Lamberts (Lamberts)
Lamberts is a tiny village in the parish of Saint Lucy, Barbados close to the border with Saint Peter. The location is best known for the experimental wind tower that was supposed to become part of a larger windfarm built in the 1980s.
At the windfarm area the Government and Barbados Light and Power Company has tried to replace the current experimental turbine, and continue installing the full windfarm. However, both parties have met localized opposition based on noise complaints by residents about the current abandoned turbine which has technology over 20 years old.
In June 2009, it was reported in local media that the turbine was in a broken state with large sections of it lying on the ground.
At the windfarm area the Government and Barbados Light and Power Company has tried to replace the current experimental turbine, and continue installing the full windfarm. However, both parties have met localized opposition based on noise complaints by residents about the current abandoned turbine which has technology over 20 years old.
In June 2009, it was reported in local media that the turbine was in a broken state with large sections of it lying on the ground.
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Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and Barbados became an English and later British colony. During this period, the colony operated on a plantation economy, relying on the labour of African slaves who worked on the island's plantations. Slavery continued until it was phased out through most of the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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BBD | Barbados dollar | $ | 2 |
USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
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EN | English language |