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Muriel Odessa " Nellie " Weekes (26 August 1896 – 11 May 1990) was a Bajan nurse and midwife who was active in women's rights issues. Campaigning for better pay and working in social welfare projects, she turned to politics in the 1940s at a time when most women were not politically active in Barbados. Though she unsuccessfully ran for a seat ...
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]
The Order of National Heroes is the supreme honour within the national honours system of Barbados and was established by the Order of National Heroes Act 1998 by the Parliament of Barbados. [1] Members are referred to as National Heroes, and are accorded the style "The Right Excellent". The Order recognises the most prominent figures in ...
HM Glendairy Prison. Coordinates: 13.1100°N 59.6027°W. Formerly US Naval Base. Cell Block "B" Harrison's Point Prisons-Barbados. Glendairy Prison, also called Her Majesty's Prison, was the correctional facility located in the country of Barbados. The prison, which housed up to 1,000 male and female inmates, was located in Station Hill, St ...
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 ...
Operation Red Dog was the code name of an April 27, 1981, military filibustering plot by Canadian and American citizens, largely affiliated with white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan groups, to overthrow the government of Dominica, where they planned to restore former Prime Minister Patrick John to power. The chief figures included American ...
Barbados Grenada: 5–0 Friendly — J. Williams 35', 68' McClean 43' Harte 44' Chandler 88' 25 September 2010: Barbados Dominica: 0–2 Friendly — 26 September 2010: Barbados Dominica: 1–3 Friendly — Harte 21' 6 October 2010: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1–1 2010 Caribbean Championship — Ra. Williams 14' 8 ...
For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [9] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [8] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022.