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Economist, diplomat. Sir Courtney Newlands McLaurin Blackman, KA (6 March 1933 – 16 March 2021) was a Barbadian economist, international business consultant, and diplomat. He served as the first Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados from 1972 to 1987. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest central bank governor in the world.
David Thompson (Barbadian politician) David John Howard Thompson (25 December 1961 [1] – 23 October 2010) was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 [2] until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010.
1705. Saint Ann's Fort is a historic military fort in Barbados. It is located in the Garrison Historic Area (also known as St. Ann's Garrison or, more commonly, The Garrison ). [1] It was built by the British in 1705, and named for Queen Anne of Great Britain. [1] Today, Saint Ann's Fort houses the Headquarters of the Barbados Defence Force and ...
Sandy Lane is a luxury five-star [2] [3] [4] beachfront resort close to Holetown and Paynes Bay on the island of Barbados. [5] Sandy Lane was opened in 1961 by Ronald Tree, a former British politician, as a luxury hotel and golf course on what had been a sugar plantation. [6] In 1998, the hotel was put up for sale by Granada plc, and five Irish ...
Drax Hall Estate. Coordinates: 13°08′40″N 59°31′15″W. Drax Hall, Barbados. Drax Hall Estate is a sugarcane plantation situated in Saint George, Barbados, in the Caribbean. Drax Hall still stands on the site where sugarcane was first cultivated on Barbados and is one of the island 's three remaining Jacobean houses .
The island was an English and later a British colony from 1625 until 1966. Sugar cane cultivation in Barbados began in the 1640s, which saw the increasing importation of black slaves from West Africa. Several black slave codes were implemented in the late-17th century which resulted in several slave rebellion attempts, however none was ...
The Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) is a Barbadian governmental agency in charge of various aspects of industrial property right affairs including: patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. It is a division of the Ministry of Industry & International Business. The CAIPO office is located on Belmont Road, Saint ...
Warrens. The City of Warrens located in the parish of Saint Michael is one of the fastest developing areas in the country of Barbados. In the span of a few years beginning around the year 2000, the Warrens, Saint Michael area has become synonymous with new money flowing into the country and for the development in the form of newly constructed ...