Tag: barbados
Barbados-UK Ties
Barbados has a distinctly British heritage. The first English ship touched the islands shores in May 1625 and Barbados was claimed in the name of King James I. The English returned as settlers 2 years later and Barbados flew the British flag until becoming an independent nation in 1966. This was quite unusual as there was […]
Barbados Fertility Centre Celebrates 10 Years
The medical staff of The Barbados Fertility Centre recently got together with over 350 of the children they helped bring into this world for a 10th anniversary celebration. Among other things, the children were treated to a zip slide, face painting and of course, cake. The Barbados Fertility Centre offers affordable fertility treatment in a relaxing […]
Atlantis Submarines Barbados – Cops three more awards at the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Presidents Awards 2012
Christ Church, Barbados, June 9th 2012 – For the second time in three years Atlantis Submarines (Barbados) Inc. has won three awards at a major tourism award ceremony taking home the top prize in all three of the categories contested. Following a similar feat at the Barbados tourism awards in 2009, Atlantis Submarines has shown […]
Scenes from the Barbados Celtic festival
Each year the Barbados Celtic Festival celebrates the links between Barbados and the Celtic countries. The festival typically includes an array of musical and dancing events, visiting chefs, island tours and catamaran cruises. The 2012 festival got underway yesterday evening with Pipers On The Boardwalk and a demonstration of Celtic dancing by the Celtic Fusion dancers from […]
Barbados Beach of the Week: Fitts Village Beach
We’re still on the west coast of Barbados after visiting Reed’s Bay last week as we explore Fitts Village beach, our featured Barbados beach of the week! This beach is located just north of Prospect and just south of Paynes Bay right off the main highway (Highway 1) on the west coast of the island. […]
Barbados Beach of the Week: Reed’s Bay
We’re on the west coast of Barbados again this week, this time to explore the beautiful Reed’s Bay beach – one of the most idyllic beaches on Barbados’ west coast. This crescent-shaped beach is located between the towns of Holetown and Speightstown and is directly on the bus route for easy access. If you’re driving, […]
Barbados Beach of the Week: Paradise Beach
We’re heading over to the west coast of Barbados to visit the beautiful Paradise Beach, our featured Barbados Beach Of The Week! Paradise Beach is a crescent-shaped white sand beach nestled between Freshwater Bay to the south and Batts Rock to the north. This beach is fabulous for swimming as the calm waters lap gently onto […]
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