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Barbados will halt the acquisition of a former slavery plantation belonging to a British Conservative MP after locals said he should transfer land ownership to the state as a "reparations gesture ...
Ralph Thorne KC, MP is a Barbadian politician and lawyer 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 ...
Barbados (UK: / bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs / bar-BAY-doss; US: / bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊs / bar-BAY-dohss; locally / bɑːrˈbeɪdəs / 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.
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 Organization on 11 March 2020. [6] COVID-19 is an infectious ...
General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second consecutive election. This was the 12th national election held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the 16th since the institution of universal suffrage in ...
The Daily Nation (Barbados) The Nation newspaper building in Fontabelle, Saint Michael, Barbados (2000). The Nation Publishing Co. Limited is the publisher of the Nation Newspaper, which is the dominant daily newspaper in the country of Barbados. Co-founded by Harold Hoyte and Fred Gollop, it was first established in 1973.
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 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 country has been able to maintain an independent foreign ...