Many people may think of Barbados as a place for parties, but I wanted to see how Bajans are protecting their island, and what ecotourism might look like here. Brandon Withrow Published Jun. 23 ...

Slavery is not the first thing most people wish to think about when spending time in a hot Caribbean island, but you – rightly – cannot visit Barbados without its history permeating its present.

The small island of 166 square miles is about three times the size of Washington, D.C. and has a population of approximately 280,000 people. Barbados was a protectorate of the United Kingdom until ...

Rum is believed by many to be the world's oldest distilled alcoholic beverage. The first commercial variation of this drink is said to have occurred in Barbados in 1637, which coincided with the ...

Barbados received 127,562 cruise visitors in January 2024, 4.2% more than the 122,403 received in January 2023 according to Barbados Statistical Service. The Caribbean island nation of Barbados ...

Later this week, Barbados Governor General Sandra Mason will be sworn in as president and usher in a new republican government for the island nation. While the move is hailed by many, others are ...

GLASGOW, Scotland — The prime minister of Barbados has told world leaders that failing to act urgently on climate change will be a “death sentence” for people in island nations like hers.

Barbados, a teardrop-shaped island of 290,000 people, is among the half of Caribbean islands the United Nations already describes as water-scarce, with seawater seeping into its aquifers and ...