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The Advocate ("Barbados Advocate") is the second most dominant daily newspaper in the country of Barbados. First established in 1895, the Advocate is the longest continually published newspaper in the country. Printed in colour, the Advocate covers a wide array of topics including: business, sports, entertainment news, politics, editorials, and ...
Barbados Today; The Barbados Advocate – Bridgetown; The Daily Nation – Bridgetown; Special. Hansard – publication of the Parliamentary proceedings in Barbados prior to the Government Printing Office; The Official Gazette of Barbados (Bridgetown) – publication of the Barbados Government Printing Office; News websites. Caribbean360 ...
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.
Monica Skeete (née Martineau; 1923–1997) was a Grenadian poet, writer and teacher. Her work was first published in the Barbadian literary magazine BIM in 1946. Her 1978 collection of short stories, Time Out, was published by Nelson Caribbean in their Authors of the Caribbean series, to support a growing educational market for Caribbean literature.
Barbados Labour Party. The Barbados Labour Party ( BLP ), colloquially known as the " Bees ", is a social democratic political party in Barbados established in 1938. It has been in power in 1954–1961, 1976–1986, 1994–2008, and 2018–present. Its leaders have included Grantley Adams and Owen Arthur . Now led by Prime Minister Mia Amor ...
1979 commission. In 1979, a commission of inquiry known as the Cox Commission on the Constitution was charged with studying the feasibility of introducing a republican system. The Cox Commission came to the conclusion that Barbadians preferred to maintain the constitutional monarchy.
Barbados. / 13.167°N 59.550°W / 13.167; -59.550. Barbados is a continental island in the North Atlantic Ocean and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian. As the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, Barbados lies 160 kilometres (100 mi) east of the Windward Islands and ...
Kirk Duncan Matthew Humphrey (born St. Michael South, Barbados) is a Barbadian politician and government minister of Barbados. He is the Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs as appointed by President Dame Sandra Mason. Early life and career. Humphrey was born in Saint Michael, Barbados.