Live Barbados

For the past 25 years, Barbados has been the international destination of choice for the most sophisticated travellers and the astute real estate investor. With an excellent infrastructure and a regulatory system that provides a suitable environment for business and investment, this small island nation ticks all the right boxes for a vacation home.

Apart from the numerous lifestyle attractions on the island, The UN Human Development Index ranks Barbados #41 in the world, the highest of all Caribbean countries, and the smallest tourism destination in the rankings. The World Travel and Tourism Council’s 2011 Competitiveness Study ranked Barbados #28 internationally, the highest ranking in the English speaking Caribbean and 35 places above Jamaica, the next highest ranked Caribbean island. The island has also developed into a major international center for international business and financial services as a result of low tax rates, double taxation agreements, and exchange of information treaties.

What Is the Geography in Barbados?

Unlike many of the other Caribbean islands, Barbados’ topography is mainly flat, making it relatively easy to access much of the island. Another factor that offers a sense of ease to mobility around the island is Barbados’ highly developed and extensive road network.

How to Get to Barbados?

Described as one of the more modern and well developed airports in the Caribbean, the recently modernized Grantley Adams International Airport boasts of direct flights to other major international ports of entry including London, New York, Miami, and Toronto.

Polo

Reintroduced to Barbados in the early 1900s, the origins of this internationally renowned sport still remain a topic of debate amongst China, India, and Iran. The first games ever played in Barbados are claimed to have occurred in 1884, while historical authors provide dates as early as the 5th century and the 1st century for the origin of the sport. A number of new polo fields have been developed across the island, several of which are located within close proximity to the luxury real estate developments or with the polo field as an added amenity to the master-planned community. At present there are four polo fields in Barbados located at: Waterhall/Apes Hill, St. James; Barbados Polo Club, Holders, St. James; Clifton Polo Field, St. Thomas;  Lion Castle, St. Thomas

How Many People Live in Barbados?

Population: 288,000

What Languages Are Spoken in Barbados?

Language: English

What is the Currency in Barbados?

Currency: USD, British Pound and Euro accepted