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Barbados Today [2] The Barbados Advocate – Bridgetown; ... Barbados Gazette - Barbados' first newspaper, established 1731. Barbados Globe & Colonial Advocate;
The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is scheduled to expire today while talks on the second phase, which aims to end the war, remain inconclusive. Gaza Strip famine. Israel blocks the entry of all humanitarian aid from entering Gaza as the first phase of the ceasefire ends. Kivu conflict. Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
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
On 18 January, Philip Catlyn, a member of the Barbados Sovereignty Party (BSP), filed for an injunction against the President and the Attorney General to stop the election. He argued that the home isolation requirements for those testing positive for COVID-19 would prevent close to 5,000 people from voting. Barbados does not allow absentee ...
Sandra Mason becomes the first president of Barbados.. Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados 27 July – Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on the Day of National Significance in Barbados that her cabinet had decided that Barbados would become a parliamentary republic by 30 November, and accepted the recommendations of the Forde Commission [1]
Barbados is a major home port for Caribbean island-hopping cruises. These are an affordable way to explore the region. These are an affordable way to explore the region.
The major political problems facing Barbados today are in promoting economic growth: creating jobs, encouraging agricultural diversification, attracting small industry, and promoting tourism. The BLP decisively returned to power, after the DLP ruled from 2008 to 2018, after winning 2018 Barbadian general election in May, 2018.
Speightstown (/ ˈ s p aɪ t s t aʊ n /), also known as Little Bristol, is the second largest town in Barbados.It is situated 12 miles (19 km) north of the capital city of Bridgetown, in the northern parish of Saint Peter.