Barbados
The coat of arms depicts two animals which are supporting the shield. On the left is a "dolphin", symbolic of the fishing industry and sea-going past of Barbados. On the right is a pelican, symbolic of a small island named Pelican Island that once existed off the coast of Bridgetown. Above the shield is the helmet of Barbados with an extended arm clutching two sugar-cane stalks. The "cross" formation made by the cane stalks represents the saltire cross upon which Saint Andrew was crucified. On the base of the Coat of Arms reads "Pride and Industry" in reference to the country's motto.
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National heroes
On April 1998, the Order of National Heroes Act was passed by the Parliament of Barbados. According to the government, the act established that April 28 (the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams) would be celebrated as National Heroes' Day. The act also declared that there are ten national heroes of Barbados. All of which would be elevated to the title of the The Right Excellent .[6]
The ten official National Heroes of Barbados are:
- Bussa ( - 1816)
- Sarah Ann Gill (1795 - 1866)
- Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806 - 1871)
- Dr. Charles Duncan O’Neal (1879 - 1936)
- Clement Osbourne Payne (1904 - 1941)
- Sir Grantley Herbert Adams (1898 - 1987)
- Rt. Hon. Errol Walton Barrow (1920 - 1987)
- Sir Hugh Worrell Springer (1913 - 1994)
- Sir Garfield St. Aubyn Sobers (1936 - )
- Sir Frank Leslie Walcott (1916-1999)
- Sir Maurice Catlyn (1953 - )
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International rankings
- - GDP - (PPP) per capita:
- 2004: ranked 59 of 232 countries & territories -- $ 15,700 59th
- Economist, The, Worldwide quality-of-life index:
- 2005 ranked 33 out of 111 countries 33rd
- Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal, Index of Economic Freedom countries:
- 2005 ranked 32 of 155 countries 32nd
- International Telecommunication Union, Digital Access Index (Top 10 in Americas):
- 2002: ranked 45 of 178 countries 45th
- Literacy rate, countries by literacy rate - by UNDP
- 2005: ranked 23rd of 177 countries -- 99.7%
- Reporters without borders:
- 2004: N/A [2]
- Save the Children, State of the World's Mothers:
- 2004: N/A [3]
- Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index:
- 2004: ranked 21 out of 146 countries surveyed 21st
- UN, Human Development Index (HDI):
- 2006: ranked 31st out of 177 countries 31st (3rd in the Americas, after Canada and the United States).
- 2005: ranked 30th out of 177 countries 30th
- 2004: ranked 29th out of 177 countries 29th
- 2003: ranked 27th out of 175 countries 27th
- 2002: ranked 31st out of 173 countries 31st
- 2001: ranked 31st out of 162 countries 31st
- 2000: ranked 30th out of 174 countries 30th
- 1999: ranked 29th out of 174 countries 29th
- 1998: N/A
- World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report/Growth Competitiveness Index:
- 2006-2007: ranked 31st out of 125 countries 31st (Barbados' debut to the list)
- World Economic Forum, The Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007's "Networked Readiness Index":
- 2006-2007: ranked 40th out of 122 countries 40th (Barbados' debut to the list)
- World Bank:
- Total GDP per capita
- 2003 (World Bank): ranked 38 -- $ 15,712
- Total GDP (nominal)
- 2003: ranked 138 -- $ 2,628
- Total GDP per capita
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2000 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2003 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
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See also
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References
- ^ OED
- ^ Caribbean: News in the Caribbean - Caribbean360.com
- ^ Gallery of Sunbury Plantation pics can be found Mount Gay Rum Distilleries here
- ^ National Cultural Foundation
- ^ Government of Barbados National Flag
- ^ Government of Barbados - National HeroesHistory of Barbados, The Parliament of Barbados
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Bibliography
- Burns, Sir Alan 1965. History of the British West Indies. George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London England.
- Davis, David Brion. Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-514073-7
- Hamshere, Cyril 1972. The British In the Caribbean. Harvard University Pres, Massachusetts USA. ISBN 0-674-08235-4
- Northrup, David, ed. The Atlantic Slave Trade, Second Edition. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. ISBN 0-618-11624-9
- O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson 2000. An Empire Divided - The American Revolution and the British Caribbean. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia ISBN 0-8122-1732-2
- Rogozinski, Jan 1999. A Brief History of the Caribbean - From the Arawak and Carib to the Present. Revised version New York, USA. ISBN 0-8160-3811-2
- Scott, Caroline 1999. Insight Guide Barbados. Discovery Channel and Insight Guides; fourth edition, Singapore. ISBN 0-88729-033-7
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- Barbados Government - official website
- Parliament of Barbados official website
- Parliament of Barbados - Some facts about Barbados
- Central Bank of Barbados website
- Barbados Museum & Historical Society
- Barbados Tourism Authority - The Ministry of Tourism
- Barbados Investment and Development Corporation
- Barbados Statistical Service (BSS)
- Barbados Cricket Association - The Barbados Cricket Association
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