HISTORICAL FACTS: Barbados | History Defined

King begins tour of Caribbean as calls grow for slavery apology

Charles acknowledged the ‘appalling atrocity of slavery’ during the ceremony marking Barbados’ transition to a republic in 2021.

Evening Standard · 12h ago

King Charles heads to the Caribbean as calls grow for slavery apology

Charles previously acknowledged the ‘appalling atrocity of slavery’ during the ceremony marking Barbados’ transition to a republic

The Independent UK · 12h ago

Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Could Allow Investors to Remain Anonymous Behind Barbados Company, Report Finds

The deal grants the U.S. a 35% stake in Venezuelan oil operations but routes ownership through a Barbados entity, protecting key executives while shielding private backers from public disclosure.

Latin Times · Oct 21

Tony Hall has lived in the UK for 50 years. Why is the Home Office trying to deport him?

He arrived in the UK aged 12, but for the last 14 years Hall has been under threat of being sent back to Barbados – a country he doesn’t remember and where he has no surviving relatives

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Rihanna’s $1.75 million gift to Barbados cancer centre continues to help patients 14 years later

In 2012, Rihanna made a generous donation of $1.75 million in medical equipment to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, honoring her late grandmother Clara Brathwaite. This contribution not only modernized the hospital's cancer-care services but also established the Clara Brathwaite Centre. Today, it plays a crucial role in delivering…

The Times of India · Oct 14

Two east London men arrested in Barbados over 'plot to smuggle more than $1 million of cocaine'

The two men were arrested by Barbados Police after allegedly being found with 46kg of cocaine

Evening Standard · Oct 5

Doctor Tests Shipwreck Survival: Alain Bombard sails raft without supplies; experiment reshapes lifeboat lore

Alain Bombard, a pioneering French physician, set sail on an audacious expedition to explore survival techniques at sea. His non-traditional voyage, undertaken in a small inflatable boat and void of provisions, led him to ingenious methods of utilizing fish and diluted seawater for sustenance. After 65 harrowing days, he arrived…

The Times of India · Sep 24

Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online

Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

I explored the south side of Barbados to trace my family’s heritage

A return to Barbados became much more than a beach holiday when Angelina Villa-Clarke took her sons to explore the island their grandparents once called home

The Independent UK · Sep 21

UK facing legal action by Caribbean nations over slavery reparations

CARIBBEAN nations are reportedly considering taking the UK to an international court in a bid to secure reparations for slavery.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 20