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	Senate of Barbados - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Senate is a component of the Parliament of Barbados, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor-General and the House of Assembly.
		The Senate is the upper house of Parliament whereas the House of Assembly is the lower house.
		Both the Senate and the House of Assembly constitutionally share most of the same powers, however, much as in other Westminster System Parliaments, the lower house is more dominant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Senate_of_Barbados (447 words)

	Politics of Barbados - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is represented in Barbados by a local governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.
		In Barbados the Queen is styled "By the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth." The present government led by Owen Arthur is proposing that Barbados make the final democratic step and make the nation a republic.
		The bicameral Parliament of Barbados consists of the House of Assembly and the Senate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Barbados (1000 words)

	Barbados History & Barbados Culture \| iExplore.com
		Little is known of the early history of Barbados – it was probably occupied by Arawak Indians from South America up until the arrival of the Spanish, in the region in the early-16th century.
		Barbados was declared a British colony in 1663.
		The legislature comprises the Governor General, a 21-member Senate and the 28-strong House of Assembly, members of which are elected by universal adult suffrage for terms of up to five years.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Barbados/History (596 words)

	:: The Barbados Parliament ::
		The Presiding Officer of the House of Assembly is the Speaker.
		The House of Assembly usually meets on a Tuesday, but if there is urgent business a meeting can be called on any other day.
		The main entrance to the House of Assembly has a Bust of Sir William Conrad Reeves the first fl person to be knighted.
	www.barbadosparliament.com /the_house_of_assembly.php (261 words)

	BARBADOS QUIZ
		The history of air transport in Barbados began in 1939 with the landing at Seawell of a Royal Netherlands Airlines plane.
		It resembles the peas-and-rice of Barbados or the cook-up of Guyana.
		The reference of the Portuguese to the island as Los Barbados (the bearded ones) is believed to describe the bearded fig trees on the island.
	www.silvertorch.com /quizo/bar_quiz.htm (1896 words)

	BARBADOS
		Barbados, first sighted by the Portuguese, was settled by the English in 1627 and remained under British Control until independence in 1966.
		The Barbados House of Assembly is the third oldest legislature in the Americas, dating from 1639.
		Tourism is the main industry of this broad-based economy, accounting for an estimated 15.4 per cent of GDP and 50.6 per cent of foreign-exchange earnings in 1996.
	www.caribbeancourtofjustice.org /cntryinfo/infobdos.htm (197 words)

	Advocate
		THE Barbados Government yesterday opened a window of opportunity for the private sector to partner the state in the future development of the country.
		In his opening presentation debate on the 2004-2005 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, Prime Minister Owen Arthur told the House of Assembly that Barbados is fastly approaching that juncture in its development where there must be increased reliance on new schemes to formulate new developments.
		Barbados, Arthur said, has also become a high quality society because of the vast range of entitlements to services its citizens presently enjoy.
	www.barbadosadvocate.com /NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=16914 (657 words)

	1639 - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The Casiquiare canal, a river forming a natural canal between the Amazon River and Orinoco River basins, is first encountered by Europeans.
		The Barbados House of Assembly meets for the first time.
		The first printing press in North America is started in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/1639 (134 words)

	Barbados: Cable & Wireless Monopoly Will End In 2002, Lisa Ugur, Tax-news.com, London
		Speaking to the House of Assembly, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur said that the prevailing telecommunications monopoly structure was 'incapable of adequately satisfying the demand for increased delivery of telecommunications services.' The government has thus agreed in principle on a new telecommunications reform policy, a green paper on which will shortly be presented to Parliament.
		Under the new telecommunications policy, the monopoly agreement with CandW will come to an end in 2002 instead of 2011, with full liberalisation to be phased in from December 1 this year.
		Trevor Clarke, CEO of CandW Bartel and CandW's regional director for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, said that there would be no claim for financial recompense.
	www.offshore-e-com.com /asp/story/story.asp?storyname=1301 (433 words)

	BARBADOS
		Barbados is the eastern most island of the Caribbean, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela (13 10 N, 59 32 W).
		The House of Assembly was established in 1639.
		’s House of Assembly, which began meeting in 1639, is the third-oldest legislative body in the
	www.uvm.edu /~leichorn/hst164/ellie.htm (3732 words)

	Barbados Elections
		Some had already had considerable experience in Politics, because four of them were then members of the House of Assembly, and two of them had sat in that Chamber some years before.
		Errol Barrow was elected Chairman and in this capacity led the Party into the momentous General Election of 1961.
		On December 5th 1961 the Democratic Labour Party won 14 of the 24 seats in the Barbados House of Assembly.
	www.caribbeanedu.com /elections/bb03_dlp.asp (207 words)

	Tasmanian ... Assembly - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		ancient Roman Assembly, freedom of assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations, Irish Assembly, legislatures, quotations
		Assembly Language, in computer science, a type of low-level computer programming language in which each statement corresponds directly to a single...
		Assembly Line, factory arrangement whereby the work in process passes progressively from one operation to the next until the product is assembled.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Tasmanian+...+Assembly (105 words)

	WheretodoResearch.com - Recent National Parliamentary Elections
		House of Assembly -- March 2002 elections -- (40 seats)
		House of Assembly -- January 1999 elections -- (28 seats)
		Zupanski Dom ("House of Counties" or "Chamber of Districts") -- April 1997 elections -- (68 seats)
	www.wheretodoresearch.com /International/Elections.htm (971 words)

	Advocate
		Other principal shareholders in LIAT are the governments of Barbados and St Vincent and The Grenadines and BWIA.
		Lovell stressed that LIAT played a critical role within the Antigua and Barbuda economy and there was a need for the airlines owners to provide financing for the airline during its transition to a more low-cost operation.
		Lovell pointed to the fact that Barbados had invested US$10m, and that discussions were planned with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for financing of various elements of the airlines medium-term to long-term development plans.
	www.barbadosadvocate.com /NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=25634 (476 words)

	The Nation Newspaper \| DRUGS SOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		From the floor of the Barbados House of Assembly, Arthur called for co-operation from the Prime Minister of St Vincent, Ralph Gonsalves, in dealing with a growing illegal drugs network.
		Arthur said 80 per cent of marijuana imported into Barbados was coming from St Vincent and statistics had revealed that over the last two years 18 275 pounds of ganja, with a street value of $48 million, seized during drug operations, were linked directly to St Vincent.
		The threat is vast and there are some coastal districts that are under siege and the fear in the communities is high; places such as Duppies in St Lucy and Six Men's in St Peter.
	www.nationnews.com /284900860454034.php (564 words)

	Senate Approves Updated US/Barbados Tax Treaty
		The amended tax treaty between the United States and Barbados was unanimously approved by the US Senate last month, according to a Barbados Advocate report.
		The treaty is awaiting ratification by the House of Assembly in Barbados before it can become law.
		However, Zelisko conceded that despite these reservations, “on balance we agree that ratification of the Barbados Protocol is in the best interest of the country and the business community”.
	www.companiesinc.com /business-newsletter-17962.html (218 words)

	Afiwi.Com - Your Caribbean Online
		As of 16th April, the Caribbean Court of Justice will be the final court of appeal for Barbados.
		Guyana and now Barbados are the 2 Caribbean countries to sever legal ties with the Privy Council.
		The Barbados Attorney General Mia Mottley said: "It brings us closer to a point where we shall forever enter a phase where we will be responsible for our own destiny as it is related to the handling of the judicial arm of government".
	www.afiwi.com /news2.asp?id=3321 (220 words)

	Thompson & Patterson
		An Attorney at Law and Member of the House of Assembly of Barbados, David is currently the leader of the Opposition.
		He served in the previous administration of the Barbados Government as Minister of Finance.
		In that capacity he piloted significant legislative and administrative changes to bring Barbados in line with other leading offshore jurisdictions.
	www.the-office.com /lawofc/thompat.htm (286 words)

	CARICOM - Member Country Profile - BARBADOS
		First sighted by the Portuguese, but settled by the English in 1627 and remained a British colony until independence in 1966.
		Barbados is self-sufficient in eggs and almost self-sufficient in chicken.
		Locally produced pork, beef and lamb supply a significant proportion of the domestic market.
	www.caricom.org /jsp/community/barbados.jsp?menu=community (310 words)

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	Barbados Free Press » 2006 » May » 17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Barbados Free Press » 2006 » May » 17
		THE Insider’s Guide Blog to Barbados Life, Politics, Travel, Offshore Investments, Crime and Corruption.
		John on Barbados Prime Minister Promises To Cut Back On Spending After Cricket World Cup!
	barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com /2006/05/17/... (79 words)

	Parliaments Around the World - National Network of Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The list is divided in a list of - 190 independent states, 1 supranational entity, 4 internationally not-recognized entities and 35 dependencies.
		: Parliament of Barbados (House of Assembly and Senate)
		: Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (House of Representatives and Senate)
	www.indiaeducation.info /infomine/parliaments.asp (534 words)

	GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Barbados
		PARLIAMENT: Parliament, consisting of the Senate and the House of Assembly
		NATLEX: Barbados (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
		Country Study: Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean (Library of Congress) includes Barbados; November 1987
	www.loc.gov /law/guide/barbados.html (195 words)

	BARBADOS: Archive of parliamentary elections results (House of Assembly) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		BARBADOS: Archive of parliamentary elections results (House of Assembly)
		Results of parliamentary elections held in the following years can be accessed from this page:
		Alternatively, you can access the full text of the PARLINE data about this parliament (downloading will take longer).
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2025_arc.htm (73 words)

	BARBADOS
		CARICOM to Mark Legacy of Simon Bolivar on September 6
		Barbados’ Trade Minister to Play Key Role in WTO Ministerial Summit
		Address by the Right Hon Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados on the Occasion of the Signing of Declaration, Launching the CARICOM Single Market
	jis.gov.jm /special_sections/CARICOMNew/barbados.html (1269 words)

	Boyce's Tours, Barbados
		Enter the recently restored Bridgetown Synagogue, the second oldest in the New World.
		Admire the beautiful Victorian stained glass and the ornate Speaker’s Chair in the Barbados House of Assembly.
		Visit the Cenotaph and the Shell Fountain in the attractively landscaped National Heroes Square.
	toursbarbados.com /tour_details.cfm?ID=1 (157 words)

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