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The Colony Club is a women-only private social club in New York City. Founded in 1903 by Florence Jaffray Harriman , wife of J. Borden Harriman , as the first social club established in New York City by and for women, it was modeled on similar gentlemen's clubs .
Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, situated about 100 miles (160 km) east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.Roughly triangular in shape, the island measures some 21 miles (34 km) from northwest to southeast and about 14 miles (23 km) from east to west at its widest point.
The case is a formal end of Barbados' 170+ year long relationship with the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). 2007: 4 March: The Cricket World Cup is held in the West Indies region. Barbados hosts several of the Warm Up and Super 8 matches along with the Final. (to 28 April) 2008: 15 January
Flag of the governor of Barbados (1870–1966) This article contains a list of viceroys in Barbados from its initial colonisation in 1627 by England until it achieved independence in 1966. From 1833 to 1885, Barbados was part of the colony of the Windward Islands , and the governor of Barbados represented the monarch in all the Windward Islands.
Used within the national flag, the left and right shafts of the trident were then designed as 'broken' representing the nation of Barbados breaking away from its historical and constitutional ties as a former colony. The three points of the trident represent in Barbados the three principles of democracy—"government of, for and by the people ...
Wanderers is the oldest existing cricket club in Barbados. The club was founded in 1877 with its initial membership drawn from the social elite of the colony, and exclusively white. [2] The club had a strong rivalry with Pickwick Cricket Club, another white club, but one which drew its membership from a slightly lower social class. Changes in ...
The Colony of Barbados was part of the British Windward Islands from 1833–85 and was part of the West Indies Federation from 1958–62. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
An enlargeable basic map of Barbados A highly detailed map of Barbados. Pronunciation: Barbadian English: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d oʊ z /; British English: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ɒ s /; American English: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d oʊ z / ⓘ