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English is the official language of Barbados, and is used for communications, administration, and public services all over the island. In its capacity as the official language of the country, the standard of English tends to conform to the vocabulary, pronunciations, spellings, and conventions akin to, but not exactly the same as, those of British English.
Name Took office Left office Grantley Herbert Adams [2]: 1954 1958 Hugh Gordon Cummins [2]: 1958 1961 Errol Barrow [2]: 1961 1976 J. M. G. Adams: 1976 1985 Harold Bernard St. John
It was established on April 1, 2014, by the Barbados Revenue Authority Act, 2014-1 [2] as a merger between Inland Revenue and Land Tax Departments and the Value Added Tax (VAT) & Excise Divisions of the Customs and Excise Department. It has four divisions: Income Tax Division, Income Tax (Automatic Exchange of Information), Division Land ...
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 government has been chosen by elections since 1961 elections, when Barbados achieved full self-governance.Before then, the government was a Crown colony consisting of either colonial administration solely (such as the Executive Council), or a mixture of colonial rule and a partially elected assembly, such as the Legislative Council.
Statutory boards of the Barbados Government (3 P) Pages in category "Government agencies of Barbados" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector, commonly referred to as the Ministry of Labour, is a government ministry responsible for policy formulation, industrial relations, acting as a secretariat to the Social Partnership, and the other overall administration and coordination of all operations falling under the Minister of Labour’s portfolio.
The Barbados government encourages the development in: financial services, informatics, e-commerce, tourism, educational and health services, and cultural services for the future. In 2000 based on Barbados' level of growth – (at the time) Barbados was supposed to become the world's smallest developed country by 2008.