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Barbados Premier Division. All statistics correct as of 19 June 2016. The 2016 Barbados Premier Division (officially the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 70th season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. UWI Blackbirds won their first league title, holding off defending champions BDF by a single point.
2/0. Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024. Ramon Romario Simmonds (born 16 October 2001) is a Barbadian cricketer, who is a left-arm fast medium bowler. [1] He plays for Barbados cricket team in West Indian domestic cricket, having previously represented the West Indies under-19 cricket team. [2]
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 ...
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 ...
Ralph Thorne is a Barbadian politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition since 2024. He was elected in 2018 as a candidate of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) for Christ Church South on 24 May 2018. [1] He later crossed the floor and became an independent in February 2024 [2] which made him the leader of the opposition upon defection as ...
HM Glendairy Prison. Coordinates: 13.1100°N 59.6027°W. Formerly US Naval Base. Cell Block "B" Harrison's Point Prisons-Barbados. Glendairy Prison, also called Her Majesty's Prison, was the correctional facility located in the country of Barbados. The prison, which housed up to 1,000 male and female inmates, was located in Station Hill, St ...
Michael Maxwell. Michael Bruce St John Maxwell (born 1971) is an Anglican bishop, who since 2019 has been the Bishop of Barbados. [1] Maxwell was previously Rector of Holy Trinity Church [2] and a member of the Senate of Barbados. [3]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is Kerrie Symmonds . Barbados is a moderate political and economic power in the Caribbean region. Between independence in 1966 and the 1990s, Barbados has used a pro business and investment policy to expand its influence in the world. Through the usage of its network of international bilateral relations, the ...