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Trying to make Cash from Trash ... Only in BIM ...lol
Sea-U Guest House at the east coast, the natural side of Barbados
Sea-U Guest House and the beauty of the rugged east coast of Barbados. Beaches, nature, surfing, all this you find close to the hotel and b&b in Bathsheba.
Brownes Beach Barbados
Brownes Beach is situated within Carlisle Bay on the South West Coast of Barbados , in the parish of St. Michael. Located in the suburbs of Barbados' capital Bridgetown , Brownes Beach lies between the Bridgetown Cruise Terminal & Bridgetown Port to the north , & Pebbles Beach & Needhams Point to the south.
St Thomas parish church Barbados
Helena sings Hang on Sloopy at the Absolut Watering Hole Barbados
Helena sings Hang on Sloopy at the Absolut Watering Hole Barbados
Don Wayne Patterson in St.Lawrence Gap. A very popular Rum Bar.
Orange Hill Hike Hiking
Staff of the Central Bank of Barbados and the Barbados Water Authority participated in an early morning hike from Orange Hill Pavilion, St. James
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Barbados established a House of Assembly in 1639, making it the world’s third-oldest parliament.
Sunshine
Barbados has over 3000 hours of sunshine in the year. It has high daytime temperatures of averaging 30C most of the year round.
Flying Fish
Flying Fishes were abundant around the waters of Barbados. Flying fish don’t actually fly but propel themselves very quickly with their fins.
Rihanna
Rihana, the International popstar, born and brought up in Barbados. Westbury New Road, where she lived, is being renamed as Rihanna Drive.
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods married his Swedish girlfriend Elin Nordegren at a ceremony on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
George Washington
George Washington, the first president of the United States, also visited the island nation in 1751 before he became the president in 1789.
Harrison’s Cave
Harrison’s Cave, near the center of the island, is a large underground cave with stalactites and stalagmites.
Grapefruit
Grapefruit is a “hybrid” fruit invented in Barbados.
Sir Garfield St. Auburn Sobers
Arguably the world’s greatest cricketer, Sir Garfield St. Auburn Sobers was born in 1936 in the parish of St. Michael in Barbados. He is widely considered to be one of, if not the, greatest ever cricket all-rounder.
Bridgetown
Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados. It used to be known as “The Town of St Michael”. The town is named after the Careenage Bridge pictured – originally known as “Indian Bridge”.
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Barbados ( ( listen) or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appeared in a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony. As a wealthy sugar colony, it became an English centre of the African slave trade until that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as hereditary head of state. It has a population of 284,996 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Forty percent of the tourists come from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the next large groups of visitors to the island.
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00:02:25 1 Etymology
00:05:23 2 History
00:07:51 2.1 1627–1639
00:08:02 2.1.1 Early English settlement
00:10:22 2.2 1640–1790
00:10:32 2.2.1 England's civil war
00:11:52 2.2.2 Sugar cane
00:14:23 3 Geography and climate
00:15:16 3.1 Geology
00:16:36 3.2 Climate
00:18:15 3.3 Environmental issues
00:20:14 3.4 Wildlife
00:21:06 4 Demographics
00:22:04 4.1 Ethnic groups
00:25:43 4.2 Languages
00:26:43 4.3 Religion
00:27:28 5 Government and politics
00:28:55 5.1 Political culture
00:32:07 5.2 Foreign relations
00:32:47 5.2.1 World Trade Organization, European Commission, CARIFORUM
00:34:08 5.2.2 The Double Taxation Relief (CARICOM) Treaty 1994
00:34:50 5.2.3 European Nations
00:35:07 5.3 Military
00:35:40 5.4 Administrative divisions
00:35:59 5.5 Human rights
00:36:18 6 Economy
00:39:50 7 Health
00:40:01 8 Education
00:41:09 8.1 Educational testing
00:42:15 9 Culture
00:43:40 9.1 Cuisine
00:44:52 9.2 Music
00:45:53 9.3 Public holidays
00:46:01 10 Tourism
00:46:44 11 Sports
00:49:24 12 Transport
00:52:55 13 Notable people
00:53:04 14 See also
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Barbados ( (listen) or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appeared in a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony. As a wealthy sugar colony, it became an English centre of the African slave trade until that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as hereditary head of state. It has a population of 284,996 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Forty percent of the tourists come from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the next large groups of visitors to the island.
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SUMMARY
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Barbados ( ( listen) or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appeared in a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony. As a wealthy sugar colony, it became an English centre of the African slave trade until that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as hereditary head of state. It has a population of 284,996 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Forty percent of the tourists come from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the next large groups of visitors to the island.
Speightstown Barbados
Sand Street, Speightstown, Barbados 2014
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Barbados ( ( listen) or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appeared in a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony. As a wealthy sugar colony, it became an English centre of the African slave trade until that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as hereditary head of state. It has a population of 284,996 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Forty percent of the tourists come from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the next large groups of visitors to the island.
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Barbados Labour Party's St Michael East Candidate - The Streets Are In Darkness, RISE UP!
In a watershed moment for the Opposition BLP since the replacing of Opposition Leader Mia Mottley QC, with former Prime Minister Owen Arthur on 18 Oct. 2010 - the Party's two main drawing cards publicly put aside their differences to tackle General Elections constitutionally due by January 2013.
Trevor Prescod in his presentation was electrifyingly militant, exhorting the crowd to march against the current declining standards of living in Barbados, he made so far as to make a stark comparison of Bajan living conditions in 1937 which were just before the Riots which eventually led to the creation of the Barbados Labour Party itself.
Ms Mottley's own delivery was as always saucy, powerful and entertaining - she cited how the Water Authority is once again in the midst of a case where misappropriated funds are under investigation and she is building evidence to show where the flaws originate; the St Michael North East MP also explained how the Director of QEH's Medical Services is a Non-National and again the Freundel Stuart regime is seeking to change the Laws of Barbados to accommodate the hiring of one person instead of doing the right thing and allowing a Bajan with 12 years of Residency and at least 6 years of Consultancy hold the post as per local legislation.
Arthur's speech at times hearkened back to the old days when he tilted against Lloyd Erskine Sandiford in 1994, while using Barack Obama's metaphors in an extended manner - Yes We Can, Yes We Will & Yes We SHALL!
In a softer moment one almost got the impression he would leave the fight in Mottley's hands when he referred to Martin Luther King's Mountain-Top speech, which the Civil Rights Activist gave just days before he was assassinated in 1968.
The former PM acknowledged he cannot be at the helm of the BLP forever and wants to see Barbados back in good hands once more, and he urged the crowd to vote for all of the current Candidacy - and send home a message to Freundel Stuart who has been silent too long. An opinion many Bajans on either side of the political fence are mentioning more and more...
Arthur Holder in his presentation observed how there is still no Chief Justice for Barbados and yet Supreme Court is due to open in just over two week's time at this point of writing!
The troops were well mobilised and the grounds of the George Lamming Primary were abuzz well after the meeting which finished shortly before 9:00 pm Sunday night.
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SUMMARY
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Barbados ( (listen) or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appeared in a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony. As a wealthy sugar colony, it became an English centre of the African slave trade until that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as hereditary head of state. It has a population of 284,996 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Forty percent of the tourists come from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the next large groups of visitors to the island.
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Barbados
00:02:25 1 Etymology
00:05:21 2 History
00:07:55 2.1 1627–1639
00:08:05 2.1.1 Early English settlement
00:10:25 2.2 1640–1790
00:10:35 2.2.1 England's civil war
00:11:55 2.2.2 Sugar cane
00:14:26 3 Geography and climate
00:15:18 3.1 Geology
00:16:38 3.2 Climate
00:18:17 3.3 Environmental issues
00:20:15 3.4 Wildlife
00:21:07 4 Demographics
00:22:04 4.1 Ethnic groups
00:25:42 4.2 Languages
00:26:42 4.3 Religion
00:27:27 5 Government and politics
00:28:54 5.1 Political culture
00:32:05 5.2 Foreign relations
00:32:45 5.2.1 World Trade Organization, European Commission, CARIFORUM
00:34:05 5.2.2 The Double Taxation Relief (CARICOM) Treaty 1994
00:34:47 5.2.3 European Nations
00:35:04 5.3 Military
00:35:36 5.4 Administrative divisions
00:35:56 5.5 Human rights
00:36:15 6 Economy
00:39:46 7 Health
00:39:57 8 Education
00:41:03 8.1 Educational testing
00:42:09 9 Culture
00:43:34 9.1 Cuisine
00:44:46 9.2 Music
00:45:46 9.3 Public holidays
00:45:54 10 Tourism
00:46:37 11 Sports
00:49:16 12 Transport
00:52:45 13 Notable people
00:52:54 14 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Barbados ( (listen) or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appeared in a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony. As a wealthy sugar colony, it became an English centre of the African slave trade until that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as hereditary head of state. It has a population of 284,996 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Forty percent of the tourists come from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the next large groups of visitors to the island.
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Barbados
00:02:25 1 Etymology
00:05:21 2 History
00:07:55 2.1 1627–1639
00:08:05 2.1.1 Early English settlement
00:10:25 2.2 1640–1790
00:10:35 2.2.1 England's civil war
00:11:55 2.2.2 Sugar cane
00:14:26 3 Geography and climate
00:15:18 3.1 Geology
00:16:38 3.2 Climate
00:18:17 3.3 Environmental issues
00:20:15 3.4 Wildlife
00:21:07 4 Demographics
00:22:04 4.1 Ethnic groups
00:25:42 4.2 Languages
00:26:42 4.3 Religion
00:27:27 5 Government and politics
00:28:54 5.1 Political culture
00:32:05 5.2 Foreign relations
00:32:45 5.2.1 World Trade Organization, European Commission, CARIFORUM
00:34:05 5.2.2 The Double Taxation Relief (CARICOM) Treaty 1994
00:34:47 5.2.3 European Nations
00:35:04 5.3 Military
00:35:36 5.4 Administrative divisions
00:35:56 5.5 Human rights
00:36:15 6 Economy
00:39:46 7 Health
00:39:57 8 Education
00:41:03 8.1 Educational testing
00:42:09 9 Culture
00:43:34 9.1 Cuisine
00:44:46 9.2 Music
00:45:46 9.3 Public holidays
00:45:54 10 Tourism
00:46:37 11 Sports
00:49:16 12 Transport
00:52:45 13 Notable people
00:52:54 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Barbados ( (listen) or ) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 km (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, Barbados is east of the Windwards, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 13°N of the equator. It is about 168 km (104 mi) east of both the countries of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 km (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appeared in a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony. As a wealthy sugar colony, it became an English centre of the African slave trade until that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On 30 November 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as hereditary head of state. It has a population of 284,996 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Forty percent of the tourists come from the UK, with the US and Canada making up the next large groups of visitors to the island.