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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.
Prostitution in Barbados is legal but related activities such as brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited. [1] The country is a sex tourism destination, [2] including female sex tourism. [3] In the capital Bridgetown, there is a red-light district in Nelson street, and street prostitution around The Garrison. [2]
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.
Speightstown was formally settled around 1630 and in the earliest days of settlement was Barbados's busiest port (AMS Seaport Code: 27213, -- UN/LOCODE: BB SPT [3]). Ships laden with sugar and other commodities left Speightstown bound directly for London and especially Bristol. For this reason Speightstown is sometimes known as Little Bristol.
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Barbadian cuisine, also called Bajan cuisine, is a mixture of African, Portuguese, Indian, Irish, Creole, Indigenous and British background. A typical meal consists of a main dish of meat or fish, normally marinated with a mixture of herbs and spices, hot side dishes, and one or more salads.
The price of pizza slices is also typically significantly less than the cost of a whole pie. [1] Pizza by the slice is prevalent in the United States. [1] [2] There are over 1,000 pizzerias and "slice shops" in New York City [3] [4] selling New York–style pizza by the slice, [4] with Sicilian pizza slices also often available.
Oistins Bay is a hamlet located southeast of Carlisle Bay, close to the southernmost point of Barbados, South Point.. It's the largest town in the Christ Church Parish, and has been (and still is) the center of a vibrant fishing community for hundreds of years.