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Barbados (UK: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ɒ s / bar-BAY-doss; US: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d oʊ s / bar-BAY-dohss; locally / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ə s / bar-BAY-dəss) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.
Oct 3, 2024 · Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, located some 100 miles east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Roughly triangular in shape, it measures some 20 miles from northwest to southeast and about 15 miles from east to west at its widest.
By the mid-16th century—largely because of the island’s small size, remoteness, and depopulation—European explorers had practically abandoned their claims to it, and Barbados remained effectively without a population. British rule
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In response, Barbados made an official bid to the British Government to have neighbouring Island Tobago joined with Barbados in a political union. [35] The British government however decided that Trinidad would be a better fit and Tobago instead was made a Ward of Trinidad.
Nov 9, 2020 · May 14th, 1625 – The First English Landing. The first English ship arrived in Barbados after what appears to have been a fortuitous accident. Captain John Powell and his crew were sailing from Brazil to England and went off course, due to a navigational error.
Nov 29, 2021 · In November 2021, the Caribbean nation of Barbados voted to replace Queen Elizabeth II as its ceremonial head of state in favor of the country becoming a republic. The ceremonial move effectively reversed centuries of British history on the island and poised the country for its move forward into the future.
Feb 17, 2011 · Barbados was one of England's most popular colonies, with a rich economy based on sugar and slavery. Yet it was also the only colony to support the abolition of the slave trade. Print this...
