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The chief justice of Barbados is the head of the Supreme Court of Barbados as defined by the constitution. [1] The constitution of Barbados states: 80.1 There shall be for Barbados a Supreme Court of Judicature, consisting of a High Court and a Court of Appeal, with such jurisdiction, powers and authority as may be conferred upon those Courts ...
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 ...
Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago formally established diplomatic relations on Barbados' national date of independence, 30 November 1966. Barbados maintains non-resident representation to Port of Spain, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago maintains non-resident representation to Bridgetown. Both countries are members of many shared ...
Plantation Reserve Sugar is a product of the West Indies Sugar & Trading Company of Barbados and is a coarser, lighter raw cane sugar with a distinctive natural taste. The product itself is only made using sugarcane selected and harvested when sucrose content is at its peak. This occurs during a 2-week period of the 5 month harvest season and ...
The broken trident is set in a centred vertical band of gold representing the sands of Barbados' beaches. The gold band itself is surrounded on both sides by vertical bands of ultramarine (blue) representing the sea and sky of Barbados. The design for the flag was created by Grantley W. Prescod and was chosen from an open competition arranged ...
Residence. Ilaro Court (2008–2010) Profession. Lawyer. 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. [3]