Centering Barbados’ decision to end ties with the British monarchy around China only underscores the problem: The U.K.’s lack of interest in Barbados and similar countries. On November 30, 2021, the ...

For the first time in the island’s history, women leaders will take Barbados’ two major political parties into the arena as the island prepares for a snap general election. Incumbent prime minister, ...

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday called a snap general election for Jan. 19, just weeks after the Caribbean country became a republic and said goodbye to the British ...

On Tuesday the Royal Standard flag representing the Queen was lowered for the last time in almost 400 years over Barbados, the Caribbean island that is now a republic with a president as head of state ...

The Caribbean island, now an autonomous republic, has seen renters become buyers as foreigners take advantage of government enticements. 17 Photos View Slide Show › By Marcelle Sussman Fischler This ...

Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced today that Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye has been commissioned to lead the design of the Barbados Heritage District. The new ...

MIAMI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Financing from multilateral lenders such as the IMF will be critical to mitigate the effects of climate change that pose grave threats to the future of small island nations, ...

Barbados is famous for its beaches, for its obsessive love of cricket, and for being the birthplace of rum (and Rihanna!). Then on November 30, 2021 it became famous for something else: Removing the ...

A kerfuffle about whether British actor Benedict Cumberbatch will have to pay reparations to descendants of slaves in Barbados made headlines this week. It's still unclear who exactly may become ...