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Student Name: Kevon Butts
Date: May 3, 2010
Barbados is the most eastern island in the Caribbean and technically is in the Atlantic Ocean.?It's a tiny dot on most? world maps with an area of 430 square kilometers. Barbados has a population of about 250,000 - which is high considering its size. With 97 kilometers of coastline, Barbados offers its visitors excellent water sports and beach activities.
National Anthem: In plenty and in time of needWhen this fair land was youngOur brave forefathers sowed the seedFrom which your pride is sprung,A pride that makes no wanton boastOf what it has withstoodThat binds our hearts from coast to coastThe pride of nationhood.
Motto: Price and Industry
Barbados Sports Cricket Cycling Gold and Mini Gold Hiking/Walking Horse Racing Horse Riding Marathon Paragliding Road Tennis Tennis resorts Barbados Watersports Fishing Kayaking Kite Surfing Parasailing Scuba Diving Snorkeling
Andromeda Botanic Gardens Park/Garden Flower Forest Park/Garden Folkestone Marine Park & Visitor Centre Zoo/Aquarium Harrison's Cave Natural Attraction Heritage Park & Rum Factory Winery/Brewery/Distillery Orchid World Park/Garden St. Nicholas Abbey (aka "The Abbey") Historic Site Sunbury Plantation House Historic Site The Malibu Beach Club & Visitor Center Winery/Brewery/Distillery The Mount Gay Rum Tour & Gift Shop Winery/Brewery/Distillery Welchman Hall Gully Park/Garden
Barrow Errol Barrow (1920-1987)
Father of Barbados' Independence. November, 1966Graduate of Economics (London school of economics) and law (Inns of Court) Barrow return to Barbados after serving with the RAF (Flying Officer) in world war II. As Barbados forst Prime minister and in the years that followed he led Barbados toward a social democracy with free education to all levels, abolished segregation in education; introduced a National Insurance and Social Security scheme; improved health services; accelerated industrial development; and considerable expansion of the tourist industry.
Its nice beautiful water