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Indar Weir. Indar Anthony Weir (born 19 April 1961 in Saint Philip, Barbados) is a Barbadian politician, businessman and cabinet minister in the government of Mia Mottley. He is the current minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the Mia Mottley administration. [1]
The Barbadian dollar is considered as a currency which can be divided into 100 cents, though the 1 cent coin is in the process of being phased out. In terms of population, Barbados is the third smallest country in the world after Tonga and the Seychelles to have an independent currency and monetary policy. [1]
Irish immigration to Barbados. Irish transport to Barbados dates back to the 1620s, when Irish people began arriving on the island. The majority were emigrants, indentures, and merchants, though with an unknown number of political and convict transportees during the 1650s [1] [2]
t. e. The prime minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados. The prime minister is appointed by the president under the terms of the Constitution. As the nominal holder of executive authority, the president holds responsibility for conducting parliamentary elections and for proclaiming one of the candidates as prime minister.
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established 15 August 1979, and has responsibility for the territorial defence and internal security of the island. The headquarters for the Barbados Defence Force is located at St. Ann's Fort, The Garrison, Saint Michael.
The mass media in Barbados have had a long history of being entitled to an open policy by the Government, and by the citizenry with respect to press Freedoms. Barbados has a collection of local and foreign owned media entities providing the country with varying views via newspaper, magazine, television, or radio communications. [1] [2]
v. t. e. 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 ...
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]