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Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

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.bb
.bb is the Internet country code top-level domain for Barbados. The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation. The first of which was the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996 the Government of Barbados sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local...

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Internet
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country code top-level domain
Country code top-level domain
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for Barbados
+1 246 (area code)
Area code 246
The area code +1 246 is a composite part of the telephone numbering plan for Barbados, also known as the National Numbering Plan. Area code +1 246 is part of a system used for assigning telephone numbers in Barbados, and functions as a part of the North American Numbering Plan...
1898 Windward Islands Hurricane
1898 Windward Islands Hurricane
The Windward Islands Hurricane was a strong, destructive hurricane that raged through the eastern Caribbean islands in the early part of September during the 1898 Atlantic hurricane season. Between 300 and 400 people are believed to have died in the storm. Damage on Barbados and St...
3Ws Oval
3Ws Oval
The 3Ws Oval is a cricket field at the entrance of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies in Barbados. Mostly known for the sculpture in the shape of three large wickets that stand tall on the incline above the field. The 3Ws Oval was one of the team warm-up venues for the 2007...

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ABC Highway
Airports in Barbados
Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
- North America
  North America
  North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
  - North Atlantic Ocean
    - West Indies
      - Caribbean Sea
        Caribbean Sea
        The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
        
        Antilles
        Antilles
        The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
        
        Lesser Antilles
        Lesser Antilles
        The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
        
        Islands of Barbados
Anglo-America
Anglo-America
Anglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is a main language, or one which has significant British historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural links...
Animal Flower Cave
Animal Flower Cave
The Animal Flower Cave is located under the cliffs at North Point, St. Lucy, Barbados. It is the island's lone accessible sea cave. It was discovered by its seaward entrance in 1780 by two English explorers....
Antilles
Antilles
The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
Architecture of Barbados
Army of Barbados
Arts and entertainment of Barbados
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
Atlas of Barbados
Australia–Barbados relations
Australia–Barbados relations
Australia – Barbados relations are foreign relations between Australia and Barbados. Neither country has a resident ambassador. The regional Australian High Commissioner to Barbados is accredited from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is represented in Australia through its High...

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Bajan
Bajan
Bajan is an English-based creole language spoken on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Bajan, like many other English-based Caribbean creole languages, consists of a West African substrate and an English superstrate...
Bajan stick licking
Bajan stick licking
Bajan Stick-Licking or Stick Science traditional form of stick fighting in Barbados.Bajan Stick-Licking or Stick Science is an African system of weapons fighting that features the use of fire hardened sticks of varying lengths...
Banks Beer
Banks Barbados Brewery
Banks Breweries Ltd. is a Caribbean brewery founded in 1961 in St. Michael, Barbados. The company's main brand, the Banks Beer brand is also the flagship product of the wider Banks Holdings Limited...
Bank holiday
Bank Holiday
A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom or a colloquialism for public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract...
Barbadian companies
Barbadian cricketers
Barbadian dollar
Barbadian flags
Barbadian organisations
Barbadian passport
Barbadian Passport
A Barbadian passports is a travel document issued to citizens of Barbados, in accordance with Citizenship Act from 1978, the Immigration Act from 1997, and the Barbadian Constitution for the purpose of facilitating international travel...
Barbadians
Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
Barbados–Canada relations
Barbados–Canada relations
Barbados-Canada relations are the relations between the countries of 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 from the United Kingdom in November 1966, the...
Barbados–France relations
Barbados–France relations
Bardadian-French relations are the bilateral relations between the two countries, Barbados and France. Both countries have established diplomatic relations on May 3, 1968. Barbados is represented in France through its embassy in Brussels...
Barbados–Germany relations
Barbados–Germany relations
Barbadian–German relations are foreign relations between Barbados and Germany. Barbados is represented in Germany through its embassy in Brussels, and Germany is represented in Barbados from its regional embassy for the Eastern Caribbean in Port of Spain, and an Honorary Consul in Christ Church...
Barbados–Guyana relations
Barbados–Guyana relations
Barbados–Guyana relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Barbados and Guyana.The relations between Guyana and Barbados began while both were part of the British Empire. Shortly after Great Britain secured British Guiana from the Dutch, waves of migrants were encouraged...
Barbados–Japan relations
Barbados–Japan relations
Foreign relations between Barbados and Japan were formally established on 29 August 1967. Japan is accredited to Barbados from its regional Embassy in Port of Spain and an honorary consulate in the parish of Saint George...
Barbados–Nigeria relations
Barbados–Nigeria relations
Barbadian–Nigerian relations are foreign relations between Barbados and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Barbados and Nigeria formally established diplomatic relations on 24 April 1970 . Nigeria is accredited to Barbados from its Embassy in Port of Spain,...
Barbados–Suriname relations
Barbados–Suriname relations
Barbadian–Surinamese relations are diplomatic relations between Barbados and Suriname. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 March 1978. Barbados is accredited to Suriname from Bridgetown...
Barbados and CARICOM
Barbados and CARICOM
The nation of Barbados has been an avid supporter of the Caribbean Community . Barbados was one of the four founding members in 1973 which then along with Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago moved to establish the organisation then known as the Caribbean Community and Common Market...
Barbados Association for Children With Intellectual Challenges
Barbados Association for Children With Intellectual Challenges
The Barbados Association for Children With Intellectual Challenges, formerly the Barbados Association for Mentally Retarded Children, is a charitable organization in Barbados for children and adults with mental retardation. It was founded in 1964...
Barbados Boy Scouts Association
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...
Barbados Cycling Union
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 Defence Force
Barbados Defence Force
The Barbados Defence Force is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established August 15, 1979, and has responsibility for the territorial defence and internal security of the island. The headquarters for the Barbados Defence Force are located in the St...
Barbados Independence Act 1966
Barbados Independence Act 1966
The Barbados Independence Act 1966 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966...
Barbados Labour Party
Barbados Labour Party
The Barbados Labour Party is the main opposition party of Barbados. Led by Rt. Hon.Owen Arthur, the BLP holds 9 out of 30 seats in the House of Assembly as of January 2008...
Barbados lottery
Barbados lottery
The Barbados lottery is the national lottery in Barbados. It is owned by the Barbados Olympic Association. Its games are:*Double Draw*Mega 6*Doubles*Pick 3*Pick 4*Caribbean Keno*Super Lotto*Scratch...
Barbados National Pledge
Barbados National Pledge
The National Pledge of Barbados is as follows-See also:*Barbados*Barbados citizenship*Government of Barbados*Culture of Barbados...
Barbados National Stadium
Barbados National Stadium
Barbados National Stadium was officially opened on October 23, 1970. It is a multi-use outdoor stadium in Waterford, St. Michael, Barbados. Situated approximately 4.3km northeast of Bridgetown it is located off Highway 3. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches...
Barbados National Trust
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 Barbados' historic and architectural treasures...
Barbados nationality law
Barbados nationality law
The Barbadian nationality law is governed by the Law on Citizenship of Barbados , and by the Barbadian Constitution.- Definition of Barbadian citizenship :* By birth:...
Barbados on the Water Festival
Barbados on the Water Festival
Barbados on the Water is a three-day Canadian festival about the culture of Barbados. The festival takes place at the Harbourfront Centre, in the city of Toronto, Ontario...
Barbados Red Cross Society
Barbados Red Cross Society
The Barbados Red Cross Society was founded in 1960 as part of the British Red Cross. The Parliament of Barbados passed the Barbados Red Cross Society Act in 1966, the same year that Barbados became a country independent of the United Kingdom.-External links:*...
Barbados Stock Exchange
Barbados Stock Exchange
The Barbados Stock Exchange or BSE is Barbados' main stock exchange. Its headquarters are in the capital-city Bridgetown.The Barbados Stock Exchange is among the four major regional Caribbean stock exchanges. The other three being the exchanges of Jamaica, the Eastern Caribbean, and Trinidad and...
Barbados Transport Board
Barbados Transport Board
The Barbados Transport Board is the government owned bus transport provider in the country of Barbados. The fare is BD$2.00 per ride to any point on the island for adults, , $1.00 for children under 18 years of age,...
Barbados – People's Republic of China relations
Barbados – People's Republic of China relations
Barbados and the People's Republic of China established official diplomatic relations May 30, 1977. Barbados-Sino diplomatic and economic relations have grown steadily over three decades. Presently Barbados has obtained Approved Destination Status by the government in China.Just following election...
Barbados – Trinidad and Tobago relations
Barbados – United Kingdom relations
Barbados – United Kingdom relations
Barbadian–British relations are the diplomatic and governmental relationships between the United Kingdom and Barbados. The two countries are related through a unbroken common history spanning three-hundred and thirty-nine years...
Barbados Workers' Union
Barbados Workers' Union
The Barbados Workers' Union is a trade union in Barbados. It was established in October, 1941. It has 25,000 members and represents them directly, negotiating with individual companies in each sector....
Bayview Hospital
Beaches of Barbados
Bellairs Research Institute
Bellairs Research Institute
The Bellairs Research Institute, located on the Caribbean island of Barbados, was founded in 1954 as a field-station for McGill University. Initial funding was from a bequest by British naval commander, Carlyon Bellairs, for whom the institute is named. Bellairs is located in Holetown, next to...
Birds of Barbados
Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

–Capital of Barbados
Bridgetown Heliport
Bridgetown Heliport
Bridgetown Heliport, is found in the city of Bridgetown, Saint Michael on the island of Barbados. The heliport is situated on the shores of Carlisle Bay roughly from Sir Grantely Adams International Airport in neighbouring Christ Church....
Bridgetown Market Street Fair
Bridgetown Market Street Fair
The Bridgetown Market Street Fair is an annual sub-festival of the Barbados Crop Over Festival held in Bridgetown the capital of Barbados held every year in the last week of July where calypso is performed and cooking contests are held....

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Cabinet of Barbados
Cabinet of Barbados
The Cabinet of Barbados is the executive committee that looks after the management of the country. It is chaired by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and is composed of 18 Ministers....
Canadians of Barbadian origin
Capital of Barbados: Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...
Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act is a United States legislative act signed into law on May 18, 2000 by President Bill Clinton as part of the Trade and Development Act of 2000. This latter act, which also included the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act of 2000 , was intended to advance U.S...
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation is the government-owned media corporation located in Barbados.The television service broadcasts on channel 8 and is the only legally-licensed, over-the-air television channel broadcasting in the country of Barbados...

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Caribbean Community
Caribbean Community
The Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...

(CARICOM)
Caribbean Court of Justice
Caribbean Court of Justice
The Caribbean Court of Justice is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community . Established in 2001, it is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago....

(CCJ)
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
Caribbean Splash Waterpark
Caribbean Splash Waterpark
Caribbean Splash Waterpark is a waterpark being proposed in Barbados. Currently touted to be the largest planned water park in the West Indies. If approved, the park would be one of the largest public amusement attractions in the country of Barbados. Initially designed by Mathew Kerins, the...
Caribbean Tourism Organization
Caribbean Tourism Organization
The Caribbean Tourism Organizations main objective is the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of Caribbean people...
CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality is a regional standards body for the Caribbean Community CARICOM bloc of countries.CROSQ is a Caribbean representative body to ISO....
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Chase Vault
Chase Vault
The Chase Vault is a burial vault in the cemetery of the Christ Church Parish Church in Oistins, Christ Church, Barbados. It is best known for a widespread but unverified story of "unexplained incidents" in the early 19th century involving the coffins within the vault...
Chattel house
Chattel house
Chattel House is Barbadian word for a small moveable wooden house that working class people would occupy. The term goes back to the plantation days when the home owners would buy houses designed to move from one property to another. The word "Chattel" means movable property so the name was...
Christ Church, Barbados
Christ Church District Hospital
Christianity in Barbados
- Bishop of Barbados
  Bishop of Barbados
  The Anglican diocese of Barbados was set up in 1824, as one of two covering the whole Caribbean. Before that, the area was nominally under the charge of the Bishop of London, a situation that had been assumed to hold from 1660 onwards...
Cities, towns and villages in Barbados
Cities
Clement Payne Movement
Clement Payne Movement
The Clement Payne Movement , is a Barbados based political party named in honor of a man who led a 1937 uprising in Barbados. The Clement Payne Movement is generally seen by most Barbadians as more leftist in ideology when compared to either the more moderate BLP or DLP.The CPM also seeks the...
Climate of Barbados
Coat of arms of Barbados
Coat of arms of Barbados
The coat of arms of Barbados was adopted upon independence in 1966 by decree of Queen Elizabeth. Like other former British possessions in the Caribbean, the coat of arms has a helmet with a national symbol on top, and a shield beneath that is supported by two animals.The national symbol found on...
Codrington College
Codrington College
Codrington College is an Anglican theological college in St. John, Barbados. It was founded by Christopher Codrington, who after his death in 1710 left portions of his 'estates' - two slave labour plantations on Barbados and areas of Barbuda - to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in...
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
Commonwealth realm
Commonwealth Realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...

of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
Communications in Barbados
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 is good and reliable. Usage is high and provided by...
Companies of Barbados
- List of companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange
Congaline Carnival
Congaline Carnival
The Congaline Carnival was first started in 1994, and celebrated its last year in 2004. It is a nine day carnival in the town of Congaline on the Caribbean island of Barbados held annually at the end of April. Congaline village is the heart and soul of the carnival, providing a daily exhibition...
Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados
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. Affiliated unions include: the National Union of Public Workers, Barbados Workers' Union, Barbados Secondary Teachers Union, Barbados Union of Teachers, Barbados Association of Principals of Public...
Continental island
Coo-coo
Coo-coo
Cou-cou, coo-coo , or fungi makes up part of the national dishes of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It consists mainly of cornmeal and okra...
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
The Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office is a Barbadian governmental agency in charge of various aspects of industrial property right affairs including: patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. It is a division of the Ministry of Industry & International Business. The CAIPO...

(CAIPO)
Counterpart Caribbean
Crop over
Crop over
Crop Over , is a traditional harvest festival which began in Barbados, having had its early beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during the colonial period. The crop over tradition began in 1688, and featured singing, dancing and accompaniment by bottles filled with water, shak-shak, banjo,...
Cubana Flight 455
Cubana Flight 455
Cubana Flight 455 was a Cuban flight from Barbados to Jamaica that was brought down by a terrorist attack on October 6, 1976. All 78 people on board the Douglas DC-8 aircraft were killed in what was then the deadliest terrorist airline attack in the Western hemisphere...
Cuisine of Barbados
Culture of Barbados
Culture of Barbados
The culture of Barbados is a blend of West African and British cultures present in Barbados. The Bajan, or Barbadian dialect is an iconic part of the culture. But English is still the official language, reflecting centuries of British rule....

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David Comissiong
David Comissiong
David Comissiong is a Barbadian-born political activist, founder of the Clement Payne Movement, and once served as head of the government's Commission for Pan-African affairs. He is a frequent critic of globalization and United States hegemony. He is one of the key Pan-Africanists in Caribbean...
David Thompson
David Thompson (Barbadian politician)
David John Howard Thompson, QC, MP was the sixth Prime Minister of Barbados from January 2008 until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010....
Democratic Labour Party
Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)
The Democratic Labour Party is a political party in Barbados, and currently the ruling party of the country. It is led by Freundel Stuart.-History:...
Demographics of Barbados
Demographics of Barbados
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Barbados, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
Diplomatic missions in Barbados
Diplomatic missions of Barbados
Diplomatic missions of Barbados
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Barbados, excluding honorary consulates. The Caribbean island of Barbados has a modest diplomatic presence. Barbados has thirteen missions and consulates located abroad, with many of these missions accredited to other countries...
Districts of Barbados
Districts of Barbados
In 1959 the country of Barbados was changed from the Vestry system, into a more modern system of local government patterned after that of the United Kingdom....
Drax Hall Estate
Drax Hall Estate
Drax Hall Estate was a sugar plantation of Saint George in central Barbados in the Caribbean. It is the site where the first sugar cane was cultivated in 1642 and is still only one of two Jacobean houses remaining in Barbados. The estate has belonged to the Drax family since it was built in the...

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Economy of Barbados
Economy of Barbados
Since achieving independence in 1966, the island nation of Barbados has transformed itself from a low-income economy dependent upon sugar production, into an upper-middle-income economy based on tourism and the offshore sector. Barbados went into a deep recession in the 1990s after 3 years of...
Education in Barbados
Education in Barbados
Education in Barbados is based primarily on the British model.There are presently:*1 infant school,*4 public nursery schools,*71 public primary schools,*2 assisted special schools,*20 registered private schools,*23 public secondary schools,...
Elections in Barbados
Elections in Barbados
Elections in Barbados is the process of conducting general elections and formulating election results in Barbados. An election is a process in which a vote is held to democratically elect national candidates to an office. In the case of Barbados, it is the mechanism by which the electors choose...
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is celebrated in many former British colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates in observance of the emancipation of slaves of African origin. It is also observed in other areas in regard to the abolition of serfdom or other forms of...
Empire Theatre
English colonization of the Americas
English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Errol Barrow
Errol Barrow
Errol Walton Barrow, PC, QC was a Caribbean statesman and the first Prime Minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy and educated at Harrison College, his sister Dame Nita Barrow also became a social activist, humanitarian leader and later...
Errol Barrow Day
Errol Barrow Day
Errol Barrow Day is a Barbadian public holiday celebrated on 21 January, to commemorate the former Prime Minister of Barbados, who helped lead his country to independence from the United Kingdom...

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Falernum
Falernum
Falernum is a sweet syrup used in Caribbean and tropical drinks. It contains flavors of almond, ginger and/or cloves, and lime, and sometimes vanilla or allspice. It is used in cocktails in a manner similar to orgeat syrup or drunk on the rocks. The syrup form can be alcoholic or nonalcoholic...
Fauna of Barbados
Fauna of Barbados
The Fauna of Barbados is less diverse than that of other Caribbean islands. The island's fauna has been greatly affected by anthropogenic activities; these range from habitat destruction to the introduction of non-native species...
Flying fish
Flag of Barbados
Flag of Barbados
The national flag of Barbados was officially adopted on 30 November 1966, the island's first Independence Day. It consists of a triband of two bands of ultramarine separated by a golden middle band. A black trident-head is centred within the golden band...
Flora of Barbados
Flower Forest
Flower Forest
Flower Forest is a horticultural park and tourist attraction near the village of Bathsheba, Saint Joseph in Barbados. It is a scenic park with attractive flowering plants and tropical trees. The property was formerly a sugar plantation.-External links:*...
Football in Barbados
Football in Barbados
Football is one of the most popular sports in Barbados. While it lags behind cricket in participation and spectatorship, interest in football has been growing in recent years.-The Barbados Football Association:...
Foreign relations of Barbados
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 Minister of Foreign Affairs, since November 2008 is:...
Frank Leslie Walcott
Frank Leslie Walcott
Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados...
Freemasonry in Barbados
Freemasonry in Barbados
Freemasonry is one of the oldest established organisations in Barbados. As a fraternal organisation, Freemasonry was introduced to the island in 1740 by Alexander Irvine . The first lodge formed was the St. Michael's Lodge No. 94. or No. 186 however, this lodge ceased in the nineteenth century. ...

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Garrison Historic Area
Garrison Historic Area
St. Ann's Garrison, or more commonly known as "The Garrison", is a small district located in the country of Barbados. This Garrison Historic Area is situated about 2-miles south of Heroes Square in the capital-city Bridgetown, and just west of the village of Hastings in the neighbouring parish of...
Garrison Savannah
Garrison Savannah
The Garrison Savannah in the country of Barbados, is a horse racing venue located within the Garrison Historic Area, just outside of the capital-city Bridgetown...
Geography of Barbados
Geography of Barbados
Barbados is an 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 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and Caribbean Sea...
- Parishes of Barbados
  Parishes of Barbados
  The country of Barbados is currently subdivided into sub-regions known as parishes. According to the Act of the Barbados Parliament they are officially styled as the "Parish of as opposed to the U.S. styled naming convention with the name "Parish" coming after the name...
The Girl Guide Association of Barbados
The Girl Guide Association of Barbados
The Girl Guide Association of Barbados is the national Guiding organization on Barbados. It serves 3,863 members . Founded in 1918, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.The first Guide meeting in Barbados was held on...
Globe Theatre
Gospelfest
Gospelfest
Gospelfest is a spiritual festival and celebration on the Caribbean island of Barbados used by Barbadians for centuries to express their African heritage through Christian music. Every May, local Caribbean musical artists and international gospel artists combine to produce an exuberant concert of...
Government of Barbados
Government of Barbados
Government of Barbados consists of: The Monarch, HM Queen Elizabeth II ; The Prime Minister, The Hon. Freundel Stuart, and his Cabinet; as legislature, divided into two chambers , and an independent judiciary...
Governors of Barbados
Governors-General
Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary
Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary
The Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary is home to Graeme Hall Swamp, a mangrove swamp and popular tourist attraction in Christ Church, Barbados. It is an example of the coastal swamps which once dotted the leeward coast of Barbados from Speightstown to Chancery Lane...
(Sir) Grantley Adams
(Sir) Grantley Adams International Airport
Grantley Adams International Airport
Grantley Adams International Airport , is found in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados. The former name of the airport was Seawell Airport before being dedicated in honour of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. The airport's timezone is GMT –4, and is...
Grapefruit
Grapefruit
The grapefruit , is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados. When found, it was named the "forbidden fruit"; it has also been misidentified with the pomelo or shaddock , one of the parents of this hybrid, the other being sweet orange The...
Gross domestic product

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Healthcare of Barbados
High Commission of Barbados in Ottawa
High Commission of Barbados in Ottawa
The High Commission of Barbados in Ottawa is the government of Barbados' highest and primary foreign mission to the country of Canada.The High Commissioner's office is located in the downtown, Ottawa, Ontario on Metcalfe Street...
High Commission of Canada in Bridgetown
History of Barbados
History of Barbados
Barbados was inhabited by Arawaks and Caribs at the time of European colonization in the 16th century.The island was a British colony from 1625 until 1966....
Holder's Festival
Holder's Festival
Founded in 1993 by Wendy Madeleine Kidd , this Caribbean arts festival is now held annually in Barbados during March and April at Holder's House, an old plantation mansion set in extensive grounds, just inland from Sandy Lane Bay, Barbados.Classical concerts and opera are performed in period...

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Ilaro Court
Ilaro court
Ilaro Court is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Barbados. Ilaro Court was designed and built in the early 1920s by Lady Gilbert Carter, an accomplished American artist whose husband Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter was Governor of Barbados from 1904 to 1911. The name Ilaro was derived from...
Immigration
Immigration to Barbados
In more recent history Barbados comparatively is experiencing increased levels of immigration than some of its nearby neighbours in the Caribbean region....
"In Plenty and In Time of Need"
Indians in Barbados
Indians in Barbados
There is 3,000-strong Indian community in Barbados, or Indo-Bajans as they are know. Unlike many other Caribbean nations, none originated as indentured workers from India. The majority are descendants of traders and most recently immigrants from Guyana....
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados is a professional accountancy body in Barbados. It is the sole organisation in Barbados with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation....
International Organization for Standardization
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

(ISO)
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
  ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
  ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
  
  country code for Barbados: BB
  Barbados
  Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
  ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
  ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
  
  country code for Barbados: BRB
  Barbados
  Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
- ISO 3166-2:BB
  ISO 3166-2:BB
  ISO 3166-2:BB is the entry for Barbados in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Barbados, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  region codes for Barbados
International rankings of Barbados
International rankings of Barbados
The following are international rankings of Barbados.-Economic:* The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2006, ranked out of 157 countries**2005 ranked 32nd of 155 countries...
Internet in Barbados
Islam
Islam in Barbados
Statistics for Islam in Barbados estimate a Muslim population of over 4000, most of whom are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from the Indian state of Gujarat...
Islands of Barbados:
- Barbados
  Barbados
  Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
  
  island
- Culpepper Island
  Culpepper Island
  Culpeper Island is a tiny rock in the Atlantic Ocean close to Bayfield and Ragged Point in Saint Philip, Barbados.The island is uninhabited and according to some accounts the island is now overgrown with bush and some coconut trees....
- Pelican Island (Barbados) (now absorbed into Barbados)

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Landship
Landship (Barbados)
The Barbadian Landship movement is an informal organization that mimics the British navy organization and engages in social activities. Landship began in 1837 and was founded in Britton's Hill in Seamen's Village...
Languages of Barbados
Law enforcement in Barbados
Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association
Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association
The Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association is a trade union in the Leeward Islands and is registered in both Antigua and Barbados.Currently, all of LIALPA's members fly for LIAT Limited, a regional airline based in Antigua, West Indies, recently privatised from the Caribbean...
Lesser Antilles
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
LGBT rights in Barbados
LGBT rights in Barbados
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Barbados face legal risks not experienced by non-LGBT citizens. Homosexual acts are illegal in Barbados, with a life sentence; but the law is rarely enforced. The law is currently in effect, but under review. Recent polls conducted by Caribbean...
Lists related to Barbados:
- Diplomatic missions of Barbados
  Diplomatic missions of Barbados
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Barbados, excluding honorary consulates. The Caribbean island of Barbados has a modest diplomatic presence. Barbados has thirteen missions and consulates located abroad, with many of these missions accredited to other countries...
- List of airports in Barbados
- List of Barbadian companies
- List of Barbadian cricketers
- List of Barbadian flags
- List of Barbadian organisations
- List of Barbados-related topics
- List of beaches in Barbados
- List of birds of Barbados
- List of cities in Barbados
- List of cities, towns and villages in Barbados
- List of companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange
- List of companies of Barbados
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of diplomatic missions in Barbados
- List of Barbadians
- List of football clubs in Barbados
- List of Governors of Barbados
- List of Governors-General of Barbados
- List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Barbados
- List of highways in Barbados
- List of hospitals in Barbados
- List of islands of Barbados
- List of mammals of Barbados
- List of newspapers in Barbados
- List of people on stamps of Barbados
- List of political parties in Barbados
- List of postal codes in Barbados
- List of Prime Ministers of Barbados
- List of radio stations in Barbados
- List of rivers of Barbados
- List of schools in Barbados
- Outline of Barbados
  Outline of Barbados
  thumb|The location of [[Barbados]]thumb|An enlargeable relief map of [[Barbados]]Barbados is a sovereign island nation located east of the Caribbean Sea in the western Atlantic Ocean...
Literature of Barbados
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference And Cultural Centre (less formally: Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre)
Lord Radio & the Bimshire Boys
Lord Radio & the Bimshire Boys
Lord Radio & the Bimshire Boys were a Barbadian calypso band who helped to pioneer the Barbadian calypso scene in the 1950s and 60s. The name Bimshire comes from a Bajan dialect term for Barbados. Members of this band...

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Media in Barbados
Miami Beach, Barbados
Miami Beach, Barbados
Miami Beach, Barbados, near the town of Oistins, is a popular sandy beach in Barbados. It is located on the south coast of the island, with usually calm waters and brilliant sunset views. On its north side is Enterprise Beach, a much more sheltered bay popular with families. Miami Beach is popular...
Military of Barbados
Military of Barbados
-History:Throughout the colonial history of Barbados, Britain routinely stationed large segments of its West India regimental troops on the island of Barbados. The troops acted principally as a force to secure the island against any invasion by other European powers as well as to help protect...
- Barbados Coast Guard
  Barbados Coast Guard
  The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime division of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities are patrolling Barbados' territorial waters as well as drug interdiction and humanitarian and life-saving exercises. The Barbados Coast Guard currently is based at its new home at in Bridgetown,...
- Barbados Defence Force
  Barbados Defence Force
  The Barbados Defence Force is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established August 15, 1979, and has responsibility for the territorial defence and internal security of the island. The headquarters for the Barbados Defence Force are located in the St...
- Royal Barbados Police Force
  Royal Barbados Police Force
  The Royal Barbados Police Force , as outlined by the Constitution of Barbados is a part of the government responsible for local law enforcement. The Commissioner of the Police force is Darwin Dottin, who also served as the last president of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police...
  - HM Dodds Prison
  - HM Glendairy Prison
- Military history
  - Barbados Regiment
    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 provides Barbados' contribution to international...
  - Regional Security System
    Regional Security System
    The Regional Security System is an international agreement for the defence and security of the eastern Caribbean region.The Regional Security System was created out of a need for collective response to security threats, which were impacting on the stability of the region in the late 1970s and...
Ministries and Agencies of the Barbados Government
Ministries and Agencies of the Barbados Government
The Government of Barbados contains a number of Ministries and Agencies which control and govern various aspects of the country, these are known in Barbados as Government Ministries.-Current Structure of Government ministries:*Prime Minister...
Miss Barbados
Miss Barbados
Miss Barbados may refer to:* Barbados' delegation for Miss Universe, see Miss Barbados Universe* Barbados' delegation for Miss World, see Miss Barbados World...
Monarchy of Barbados
Monarchy of Barbados
The monarchy of Barbados is a constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Barbados, forming the core of the country's Westminster style parliamentary democracy...
Morgan Lewis Windmill
Morgan Lewis Windmill
Morgan Lewis Windmill, St. Andrew, Barbados is the last sugar windmill to operate in Barbados. The mill stopped operating in 1947. In 1962 the mill was given to the Barbados National Trust by its owner Egbert L. Bannister for preservation as a museum....
Mount Gay Rum
Mount Hillaby
Mount Hillaby
The peak of Mount Hillaby is the highest point on the Eastern Caribbean island nation of Barbados. The peak is located in the parish of Saint Andrew. It immediately overlooks the area known as the Scotland District to the north and east which comprises geologically old sediments prone to...
Music of Barbados
Music of Barbados
The music of Barbados includes distinctive national styles of folk and popular music, including elements of Western classical and religious music...
- Calypso music
  Calypso music
  Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
- Ringbang
  Ringbang
  Ringbang is a Caribbean music genre defined by Eddy Grant in 1994.-References:*...
- Soca music
  Soca music
  Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
- Spouge
  Spouge
  Spouge On earlier album labels the word appears as spooge. A Music form of Barbados created by Dalton Bishop who performed as Jackie Opel in the 1960s. It is differentiated from Reggae by having a more even and repetitive backbeat...

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National anthem 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 Barbados' anthem was supposed to be Forged from the Love of Liberty, however the current anthem was...
National Cultural Foundation
National Cultural Foundation
The National Cultural Foundation is a statutory body in Barbados, created by an Act of Parliament in March 1983. It organises several major local Barbadian events including Congaline, National Independence Festival of Creative Arts and the crop over festival, as well as sponsoring the Holders...
National Democratic Party
National Democratic Party (Barbados)
The National Democratic Party was a centrist political party in Barbados. The party first contested national elections in 1991, when it won 6.8% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. In the 1994 elections it increased its share of the vote to 12.8% and won a single seat. However, the party did not...
National Heroes' Day
National Library Service of Barbados
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 is found on Coleridge Street...
National Union of Public Workers
National Union of Public Workers
The National Union of Public Workers is a trade union in Barbados. It represents 10,000 workers, mainly in the public sector. It was established in 1944, and registered as a trade union in 1964. In 1971 it changed its name from the Barbados Civil Service Association ....
Nationality law of Barbados
Newspapers
North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
North Atlantic Ocean
Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

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Oistins Fish Festival
Oistins Fish Festival
The Oistins Fish Festival is a folk festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation of Barbados. It celebrates the founding of the Charter of Barbados and the fishing industry of Oistins, Christ Church. Arts, crafts, music, food, fish-deboning competitions and boat races are common....
Olympus Theatre
Operation Red Dog
Operation Red Dog
Operation Red Dog was the code name of plan by Canadian and American mercenaries, largely affiliated with white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan groups, to overthrow the government of Dominica, where they planned to restore former Prime Minister Patrick John to power...
Order of Barbados
Order of Barbados
The Order of Barbados is part of the National honours system awarded by the government of Barbados, and presented by the Viceroy, which is the Governor-General of Barbados. It comprises four classes, two of which are awarded in two grades. It was instituted under Royal letters patent of Queen...
Outline of Barbados
Outline of Barbados
thumb|The location of [[Barbados]]thumb|An enlargeable relief map of [[Barbados]]Barbados is a sovereign island nation located east of the Caribbean Sea in the western Atlantic Ocean...
Owen Arthur
Owen Arthur
Owen Seymour Arthur, MP was the fifth Prime Minister of Barbados who was in office from 1994 to 2008 and is the current Leader of Opposition in Barbados. To date, he is the longest serving Barbadian Prime Minister....

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Parishes of Barbados
Parishes of Barbados
The country of Barbados is currently subdivided into sub-regions known as parishes. According to the Act of the Barbados Parliament they are officially styled as the "Parish of as opposed to the U.S. styled naming convention with the name "Parish" coming after the name...
Parliament of Barbados
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. The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is formally made up of: HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados The Parliament of Barbados is the...
- Barbados House of Assembly
  Barbados House of Assembly
  The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament , MPs are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority system for a term of five years....
- Senate of Barbados
  Senate of Barbados
  The Senate is the name given to the Upper House of the bicameral legislature the Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of both chambers and also includes HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados...
Paynes Bay, Barbados
Paynes Bay, Barbados
Paynes Bay sometimes called the "Platinum Coast" is located on the west coast of Barbados. Many locals believe that it is one of the island's best swimming beaches for both the calm seas of the Caribbean and the colorful neighborhood...
People's Empowerment Party
People's Empowerment Party
The People's Empowerment Party is a left-wing political party in Barbados. The party was established on 14 January 2006 as the electoral wing of the Clement Payne Movement. Led by David Comissiong, it received only 198 votes in the 2008 elections and failed to win a seat.-References:...
People's Progressive Movement
People's Progressive Movement (Barbados)
The People's Progressive Movement was a political party in Barbados. It first contested national elections in 1956, when it received 1.7% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. It did not contest the 1961 elections, but returned in 1966, when it received just 0.4% of the vote, again failing to win...
Political parties
Politics of Barbados
Politics of Barbados
The politics of Barbados function within a framework of constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions; constitutional safeguards for nationals of Barbados include: freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association.Executive power is vested in...
Port of Bridgetown
Port of Bridgetown
The Port of Bridgetown , is a seaport in Bridgetown on the southwest coast of Barbados...
Port Saint Charles
Port Saint Charles
The Port St. Charles marina is an affluent and upscale luxury marina development situated on the western coast of Barbados. Found within the parish of Saint Peter, the marina is in Heywoods and is in close proximity to Speightstown. The Port St...
Postage stamps and postal history of Barbados
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 Portuguese in about the year 1500. In 1605 Sir Olave Leigh landed on the island and claimed it for King James. The first group of English settlers, about 30, arrived...
Postal codes in Barbados
Premiers of Barbados
Prime Minister of Barbados
Prime Minister of Barbados
The Prime Minister of Barbados is a very influential position as head of government of Barbados. According to Barbados Constitution, the Prime Minister must always be a member of Parliament, and is appointed by the Governor-General who is responsible for conducting parliamentary elections, and for...
- List of Prime Ministers of Barbados
Progressive Party
Project HARP
Project HARP
Project HARP, short for High Altitude Research Project, was a joint project 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 at low cost; whereas most such projects used expensive rockets, HARP...
Public holidays in Barbados
Public holidays in Barbados
Holidays in the country of Barbados29 novbarbados day-External links:* public holidays during 2009....

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Radio stations in Barbados
Redlegs
Redlegs
Redlegs is a term used to refer to the class of poor whites that live on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands. Their forebears came from Ireland, Scotland and the West of England. Many of their ancestors were transported by Oliver Cromwell. Others had originally...
Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
Rivers of Barbados
Royal Barbados Police Band
Royal Barbados Police Band
The Royal Barbados Police Band has been a prominent musical group in Barbados since its foundation in 1889 and is one of the oldest police bands in the world...
Royal Barbados Police Force
Royal Barbados Police Force
The Royal Barbados Police Force , as outlined by the Constitution of Barbados is a part of the government responsible for local law enforcement. The Commissioner of the Police force is Darwin Dottin, who also served as the last president of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police...

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Rum
Rum
Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...
Rupee (musician)
Rupee (musician)
Rupert Clarke , best known by his stage name Rupee, is a soca musician from Barbados. He was born in military barracks in Germany to a German mother and a Bajan father, who was serving in the British armed forces at the time. He later migrated to Barbados...
Ryan Brathwaite
Ryan Brathwaite
Ryan Brathwaite is a track and field athlete from Barbados who won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin...

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Saint Andrew, Barbados
Saint George, Barbados
Saint James, Barbados
Saint John, Barbados
Saint Joseph, Barbados
Saint Joseph Hospital
Saint Lawrence Gap
Saint Lawrence Gap
Saint Lawrence Gap, Christ Church is one of the best known neighborhoods in the country of Barbados. Sometimes just called "The Gap", Saint Lawrence Gap is located on the southern coast of Barbados along the islands' Highway 7...
Saint Lucy, Barbados
Saint Michael, Barbados
Saint Peter, Barbados
Saint Philip, Barbados
Saint Thomas, Barbados
Sandy Lane Hotel
Sandy Lane (resort)
The Sandy Lane Beach Resort and Spa is an upmarket, five-diamond luxury hotel and beach resort situated close to Holetown and Paynes Bay, in Saint James on the island-nation of Barbados. The Sandy Lane Beach Resort was first opened in 1961 on what was formerly a sugar cane plantation...
Schools in Barbados
Scouting and Guiding in Barbados
Senate of Barbados
Senate of Barbados
The Senate is the name given to the Upper House of the bicameral legislature the Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of both chambers and also includes HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados...
Sheraton Centre Mall
Sherbourne Conference Centre (see Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference And Cultural Centre)
Sports
- Barbados Olympic Association
  Barbados Olympic Association
  Barbados Olympic Association, founded in 1962, is the National Olympic Committee for Barbados.-History:Formed after the dissolution of the West Indies Federation in 1962, the Barbados Olympic Association first competed at Olympic level at the 1968 Summer Olympics and has continued to compete at...
States headed by Elizabeth II
States headed by Elizabeth II
The number of states headed by Queen Elizabeth II has varied during her years on the throne, altogether seeing her as head of state of a total of thirty-two independent countries during this period...
Supreme Court of Barbados
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....

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Television
Theatre
Third Border Initiative
Third Border Initiative
The Third Border Initiative is an area of policy concerning United States and the Caribbean region. The phrase was especially made popular by the administration of the President of the United States George W. Bush. The Third Border Initiative was a reference to the Caribbean region's adjacent...
Timeline of history
Tourism in Barbados
Transport in Barbados
Transport in Barbados
Barbados has of public paved roads; some historic, mostly unpaved railroad trail; two active marine ports , and one airport, the Sir Grantley Adams International Airport, located in Christ Church....
Treaty of Chaguaramas
Treaty of Chaguaramas
The Treaty of Chaguaramas established the Caribbean Community and Common Market, later known as CARICOM. It was signed on July 4, 1973 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. It was signed by Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago on 4 July 1973, in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. It came...
Tuk band
Tuk band
A tuk band is a kind of Barbadian musical ensemble, which plays tuk music. They consist of a double-headed bass drum, triangle, flute and a snare drum; the traditional fiddle has most recently been replaced by the pennywhistle...

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United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

, member state since 1966
United States-Barbados relations
University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

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Cave Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados
Cave Hill, St. Michael is a suburban area situated in the parish of St. Michael. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital-city Bridgetown along the west coast of Barbados....

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Vaucluse Raceway (rally)
Vehicle registration plates of Barbados
Vehicle registration plates of Barbados
The Barbadian Vehicle registration plates consist of letters and numbers. The first part consists of one or two letters which determine the part of the island the registration is from, or category of vehicle:...
Verandah
Verandah
A veranda or verandah is a roofed opened gallery or porch. It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure...
Visa requirements for Barbadian citizens
Visa requirements for Barbadian citizens
-Visa-free access for Barbados passport:-Eastern Africa:- European Overseas Regions and Dependencies in Eastern Africa :-Northern Africa:-European Overseas Regions and Dependencies in Northern Africa:-Southern Africa:...
Visual arts

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West Indian cricket team
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
West Indians
West Indies
Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
White Barbadian
White Barbadian
White Barbadians or White Bajans are citizens or residents of Barbados of European descent. The majority of White Barbadians are descended from English, Irish, Portuguese, and Scottish settlers, who arrived during the British colonial period; however people of Syrian, Lebanese and Jewish ancestry...
Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Outline of Barbados
Wildey
Wildey, Saint Michael, Barbados
The Wildey area of the Parish of Saint Michael located roughly 4 km east of Bridgetown, it lies on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for vehicles travelling either towards the capital-city...
Wildey Gymnasium
Wildey Gymnasium
The Garfield Sobers Gymnasium is one of the main government-owned indoor sporting facilities located in the country of Barbados. Able to accommodate close to 5 000 people, it is situated northeast of the ABC Highway in the Sir Gary Sobers Sports Complex...
Workers Party of Barbados
Workers Party of Barbados
The Workers Party of Barbados was a Marxist political party in Barbados. The party was established in 1985 by George Belle and contested the 1986 elections. However, it received just 40 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not run in any further elections....

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