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The nation of Barbados is 21 miles long and up to 14 miles wide, with an area of 166 sq miles. It is in the western area of the North Atlantic and 62 miles east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea. Closest nations are St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. Hurricanes usually miss Barbados.
The British moved in and took over in 1624, and more or less moved out in 1966. Barbados remains a country as a British colony. Which means they play cricket.
At least six people died when a passenger boat sank on a reservoir in north-western Colombia, officials say. They say that 133 people were rescued, but 16 are still missing after the four-deck Almirante went down near the popular resort town of Guatapé. There were about 170 people aboard. Witness Juan Quiroz told the BBC […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) — India defeated West Indies by 105 runs in the second One-Day International of the five-match series at Queen’s Park Oval Sunday. Chasing 311 to win in a game reduced to 43 overs a side, the home side limped to 205 for 6 in their alloted overs. The game was […]
Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs Adriel Brathwaite today warned that the responsibility for parenting this country’s youth could not be left to the mass media. The stern warning came in response to a disturbing report Brathwaite said he received this week of a nine-year-old boy who said he wanted to grow up and […]
He has been affectionately referred to as the ‘People’s Governor General’. And today scores of ordinary Barbadians joined with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and other dignitaries, including Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson, as well as several members of Cabinet and the local clergy, for a special worship service to mark the retirement of Sir Elliott […]
Defending Party Monarch Lil Rick has made it through to the semifinals of this year’s Sweet Soca competition. When the 32 semifinalists for the two highly-anticipated Crop Over competitions were announced by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) this afternoon, it emerged that four other popular entertainers had also secured places in both contests. They are Kirk […]
