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In 1951 the British Caribbean Meteorological Service was established to promote and co-ordinate regional activities in the fields of meteorology and allied sciences, to provide support and advice to governments in dealing with issues of an international nature affecting weather and climate, and to represent the regional meteorological community's interests at the international level.
July 10, 1960: Hurricane Abby passes close to Barbados as a tropical depression. September 25, 1963: Hurricane Edith passes 30 miles to the north as a Category 2 hurricane. August 28, 1965: Hurricane Betsy passes 40 miles to the northeast as a tropical depression. September 29, 1966: Tropical Storm Judith passes 20 miles to the north.
The head office of the Barbados Civil Aviation Department is on the airport property. [66] In addition Barbados Meteorological Services, [67] operates a doppler weather radar station at the airport. [68]
The Government of Barbados contains a number of government ministries which control and govern various aspects of the country. [1] Barbados currently has around 30 ministries, each with its appointed Minister.
The High Commission in Barbados also covers several other Commonwealth countries in the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda (since June 2008); The Commonwealth of Dominica; Grenada (since 2006); The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (passed from Antigua to Barbados in June 2008); Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (since 2007).
Barbados (UK: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ɒ s / bah-BAY-doss; US: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d oʊ s / ⓘ bar-BAY-dohss; locally / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ə s / bar-BAY-dəss) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.
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As Scott was employed by the Civil Service rather than the BBC, when he left the BBC and the Met Office in 1983 aged 60, he was able to draw a Civil Service pension. [1] He went on to work for the ITV company Thames Television (1983 – 1988) and was a presenter of Channel 4 's magazine programme for the over 60s, Years Ahead , from 1988 to 1989.