General Resources : Barbados

A listing of web sites that provide links to information about Barbados. For additional information about Barbados at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Barbados is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects for Barbados is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/barbados/),

BARBADIAN.COMMUNITY: A HOME FOR BARBADIANS ON THE WEB  (http://barbadian.com/)
Directory of links of interest to Barbadians, including business, community, culture, education, real estate, tourism, etc.

BARBADOS NOW  (http://www.barbadosnow.com/facts.html)
Provides facts, general information, and history about Barbados. Part of a larger site with information on many topics. This site is easy to navigate and addresses topics such as law enforcement, geography and religion.

BARBADOS TOURISM ENCYLOPEDIA  (http://www.barbados.org)
Barbados Tourism Encyclopedia is a vast site with numerous resources on many topics related to the country of Barbados.

CARIBBEAN ONLINE: BARBADOS  (http://www.barbados.com/islands/barbados/default.html)
Offers general information about Barbados, including descriptions of the island at various times throughout the day, major sights, and a brief history of the people and culture.

CIA FACTBOOK: BARBADOS  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bb.html)
Part of CIA's World factbook, this page provides general information and statistics about Barbados, an easternmost Carribbean island. Information summarized into following subdivisions: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Includes a map and flag.

LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER: BARBADOS  (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/barbados/)
As part of the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC), the University of Texas at Austin presents a collection of Web sites about Barbados. The collection includes information about higher education, arts and culture, economic conditions, elections, political parties, the government, health care, mass media, and tourism in the country.

TRAVEL RESOURCES: BARBADOS  (http://www.kasbah.com/vitalstats/government/barbados%5Fbarbados%5F1.htm)
Although this site considers itself a discount travel resource, it actually includes a plethora of information about government, embassies, and other useful political facts of Barbados.