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In May 1998 Rogers returned to Barbados, where he produced and hosted the country's first morning television show, Wake Up Caribbean, for CBC. [18] He went on to establish the first independent radio station in St Kitts, Winn FM, in 2000, and the following year supervised the setting up of Antigua & Barbuda's first independent radio station.
Barbados (UK: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ɒ s / bar-BAY-doss; US: / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d oʊ s / ⓘ bar-BAY-dohss; locally / b ɑːr ˈ b eɪ d ə s / bar-BAY-dəss) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.
In 2003, it was announced the corporation would be transformed into a publicly-owned station with the aim of issuance of shares on the Barbados Stock Exchange. [3]In August 2006, chairman, Sonwabo Funde of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reportedly held discussions with Barbadian government officials with the aim of forming a partnership or acquiring a stake in the CBC.
Time to Sing - airs on Sunday afternoon at 1.00 pm on CBC channel 8; features singers from different church groups across Barbados [7] Treasures of Barbados - shows Barbados landmarks; airs on CBC Channel 8 on Saturdays at 5.00 pm
NBC pioneered morning television more than 72 years ago when the network debuted its new show, TODAY, in 1952. Since then, the live broadcast program has become a cornerstone of American ...
The Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966. The Act also provided for the granting of a new constitution to take effect upon independence, which was done by the Barbados Independence Order 1966 .
The judiciary of Barbados is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law. Many of the country's legislative practices derive from the unwritten conventions of, and precedents set by, the United Kingdom's Westminster Parliament; however, Barbados has evolved variations.
The insignia of a Warrant Officer Class II of the Barbados Defence Force featuring the St Edward's Crown. Since Barbadian independence, the country's Crown had had both a shared and a separate character, as the sovereign was equally shared with the other Commonwealth realms, while the sovereign's role as monarch of Barbados—represented by a viceroy, the governor-general of Barbados [10 ...