Barbados National Heroes Day
These outstanding Barbadians are recognized as Barbados National Heroes for their roles in positively changing Barbados. In their honour April 28th is celebrated each year as National Heroes Day. Visit the Barbados National Heroes Gallery for an interactive introduction to these heroes. Rt. Hon. Errol Barrow (1920-1987) Rt. Hon. Errol Barrow is known as the […]
Barbados Summer Special 2014
Looking for somewhere to staycation or a special somewhere to stay in Barbados this summer? We are offering a BARBADOS SUMMER SPECIAL on select properties! You can book for seven nights and pay for six! Contact us today for more information!
25th Barbados International Game Fishing tournament
This is the 25th year for the Barbados International Game Fishing Tournament which is held at Port St. Charles. Over 200 anglers from Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, North & South America compete with regional anglers to land Blue Marlin, Yellow Fin Tuna and Wahoo at this exciting annual competition. The tournament runs from […]
Top Gear Festival in Barbados
This year is the first year that Top Gear Festival will make its Americas debut and hosted in Barbados! The festival will be held at the newly renovated Bushy Park Circuit in the parish of St. Philip on May 17 -18, 2014. Top Gear Festival in Barbados will feature an inspiring line up of […]
Products of Barbados Sugar Cane
Not only is Barbados sugar cane used to make sugar but also molasses and rum! MOLASSES To make molasses, Barbados sugar cane is harvested and stripped of leaves. Its juice is extracted usually by cutting, crushing or mashing. The juice is boiled to concentrate it, promoting sugar crystallization. The result of this first boiling is […]
Harvesting Sugar Cane and how Barbados sugar is made
Twelve to sixteen months after the sugar cane has been planted, it is ready to be harvested. Sugar cane was mainly harvested by hand until mechanisation was introduced to the island. Manually a worker could cut 5 tons of cane daily, a machine can cut up to 300 tons daily. The machine cuts the cane […]
Cricket! West Indies v England 2014
From 28 February to 13 March 2014, enjoy cricket in Antigua and Barbados with West Indies v England 2014. Three one-day internationals and 3 Twenty20 match series to be played in Antigua and Barbados. England has not visited the Caribbean to play the West Indies since 2009, as such there is a real sense of […]
Barbados Historical sites
Barbados is a little island that is rich with history and historical sites. Many of the historic buildings have been restored, some privately and some with the help of the BARBADOS NATIONAL TRUST (BNT). The BNT is a charitable, non-profit body founded in 1961 to preserve the unique heritage of the island, be it Historic […]
The Barbados sugar cane industry
Sugar cane was introduced to Barbados by the Dutch in 1640. At the time it provided Britain with sugar, rum and molasses. The sugar cane industry then became the backbone of the Barbados economy from the seventeenth century to the mid twentieth century, making it one of the world’s biggest sugar industries after starting the […]
New Year’s Eve events in Barbados 2014
New Year’s Eve, known in Barbados as ‘Old Year’s Night’, is another popular occasion and reason to celebrate. There are numerous ways that Barbadians ring in the New Year such as attending midnight mass, dining out at a restaurant, partying at one of the many fetes being held, staying at home and having a drink […]
