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6 DEAD – Fiery end to attempted City robbery

SIX PEOPLE perished last night in a blaze that could go down as one of Barbados’ worst human tragedies. A fire believed to have started by two men who robbed the Campus Trendz store in Tudor St...

Blood heads BMA list

PARTY MONARCH, Soca Royale and Tune-of-the-Crop winner Anderson Blood Armstrong leads the list of nominees for the upcoming Barbados Music Awards (BMAs) with seven nominations.

Tourism push for heritage list

Barbados’ tourism could get a significant boost if the island succeeds in having Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison placed on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List.

Top cops to face off

A simmering row between Barbados two top cops has now burst open on the public scene with Commissioner Darwin Dottin vowing to vigorously defend himself against charges of professional misconduct.

WHAT MATTERS MOST: Fiscal urgency

Regardless of when or how the Barbados economy comes out of the current recession, the self-imposed fiscal position of the Government is so bad, that it would take about five or more years to restore ...

About Barbados

Barbados, situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent island nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. At roughly 13° North of the equator and 59° West of the prime meridian, the country lies in the southern Caribbean region, where it is considered a part of the Lesser Antilles. Its closest island neighbours are Saint Vincent & the Grenadines and Saint Lucia to the west. To the south lies Trinidad and Tobago—with which Barbados now shares a fixed official maritime boundary—and also the South American mainland. Barbados's total land area is about 430 square kilometres (166 square miles), and is primarily low-lying, with some higher regions in the country's interior. The highest point in Barbados is Mount Hillaby in the parish of Saint Andrew. The geological composition of Barbados is thought to be of non-volcanic origin and is predominantly composed of limestone-coral formed by subduction of the South American plate colliding with the Caribbean plate. The island's climate is tropical, with constant trade winds off the Atlantic Ocean serving to keep temperatures mild. Some less developed areas of the country contain tropical woodland and mangroves. Other parts of the interior which contribute to the agriculture industry are dotted with large sugarcane estates and wide, gently sloping pastures, with panoramic views down to the coast.