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The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority system for a term of five years. The House of Assembly sits roughly 40–45 days a year and is presided over by a Speaker.
Sports in Barbados are many and varied. The large Barbadian diaspora around the globe and wide-scale availability of International television covered on the local cable service and DirectTV has meant that Barbadians have always been up to date on international trends. Barbadians now follow a wide cross-section of sport from around the world. In recent years, the Barbadian government has implemented a policy of sport-based tourism. Including the hosting of the 2007 Cricket World Cup and various other events locally. Beyond this, the Barbadian calendar has many sporting events throughout the year.
The 2015 Barbados Premier Division was the 69th season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. Barbados Defense Force won their final six matches to hold off Rendezvous FC for their third consecutive league title and fifth overall. With BDF having already completed their schedule, Rendezvous FC needed to make up 11 goals in goal differential with a win on the final day of the season to pull even with BDF, but managed only a 2-1 victory over Weymouth Wales. The season began on February 8 and concluded on July 23.
The 2016 Barbados Premier Division is the 70th season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. UWI Blackbirds won their first league title, holding off defending champions BDF by a single point. Pinelands United were winless and are joined by Empire Club in being relegated to Barbados First Division for the 2017 season.
A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of St George North on November 11, 2020 following the resignation of incumbent BLP Member of Parliament Gline Clarke, who has represented the constituency for the past 26 years, to accept the post of Barbados High Commissioner to Canada. It was the first election to take place since Prime Minister Mia Mottley's governing Barbados Labour Party won all seats in the House of Assembly in the 2018 Barbadian general election.
General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second consecutive election.
Michael A. Carrington is a Barbadian politician. He is a former Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados from 2008 to 2018.
Kerrie Symmonds is a Barbadian lawyer, politician and the cabinet minister in the government of Mia Mottley. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and was previously Minister of Energy and Business Development.
Wilfred Arthur Abrahams is a Barbadian politician, lawyer and current government minister in Barbados. He is the current Minister of Home Affairs and Information in Barbados.
Lisa Rene Cummins is a Barbadian politician. She is a senator in the Senate of Barbados. She currently serves as the Minister of Energy and Business including International Business in the Mia Mottley administration.
Kay Sharon McConney is a Barbadian politician in the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). She is a senator in the Senate of Barbados. She currently serves as the Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training in the Mia Mottley administration.
Davidson Ishmael is a Barbadian politician. He is a member of parliament in the House of Assembly of Barbados. He was first elected member of parliament in January 2018. He also serves as the Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology in the cabinet of Mia Mottley.
Ryan Ricardo Straughan is a Barbadian politician and economist. He is a member of parliament in the House of Assembly of Barbados. He was first elected member of parliament in January 2018. He is the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs.
Maxwell Hill is a town located in the province of Christ Church, Barbados. Maxwell Hill is also a shipping point where crops and sugar in nearby plantations are exported to other parts of the country.
Worthing is a town located in the province of Christ Church, Barbados.
John Andrew King is a Barbadian politician and entertainer. He currently serves as a senator in the Senate of Barbados since January 2022. He has also served as a Member of Parliament for St Philip West.
Crystal Kathy Melissa Haynes is a Barbadian politician who has been a member of the Senate of Barbados since January 2018 and January 2022 respectively. She is a member of the First senate of Barbados constituted after Barbados became a republic by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. She is a member of the Barbados Labour Party.
Wotton is a town located in the province of Christ Church, Barbados. It is located about 10 km east of Bridgetown.
Events in the year 2023 in Barbados.
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