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BARBADOS

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

MINISTRIES Ministry of Industry, International Business, SEA
Attorney-General and Ministry of Home Commerce and Small Business Development Sea Ports: One major port (Bridgetown), two
Affairs Reef Road, Fontabelle minor ports. The Port of Bridgetown provides
Ground Floor, Jones Bldg. St Michael, Barbados guaranteed berths for five cruise ships, up to
Webster’s Industrial Park Tel: (246) 426-4452 9.6-meter draught. There is an improved and
St Michael, Barbados Fax: (246) 431-0056 renovated Cruise Line Passenger Terminal
Tel: (246) 621-0248 with Customs, Health, Immigration, Tourism
Fax: (246) 437-3794 Ministry of Labour, Social Security and and Security Offices, as well as one of the
Human Resource Development
Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Warrens Office Complex most advanced communications systems in the
Water Resource Management Warrens, St Michael Caribbean. The Port of Bridgetown is one of
Graeme Hall, Barbados the few ports in the Eastern Caribbean through
Christ Church, Barbados Tel: (246) 425-0266 which air/sea charters operate with convenient
Tel: (246) 428-4061 Fax: (246) 310-1400 airlift to the United States and Europe.
Fax: (246) 428-8444 AIR
Email: info@agriculture.gov.bb Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Airport: The principal airport is Grantley
Empowerment and Community
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth Development Adams International Airport, about 30 minutes
Sky Mall 4th Floor from Bridgetown. The main passenger terminal
St Michael, Barbados Warrens Office Complex has ground space of 260,000 square feet and
Tel: (246) 621-2700 St Michael, Barbados handles more than 1.4 million passengers a year.
Fax: (246) 228-0180 Tel: (246) 310-1604 International, regional and local airlines provide
Ministry of Education, Science, Technology Fax: (246) 310-2908 passenger and freight service between Barbados
and other countries.
and Innovation Ministry of Tourism and International
Elsie Payne Complex, Transport
Constitution Road TELECOMMUNICATION
St Michael, Barbados Sherbourne Conference Centre, Barbados is equipped with a modern
Tel: (246) 430-2705 Two Mile Hill, telecommunications infrastructure with the latest
in digital technology and fiber optics systems
Fax: (246) 436-2411 St. Michael, Barbados
Tel: (246) 430-7504 including international direct dialing, facsimile
Ministry of Environment and Drainage Fax: (246) 436-4828 transfer and satellite telecommunications
S.P. Musson Building which allows for the efficient transmission of
Hinks Street Ministry of Transport and Works electronic data. Internet and e-mail services as
St Michael, Barbados The Pine, well as express mail and courier delivery are
Tel: (246) 467-5700 St. Michael, Barbados also available. The Government of Barbados,
through the Telecommunications Unit and with
Fax: (246) 437-8859 Tel: (246) 429-2863 agreement of Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Ltd,
Email: envirobdos@gov.bb Fax: (246) 437-8133 took over the Administration of the country
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). bb.
Government Headquarters EDUCATION Cable & Wireless Bartel
In the UN Human Development Index 2015,
Bay Street, St Michael Barbados ranks 7th in the Americas and 57th in P.O. Box 272,
Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel: (246) 426-3179 the world in respect of educational attainment, Tel: (246) 292-8602
Fax: (246) 436-9280 as measured by adult literacy and enrolment at Fax: (246) 292-0369
the primary, secondary and tertiary level.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign
Trade Education is based on the British model and is CONTACTS
1 Culloden Rd., compulsory for children from age 5 to 16 years Central Bank of Barbados
St. Michael, Barbados old. The government provides free primary and P.O. Box 1016, Tom Adams
Tel: (246) 429-7108 secondary education, and subsidises university Financial Centre,
Fax: (246) 429-6652 education for nationals. There are also private Spry Street,
E-mail: Barbados@foreign.gov.bb schools, which provide education on a fee- Bridgetown, Barbados
Ministry of Health paying basis. This strong emphasis on education Tel: (246) 436-6870
Frank Walcott Bldg. has resulted in a literacy rate estimated at about Fax: (246) 437-3334
St. Michael, Barbados 98% - one of the highest in the world. E-mail: cbb.libr@caribsurf.com
Tel: (246) 467-9403 Barbados Chamber of Commerce &
Fax: (246) 426-5570 INFRASTRUCTURE Industry
TRANSPORTATION
Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural 1st Floor Nemwil House,
Development LAND Collymore Rock,
N H C Complex, Country Road, Railroads: None. St. Michael, Barbados
St. Michael, Barbados Highways: 1,641 km. (1,019.3 mi.) total: 1,475 Tel: (246) 426-2056/0747
Tel: (246) 467-7801 km. (916 mi.) paved, and the rest gravel and Fax: (246) 429-2907
Fax: (246) 435-0174 earth. E-mail: bdscham@caribsurf.com

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