We gine Cuba fuh Independence! 🇧🇧✈️🇨🇺 We’re just one week away from takeoff! Our Librarian, Ms. Harriet Pierce, shared what she’s most looking forward to on this cultural adventure. For seven days, we’ll be immersing ourselves in the history and heritage of this remarkable Caribbean island. This exciting journey is a collaboration between the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, the Barbados Embassy in Havana, and Going Places Travel. Stay tuned right here on our page as we take you along o

🇧🇧🎉 Barbados Independence Day – History and Heritage Barbados marks its Independence Day every 30th November, a date chosen to align with St. Andrews Day and reflect national symbolism. The island became independent in 1966 following elections that placed the Democratic Labour Party in government. Its Coat of Arms, presented earlier that year, features Pride of Barbados flowers, a bearded fig tree and supporters linked to fishing and the former Pelican Island. The crossed sugar cane pieces he

As we count down to #IndependenceDay we're celebrating all things Bajan! Our BT team hit the streets to quiz Bajans on folksongs, folklore, food and a bit of history. How did they do? Let us know in the comments below! Video brought to you by The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus Video credits: Kemar Holder @stunnabes #BarbadosToday #NewsYouCanTrust #Independence #BarbadosIndependence | Barbados Today

Actor David Harewood was prepared for some brutal truths about slavery on the former British colony of Barbados. But nothing could prepare him for the horrific details of the “Barbados Slave Code.” The brutal laws would form the basis for the treatment of enslaved peoples in America. A new episode of One Thousand Days of Slavery airs this Sunday at 8 PM. #1000YearsofSlavery | Smithsonian Channel