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- First for Bajan in Colombia
Michelle Carter (centre) with parents Sheldine (left) and Michael after receiving her diploma from the Pontificia Universidad Javieriana in Bogota, Colombia. (GP) It was a challenge that might appear daunting to most, but not to the former resident of
- Guyana hosts Carifesta X
TO DATE, 24 countries from the Caribbean, Latin America and further afield have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta X) in Guyana. The countries participating are Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, the Bahamas,
- Bajan Piracy Must be Resisted by T&T and Venezuela
The arrogance inherent in the decision of the new incoming David Thompson regime of Barbados to offer publicly leases for, inter alia, two potential hydrocarbon-bearing off-shore blocks that are clearly located south of the 18 year- old 1990 TT/Venezuela
- Bajan piracy must be resisted by TT, Venezuela
The arrogance inherent in the decision of the new incoming David Thompson regime of Barbados to offer publicly leases for, inter alia, two potential hydrocarbon-bearing off-shore blocks that are clearly located south of the 18-year-old 1990 TT/Venezuela
- US beats Barbados 1-0 at Kensington
The United States won the first leg of the series a week ago, routing Barbados 8-0. The Americans have outscored Barbados 20-0 in four meetings, all World Cup qualifiers, including two matches in 2000. The Americans, seeking their sixth straight World
- McGrath's love for his English rose
GUESTS at the Accra Beach Resort in Barbados could not believe what they were hearing and seeing when they lobbed in the foyer in May, 2003, when the Australian cricket team was in town. There at the piano was Glenn McGrath, no man's Liberace, being
- GE SeaCo Secures U.S.$575m Financing Agreements
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- GE SeaCo SRL, one of the world's largest container leasing companies, today announced that it has completed securing a number of financing agreements, totalling $575m. The loans support GE SeaCo's growth plan
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The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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