The Barbados team consisted of 9 athletes competing in 5 sports: Athletics, Equestrian, Judo, Swimming and Tennis Athletics Boys ;Track and Road Events Girls ;Track and Ro ...

*** Barbados at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships ***

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. Results Men Women References External linksOfficial local organi ...

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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 ...

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 Fed Cup team The Barbados Fed Cup team represents Barbados in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Barbados Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group II. History Barbados competed in its first Fed Cup in 1993. T ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

2010 Barbados Premier Division The 2010 Barbados Premier Division (officially the Digicel Premiere League for sponsorship reasons) was the 64th season of the highest tier of association football, football in Barbados. The season began on 15 February and concluded on 25 June. Th ...

2011 Barbados Premier Division The 2010–11 Barbados Premier Division (officially the Digicel Premiere League for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. The season began on 13 February and concluded on 3 July. The league champions ...

** Association football in Barbados ** Barbados Olympic Association **

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 ...

** Barbados women's national football team ** Barbados women's national rugby union team **

Barbados women's national volleyball team 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). ...

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 ...

List of football clubs in Barbados This is a list of football (soccer) clubs in Barbados. Barbados Premier Division, Digicel Premier Division *Barbados Defense Force SC *Brittons Hill, First Call Brittons Hill *Beverley Hills (Barbados football club), Silk Soy Beverly Hills - Rele ...

** List of international cricketers from Barbados **

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 ...

Technico (Barbados football club) Technico is a Barbados football club, based in Black Bess, near Speightstown in the northern parish of Saint Peter Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭru ...

Economy and infrastructure of Barbados

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 ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 144th (one hundred and forty fourth) * Banking in Barbados **

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 ...

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 ...

Internet 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 ...

Companies of Barbados A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared ...

* Currency of Barbados: Dollar **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: BBD * Barbados Stock Exchange **

List of companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange This is a list of companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange. References {{reflist Barbados stock exchange * Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Amer ...

Tourism in 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 de ...

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. __TOC__ Visa policy map Visa exemption Holders of passports issued by the following 180 countries and ...

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 ...

** Air transport in Barbados *** Airlines of Barbados ***

Airports in Barbados This is a list of airports in the Caribbean, sorted by location. The following categories contain lists of all Caribbean airports with Wikipedia articles: * :Airports in Anguilla * :Airports in Bermuda * :Airports in Saint Vincent and the Gre ...

** Port of Bridgetown

Education in Barbados

Education in Barbados * Schools in Barbados

Health in Barbados

Hospitals in Barbados A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

References

External links

Barbados Government
- official website
Barbados Cricket AssociationBarbados Investment and Development CorporationBarbados Museum & Historical SocietyBarbados Statistical Service
(BSS)
Barbados Tourism Authority
- The Ministry of Tourism
Central Bank of Barbados websiteParliament of Barbados official websiteParliament of Barbados - Some facts about Barbados
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