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Barbados

Barbados is an island country and microstate in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It lies on the boundary of the South American and the Caribbean Plates.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 311 entities connected with Barbados. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Barbados. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Barbados

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Barbados.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 115 entities identified as PEPs connected with Barbados.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
Governor-General of Barbados-21
President1--
President of Barbados1--
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Barbados13-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados--1
Leader of Government Business in The House of Assembly of Barbados--1
Leader of Government Business in The Senate of Barbados--1
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment-1-
Minister in the Ministry of Finance--1
Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade--1
Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development-1-
Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance-1-
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office--1
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security--1
Minister of Agriculture, Food, & Nutrition Security1--
Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports-1-
Minister of Education & Technological & Vocational Training1--
Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training-11
Minister of Energy & Business Development1--
Minister of Energy of Barbados-11
Minister of Environment and National Beautification--1
Minister of Environment, National Beautification, & the Green and Blue Economy1--
Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs1--
Minister of Finance of Barbados--1
Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade-21
Minister of Health & Wellness1--
Minister of Health and Wellness-21
Minister of Home Affairs & Information1--
Minister of Home Affairs and Information--1
Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance--1
Minister of Housing, Lands, & Maintenance1--
Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science, & Technology1--
Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs-1-
Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology-11
Minister of International Business and Industry-1-
Minister of Labor, Social Security, & the Third Sector1--
Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations--1
Minister of Legal Affairs1--
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy-1-
Minister of National Security of Barbados--1
Minister of People Empowerment & Elder Affairs1--
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs-11
Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce-1-
Minister of State for Crime Prevention--1
Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Wellness--1
Minister of Tourism & International Transport1--
Minister of Tourism and International Transport-11
Minister of Transport, Works and Maintenance-1-
Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources-11
Minister of Transport, Works, & Water Resources1--
Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment--1
Minister of Youth, Sports, & Community Empowerment1--
Ministry of Labour--1
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training-1-
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs-2-
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport--1
Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office1--
Senior Minister of Barbados--5
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Assembly--30
Member of the House of Assembly of Barbados-111
Speaker of the Barbados Assembly--1
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General1--
Attorney-General of Barbados--1
Chief Justice of Barbados--2
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados-21
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of the European Union to Barbados--1
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados-13
embajador de España en Barbados-3-
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Barbados-5-
United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean-12

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Leader of the Opposition (Barbados)-11
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Barbados1--
monarch of Barbados-1-
President of the Senate of Barbados--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...