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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. [1] the Daily Nation is printed daily in colour and distributed at many points around the country.
Educator. Years active. 1952–1985. Known for. First Barbadian headmistress of Queen's College Barbados and first damehood awarded by the Order of Barbados. Dame Elsie Payne ( née Pilgrim; 14 May 1927 – 25 August 2004) DA was a teacher and following independence she became the first Barbadian-born principal of Queen's College in Bridgetown ...
Owen Arthur. Owen Seymour Arthur PC (17 October 1949 – 27 July 2020) [5] [6] was a Barbadian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Barbados from 6 September 1994 to 15 January 2008. He is the longest-serving Barbadian prime minister to date. [6] He also served as Leader of the Opposition from 1 August 1993 to 6 September 1994 ...
Barbados Recorder. Barbados Standard. Barbados Times. The Beacon. Bridgetown Gazette [4] Caribbean Week. The General Intelligence. The Investigator. The Penny Paper.
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 ...
Edward Kamau Brathwaite, CHB ( / kəˈmaʊ ˈbræθweɪt /; 11 May 1930 – 4 February 2020), [1] was a Barbadian poet and academic, widely considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon. [2] Formerly a professor of Comparative Literature at New York University, [2] Brathwaite was the 2006 International Winner of the Griffin ...
Website. qfm .bb. Q 100.7 FM is a radio station in Barbados. It was launched on Monday 3rd May 2004 as Quality FM. The station airs mainly talk shows as well as a number of features (such as obituary announcements) previously broadcast by its sister station CBC 94.7 CBC 900 AM. Q 100.7 FM is marketed as the "Quality Talk, Quality Music" station ...
The Parish of St. Lucy, The Parish of St. Michael, The Parish of St. Peter, and. The Parish of St. Thomas. By 1645, the land holding of Barbados increased and the shape of the original six was reconfigured giving way to an additional five parishes. [3] Some prior churches of the state within the existing parishes were elevated to the level of ...