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    The Government of Barbados (GoB) is a unitary parliamentary republic, where the President of Barbados is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Barbados...
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    Kingdom's Westminster Parliament; however, Barbados has evolved variations. Name Barbados Type of government Parliamentary democracy with a constitutional...
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    prime minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados. The prime minister is appointed by the president under the terms of the Constitution...
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    Barbados (UK: /bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs/ bar-BAY-doss; US: /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊs/ bar-BAY-dohss; locally /bɑːrˈbeɪdəs/ bar-BAY-dəss) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles...
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  • Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, situated about 100 miles (160 km) east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Roughly triangular...
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    the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbados was regarded as being the most important of all personnel of the Barbados...
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    monarchy of Barbados was a system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign and head of state of Barbados from 1966 to 2021. Barbados shared...
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    Since the island country's independence in 1966, the economy of Barbados has been transformed from a low-income economy dependent upon sugar production...
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  • On 30 November 2021, Barbados transitioned from a parliamentary constitutional monarchy under the hereditary monarch of Barbados (Queen Elizabeth II)...
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  • is Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business in The House of Assembly, The Parliament of Barbados. Former party leaders include Sir Grantley...
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  • The music of Barbados includes distinctive national styles of folk and popular music, including elements of Western classical and religious music. The...
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    The flag of Barbados was designed by Grantley W. Prescod and was officially adopted to represent Barbados at midnight on 30 November 1966, the day the...
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    Barbados is a continental island in the North Atlantic Ocean and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian. As the...
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    The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected...
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    capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown...
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    and international relations of Barbados. At the political level, these matters are officially handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which answers...
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    Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. The Parliament...
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    The Government of Barbados contains a number of government ministries which control and govern various aspects of the country. Barbados currently has...
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  • of Barbados. The design for the flag was created by Grantley W. Prescod and was chosen from an open competition arranged by the Barbados government....
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  • The Order of Barbados is a national Order of honours and decorations for Barbados. The first Order of Barbados was instituted by Queen Elizabeth II by...
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    The Order of National Heroes is the supreme honour within the national honours system of Barbados and was established by the Order of National Heroes...
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  • The Barbados Postal Service (B.P.S.) is the national postal operator of Barbados and operates as a department within the Government of Barbados where...
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    Solutions Barbados (SB) United Progressive Party (Barbados) (UPP) People's Democratic Congress (Barbados) (PDC) Kingdom Government of Barbados (KGB) New...
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    Houses of the British Empire Governor-General of Barbados List of governors of Barbados President of Barbados Monarchy of Barbados "Barbados Government House"...
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    The Cabinet are individuals of Barbados which execute the duties of the Government of Barbados. Under a Parliamentary republic, these powers are vested...
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    the next large groups of visitors to the island. The Government of Barbados also owns a handful of state-owned companies some of which are outlined below...
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    Barbados is a relatively small country with a length of 21 miles (34 km) and a width of 14 miles (23 km). Barbados has 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) of public...
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    Seawell, Christ Church, Barbados, serving as the country's only port of entry by air. The airport is the only designated port of entry for persons arriving...
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    The president of Barbados is the head of state of Barbados and the commander-in-chief of the Barbados Defence Force. The office was established when the...
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  • A Barbados passport is a travel document issued to citizens of Barbados, in accordance with Citizenship Act (CAP. 186) from 1978, the Immigration Act...
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