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If all of the world's cultural heritage (sports, music,

fashion, architect, literature, painting, etc;) was
contained in a time capsule, what would you
include to demonstrate the legacy of your
country ?

On November 30, 2016, my country

Barbados celebrated its 50th year of
Independence.
This is our story in a capsule.

The National Flag

Coat of Arms

The Pride of Barbados

The National Flower

The National Dish

Coucou and Flying Fish

Let us start at the beginning

The island was first inhabited

by the Tainos,
we have evidence of this in the artefacts
they have left behind

Taino
Artefacts

Our Capital and Its Name

It is said that our capital Bridgetown got its

name from the remnants of a bridge that was
found when the first European settlers came.
It is said that the it was probably built by the
Tainos

Education

A lot of the advancement in our

country is because of the great effort
made to educate its population.

St. Mary's Primary School

St. Mary's Primary School is probably the oldest

primary school in Barbados dating back to 1817,
the school is still located on Mason Hall Street, it
was amalgamated in 1987.

Combermere is one of, if not the oldest secondary

School in Barbados, dating back to 1686
The school has produced many outstanding
citizens over the years.

Primary education is one the areas in

which country stands tall and is still
accessible to all citizens

Parliament Buildings

Government

Barbados has the third oldest

parliament in the British
Commonwealth

Our National Heroes

Our national heroes have all
contributed to help make us the true
democracy we are today.
Government of the people, for the
people and by the people.

Symbols of National Heroism

Public Health System

Our good primary healthcare

system has helped to maintain
our population over the years

Sugar Cane Industry

This industry has been the mainstay of

our island for many years
It is also linked to our adventure into
genetic modification of food and
invention

John
Redman
Bovell

Dr. Colin Hudson

John Redman Bovell is best known for

his experimentation with cane breeding
Dr. Colin Hudson is known for the
invention of the mechanical cane
harvester

Barbados Rum
Another off-shoot of the Sugar Industry we are
the original connoisseurs of fine rum and its
production

Carolina Sweet Potato

Another example of our early
experimentation with the genetic
modification of foods

Black Belly Sheep

The Black Belly sheep is indigenous to Barbados,

however it has been exported to U.S and other places.

Fauna

Barbados Vervet
Monkey

Black
Belly
Sheep

Cricket
stumps

bat

pads
gloves

The Bowlers
Marshall and Garner

Batsmen
Haynes and Greenidge

The 3ws

Tom Adams Financial Centre

Architecture
Jewish
Synagogue

Chattel House

Mutual Building
St. Nicholas Abbey

Culinary Delights
Conkies

Cassava Pone

Coconut Bread

Sea eggs

Fish Cakes

Sugar Cakes

Coral Bernadine

Art

Wayne Branch

Earthworks Pottery
Ras Ishi

Virgil
Broodhagen

Karl Broodhagen

Karl Broodhagen

Omawale Stewart

Literature

Frank Collymore

George Lamming

Timothy Callender

Spouge Music
This musical artform is indigenous
to Barbados and was very popular in
the 1960s and 1970s

Gospel

Barbados Tuk Band

The Barbados Tuk
is indigenous
music to the
island as well
It uses European
instruments but
creates a unique
sound with a
heavy Afro beat

The Barbados Landship is an

Indigenous organization
celebrating
150 years, it known for its
'dance maneuvres which
replicates
those of a ship the tuk
band music is known as the
main engine of the 'landship

Calypso and Soca

Gabby

Lil Rick

Mikey

The Bands

Spice
And
Company

The Troubadours

Jazz
Arturo Tappin

Nicholas Brancker

CiCi

Elan Trotman

Pop

And of course the Grand dame of

Barbadian pop music RiRi
Robyn Rihanna Fenty

Natural Beauty
The breath-taking beauty of our
white sand beaches

The Coral Reefs and of course all

those tiny polypites who work ahrd
to make over countless aeons