Barbados Travel News

Under the Microscope: Not keeping up with the Joneses this Christmas 12/17/2009 By Hartley Henry If the written and verbal requests of relatives and friends are any indication of current and future trends, then it appears that toys and 'children's presents' as we have known them over the years, are a thing of the past.

The northern part of Barbados is one of its least developed regions, but it's also among the most beautiful.

By Cathy Lashley BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Prime Minister David Thompson has warned that "without careful planning and development, Barbados could unwittingly contribute to its own demise". Prime Minister David Thompson, and Minister of Tourism, Richard Sealy, are pictured tee-ing off following the official opening of Apes Hill Club and Golf Course.

Steve Pope visits Barbados' biggest festival and discovers why it pulls in visitors from around the world One of the first Caribbean islands to see the money earning potential of tourism, Barbados has long been established as a popular luxury holiday destination for Britons.

An additional 24,000 persons are expected to cruise to Barbados over the coming winter season following the inaugural call of the Mein Schiff cruise ship.

Some of the plans will include physical infrastructure changes, making the city cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing, and supporting the re-development of the city's heritage sites and cultural spots such as theatres and city squares.

A complaint filed by the Canadian owner of Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, an eco-tourist facility in Barbados, alleges that the dovernment of Barbados has violated its international obligations by refusing to enforce its environmental laws, thereby allowing increased pollution and land development to damage the Sanctuary.

If you're going to a Caribbean Island, the chances are good that you're looking for a way to take a break from daily life.

WITH more than 30 sun-drenched islands to choose from, the choice for first-time visitors can be truly bewildering.

The Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, MP, is to make a special visit to Reading tomorrow to launch of the Barbados Family and Friends Club Prime minister of Barbados launches Family and Friends Club September 30, 2009 The Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, MP, is to make a special visit to Reading tomorrow to meet with fellow ...

Home porting has climbed to the top of Barbados' cruise tourism agenda and very soon the island will be engaging one of the world's largest cruise operators to boost business to the island.

Barbados lies as the most easterly of the Caribbean islands with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other.

One of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean is Barbados . It's also one of the more expensive.

I HAVE a rule with holidays: Never go back to the same place twice. Why? Because the world is a great, big, exciting place with so many things to see.

IT'S hard to be grumpy in Barbados, but I managed it. So am I a spoiled, pesky individual who would find fault in paradise? No, genuinely no.

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Stretching out on a crescent of powdery sand in Barbados doesn't come cheap, but there are ways to trim costs and put the friendly Caribbean island within reach.

Stretching out on a crescent of powdery sand in Barbados doesn't come cheap, but there are ways to trim costs and put the friendly Caribbean island within reach.

There has been a reduction in the number of Guyanese being deported from Barbados, recent reports indicate, seven weeks after that country enforced an immigration policy which stirred region-wide debate about illegal immigrants.