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Government, Politics, Law : 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/),

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BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY  (http://www.blp.org.bb)
Main page of the Barbados Labour Party includes party manifesto, information about party headquarters, publications, voter outreach efforts, newsletter, etc.

BARBADOS SHIPS' REGISTRY  (http://www.barbadosmaritime.com/)
The ships registry provides marine registry and administrative support for seagoing merchant vessels on behalf of the Barbados government. The site offers a maritime history of Barbados, as well as a number of useful links to general information, guidelines, legislation, and registration for all types of ships.

THE DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY (BARBADOS)  (http://www.dlpbarbados.org/)
Official site of one of Barbados's major political parties: The Democratic Labour Party.

ELECTIONS IN BARBADOS  (http://www.electionworld.org/election/barbados.htm)
Electionworld.org provides regularly-updated information about the president, prime minister, parliament, and political parties of Barbados, as part of Elections Around the World. The results of the most recent elections held in the country are available, as well as links to related Web sites on politics in Barbados.

GOBINET  (http://www.bgis.gov.bb)
Created primarily as a mechanism for information on Barbados to be made available to the international community, this home page is an authoritative source of information on Barbados. Contains - biographical information on government ministers - the Constitution - information on geography, culture, education, health, and sports - national emblems - anthem - places of interest. Also features regular news updates, links to other government ministries and related regional and international links. This Web page also provides a forum for response and feedback thus allowing Barbados to benefit from the views and opinions of members of the international community.

INTERNET LEGAL RESOURCE GUIDE: BARBADOS  (http://www.ilrg.com/nations/bb/)
This legal research tool provides ability to search for law and legislation related to Barbados. The site is designed to aid researchers in formulating their searches on law and/or legal topics using Google.

OVERSEAS MISSIONS: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF BARBADOS  (http://www.foreign.gov.bb/missions.htm)
This site provides a listing of all Barbadian consular offices throughout the world, and includes contact information for each office.

PARLIAMENT OF BARBADOS  (http://parliamentbarbados.gov.bb/)
This site contains the history of the Barbadian system of government, including links to the Constitution, the members of the Parliament, and a history of independence, etc.

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