Barbados

Coordinates: 13°10′N 59°33′W / 13.167°N 59.550°W / 13.167; -59.550

Barbados (i/bɑːrˈbdɒs/ or /bɑːrˈbds/) is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles, in the Americas. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) in length and up to 23 kilometres (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about 168 kilometres (104 mi) east of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 400 kilometres (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside of the principal Atlantic hurricane belt. Its capital is Bridgetown.

Inhabited by Kalingo people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the Spanish Crown. It first appears on a Spanish map from 1511. The Portuguese visited the island in 1536, but they left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625; its men took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony.

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Tirana Hassan: What Venezuela’s turn away from democracy means for US migration

Pioneer Press 06 Nov 2024
In October last year, the administration of President Nicolás Maduro and a coalition of opposition parties agreed to terms for free and fair elections in what was known as the Barbados Agreement ... offer to soften sanctions to support the Barbados Agreement and restore rule of law in Venezuela was an important effort....
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Opinion: Venezuela’s turn away from democracy impacts U.S. migration

East Bay Times 06 Nov 2024
In October last year, the administration of President Nicolás Maduro and a coalition of opposition parties agreed to terms for free and fair elections in what was known as the Barbados Agreement ... offer to soften sanctions to support the Barbados Agreement and restore rule of law in Venezuela was an important effort....
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Opinion: What Venezuela’s turn away from democracy means for U.S. migration

The Los Angeles Times 31 Oct 2024
In October last year, the administration of President Nicolás Maduro and a coalition of opposition parties agreed to terms for free and fair elections in what was known as the Barbados Agreement ... offer to soften sanctions to support the Barbados Agreement and restore rule of law in Venezuela was an important effort....
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Police hurdle a gas canister at protesters demonstrating against the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote in Caracas Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024.
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What Venezuela's Turn Away from Democracy Means for US Migration

Human Rights Watch 31 Oct 2024
In September, I went to the infamous Darién Gap ... They had reason to be hopeful ... But hours after polls closed, the electoral council declared Maduro the winner and refused to release tally sheets and conduct audits required by law ... offer to soften sanctions to support the Barbados Agreement and restore rule of law in Venezuela was an important effort....

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