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The culture of Barbados is a blend of West African and British cultures present in Barbados. English is the official language of the nation, reflecting centuries of British influence, but the Bajan dialect in which it is spoken is an iconic part of the Barbadian culture. This dialect is a combination of the languages from the different ...
Barbados Recorder. Barbados Standard. Barbados Times. The Beacon. Bridgetown Gazette [4] Caribbean Week. The General Intelligence. The Investigator. The Penny Paper.
Sir Frederick Smith, KA, MBE, QC (6 July 1924 – 11 July 2016) was the former Attorney-General of Barbados and former Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands 1987–1990, President of the Court of Appeal of Grenada [1] and assistant Attorney General of British Cameroons. [1] [2] [3]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados was a part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ). [3] The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, [4] declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, [5] and recognized as a pandemic by the World Health ...
Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP [2] (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position. She is also Barbados' first prime minister under its republican system ...
Barbadian (or Bajan) Americans are Americans of full or partial Barbadian heritage. The 2000 Census recorded 53,785 US residents born on the Caribbean island [2] 52,170 of whom were born to non-American parents [3] and 54,509 people who described their ethnicity as Barbadian. [4] The 2010 US Census estimation report stated more than 62,000 ...
Barbadian–Nigerian relations are foreign relations between Barbados and Nigeria. Barbados and Nigeria formally established diplomatic relations on 24 April 1970. [1] Nigeria is accredited to Barbados from its high commission in Port of Spain, ( Trinidad and Tobago ). Currently the Barbadian Government does not have foreign accreditation for ...
Other Caribbean peoples (especially Afro-Caribbeans ), Americo-Liberians. Barbadians, more commonly known as Bajans (pronounced / ˈbeɪdʒən ( z )/ BAY-jənz) are people who are identified with the country of Barbados, by being citizens or their descendants in the Bajan diaspora. The connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural.