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West Indies vs India at Kensington Oval, Barbados!

It’s international cricket again at Kensington Oval! One of the most historic grounds in the Caribbean, Kensington Oval in Barbados will play host to India for the second Test against the West Indies. Pakistan played two One Day Internationals in Barbados during their recent tour of the West Indies and honours were shared with each […]

Cricket

Win a Free Caribbean Holiday

Win a Free Caribbean Holiday at Yellow Bird Hotel in Barbados! View the exciting video below to discover the unique island of Barbados with more things to do for more people that any other Caribbean island. Take the 5 min tour of what you can win, and why Barbados is the place to go for […]

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Mount Gay Rum: The story behind Barbados’ most famous export

No trip to Barbados would be complete without a taste of the island’s national drink: rum.

Heritage, Rum!

Win a 5 night stay in Barbados!

We’re happy to announce that we have teamed up with the lovely Yellow Bird Hotel in Barbados to offer you 5 nights FREE stay! To enter simply click here, LIKE the Facebook page and then fill in the short entry form. Very soon you could be on your way to Yellow Bird Hotel, an amazing boutique […]

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Barbados sponsor Hampshire in T20

The Barbados Tourism Authority will sponsor the English county cricket team Hampshire as Official Twenty20 Shirt Sponsor and Travel Partner. Hampshire have also agreed to a 3 year deal to hold their pre-season training tour in Barbados. The excellent cricket facilities and fine weather in Barbados make it the ideal location for such training. The Hampshire Royals were […]

Cricket, Sports

Garrison Historic Area, Barbados nominated for World Heritage List

Update: Barbados’ Bridgetown and Garrison added to World Heritage List! Take an interactive tour | View the photo gallery In our last post, we revealed that 2 Barbados sites have been nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List. We then explored the first site, the capital city of Bridgetown. The second site nominated is the Garrison […]

Heritage

2 Barbados sites nominated for World Heritage List

Update: Barbados’ Bridgetown and Garrison added to World Heritage List! Take an interactive tour of the area | View the photo gallery of historic building Two sites in Barbados have been nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List overseen by the United Nations. These sites are the capital city of Bridgetown and the historic Garrison Area. Bridgetown […]

Heritage

Barbados wins gold again at Chelsea Flower Show!

The Barbados Horticultural Society has once again done Barbados proud by winning a Gold award at the Chelsea Flower Show! Barbados has attended the Chelsea Flower Show for over 20 years and in that time gained 14 (now 15!) Gold awards along with several SilverGilt awards. Congratulations to the Barbados team! The Barbados Horticulture Society is […]

Flora

Congrats to Rihanna for Billboard wins

Our congrats to Barbados’ own superstar Rihanna for copping the prestigious Top Female Artist of The Year and Radio Artist of The Year awards at last night’s Billboard Awards. Rihanna opened the show with a steamy performance of ‘S&M’ featuring a surprise appearance by Britney Spears! In her acceptance ‘speech’, Rihanna gave a shout out to […]

Entertainment, Our People - 'Bajans', Rihanna

Barbados Surf Spots

A recent New York Times travel article asked surfing insiders and designers where they like to surf… no surprise that Barbados was mentioned! Soraya Silchenstedt and Candice Pool, who run Finn Jewellery in New York City, picked Barbados as their favourite surf spot with special mention of Freights Bay in the south and High Rock in […]

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