Barbados is a coral island, pushed out of sea by volcanic activity in a far away time. On the West Coast of Barbados, coral shore beaches of fine white sand stretch along a blue-green sea. Coral reefs fringe the Barbados shoreline to provide excellent snorkeling and Scuba Diving. Along the East Coast a lively surf is blown briskly by the strong and constant trade winds and the waves pound against a rocky shore. The constant breeze of the trade winds give Barbados a mild and pleasant tropical climate.
Barbados is mostly a flat coral island with excellent beaches, but there are rolling hills and many deep ridges and gullies, with an interesting distribution of flora and fauna. Within the Barbados coral core there is a vast array of caves and underground lakes which provide an excellent supply of drinking water that is amongst the purest in the world. Geologically Barbados is unique, being actually two land masses that merged together over the years. This and other anomalies make Barbados quite phenomenal, and there are geological structures that you will find only in Barbados.
4 four-storey blocks for Country Road Daily Nation This complex at the junction of Country Road and Whitepark, which was started back in 2000, will be converted into four four-storey housing blocks, says Minister of Housing Michael Lashley.
Butchers agree to Daily Nation ... to remain &proper&, the price cannot be increased. And butcher Victor Sealy said any increases would kill the industry.Sealy, who operates at the Cheapside Market in Bridgetown, said the butchers...
Ponting goes hi-tech to overcome batting slump Barbados News.Net Skipper Ricky Ponting, who is going through an unusually long form slump, has taken recourse to hi-tech plasma screen gadgetry in a private batting tutorial to help overcome the misery before he leaves with the Australian squad for the tour of the Caribbean Friday.
More use for sugar cane blade Daily Nation ... plans to exploit sugar cane blades and other grasses for alternative energy use.Minister Haynesley Benn told numerous stakeholders in the agriculture sector attending Wednesday's Inter-American...
Prince William to join Caribbean drug patrols The China Post Britain's Prince William is to join a Royal Navy operation patrolling for drug runners in the Caribbean, a media report said Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence declined to confirm the...
$10m centre almost finished Daily Nation Barbados IS POISED to become the hub for foreign language teaching and learning in the region with its new $10 million Barbados Language Centre.Minister of Education Ronald Jones made the...
BTI to acquire St Lucy land Daily Nation More THAN 82 acres of land at Harrison's, St Lucy, are to be turned over to the Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. for tourism development.
Some motorists still not sure of route Daily Nation Even the police are concerned about the traffic changes at the Wildey, St Michael triangle and have asked contractors 3S SRL to provide signage and better indicators along the route.And these should...
Jamaican art takes spotlight at BCC Daily Nation ... and head of the Fine Art Department at the Edna Manley School of the Visual and Performing Arts, Cecil Cooper, will deliver a lecture on his work and the works of Jamaican contemporary artists, at...
Businesses to pay more for power Daily Nation Chief marketing officer of the Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) Company, Stephen Worme, announced yesterday that large energy users such as ministerial offices, financial institutions, hotels, hospitals...
China and Barbados pushing tourism cooperation Caribbean Net News Bridgetown, Barbados: Barbados and China have pledged “to do more to enhance and develop tourism between the two countries and this should redound to (our) mutual interest.” Prime...
Caribbean Investment Forum builds momentum Caribbean Net News Of-spain, Trinidad: Early registrations for Euromoney’s annual Caribbean Investment Forum indicate strong interest in this year’s conference, which will focus on topics such as the...
Beasley set for return following knee injury General Sources U.s. midfielder DaMarcus Beasley is preparing to return to Glasgow Rangers after being sidelined for six months with a knee injury.
Back on the job Daily Nation More than 30 of the controllers who are employed at the Grantley Adams International Airport had staged a sick-out over the weekend, but returned to work late Sunday.General secretary of the National...
Schools React to Immigration Arrests General Sources U.s. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pick-ed up a Berkeley family around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, during what immigration authorities called routine targeted enforcement...
Defy the Typical Caribbean Vacation General Sources When you think of the Caribbean, the first things to come to mind are probably the sunny skies, warm tropical breezes and white sandy beaches; but Doris Pfister of Orlando, Fla., thinks you'd...
Teachers worried about their safety Daily Nation Teachers ARE TENSE and concerned about their safety, according to several principals of primary schools across the island.This is after one of their colleagues was recently assaulted by a...
Guilty pleas on tape coming Daily Nation ... is likely to increase with the introduction of videotaped confessions, Chief Justice Sir David Simmons said yesterday. Such confessions could rule out allegations of police beatings, of heads...
Women told take protection lead Daily Nation Despite the number of HIV/AIDS campaigns being run and the popular faces involved, a lot of men are still not heeding messages to condomise and women are being asked to use their alternative.HIV/AIDS...
UWI St Augustine award for Stalin Daily Nation Black STALIN, real name Leroy Calliste, will receive the Doctor of Letters (DLitt) award from the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in October.
7 000 free condoms for women Daily Nation Hiv/aids advisor for the United Nations Population Fund Carmeta Douglin told a two-day workshop at Amaryllis Hotel yesterday that the organisation would provide 7 000 second generation female...
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