“If you haven't been to Barbados, you haven't been to heaven.” HappinessHeavenQuote Of The DayHolidaysBarbadosVacationsIsland LifeOcean LifeAnthony T Hnicks Author:Anthony T. Hincks
“I grew up in a small, cozy chattel house in Barbados. A place where I shared my dreams with my sisters and my mother. We weren't rich, But we had love and most importantly, We had each other.” LoveDreamsBarbadosEach OtherCozy Chattel House Author:Charmaine J. Forde
“While in America beautiful is skinny, in Barbados it's thick - girls with huge butts and nice curves.” AmericaBeautifulGirlNiceHugeThickCurvesSkinnyBarbados Author:Rihanna
“I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.” LongMotherParentGrewDadGrew UpDistanceMy DadDriversLong DistanceBirminghamBarbadosCateringLorry Author:David Harewood
“Anything that feels familiar and comfortable [is home]. It's wherever I feel safe and safest. Most of the time, that's just Barbados. It's warm, it's beautiful, it's the beach, it's my family, it's the food, it's the music. Everything feels familiar, feels right and feels safe. So, Barbados is home for me.” FeelsHomeBeautifulSafeComfortableMy FamilyWarmFamiliarBeachFeels RightBarbados Author:Rihanna
“I would have never dreamed that my career would be this successful. I grew up in an average home in Barbados, and we didn't live in the best neighborhood. But I was never aware that we were poor; my mom never made us feel that way. She loved me unconditionally. She made us feel anything was possible and instilled in me such confidence.” WayFeelsMadeHomeWould BePoorCareersSuccessfulGrewMomGrew UpAverageMy MomNeighborhoodBarbados Author:Rihanna
“My mother's mother is Jewish and African, so I guess that would be considered Creole. My mother's father was Cherokee Indian and something else. My dad's mother's Puerto Rican and black, and his father was from Barbados.” Would BeMotherFatherBlackDadMy DadIndianBarbadosCherokeeCreoleCherokee Indian Author:Meagan Good
“My family was very engaged in the world around us. My father was an African Methodist Episcopal minister and an immigrant from Panama. He was deeply involved in civil rights causes, which scared my mother - she was also an immigrant, from Barbados, who had her hands full with six kids, and she worried that my father would get deported. But because of his passion for politics and civil rights, we paid close attention to current events. We would watch political conventions together - for fun!” WorldHandsKidsTogetherPoliticalMotherPassionFatherFunCausesAttentionWatchesRightsEventsInvolvedSixMy FamilyPaidScaredCurrentsCivil RightsWorriedMinistersEngagedImmigrantsConventionsMethodistsCurrent EventsBarbadosPanama Author:Gwen Ifill
“Dancing was always part of my culture growing up in Barbados. When I shot my 1st video I worked really hard with my choreographer to perfect the routines.” HardCulturePerfectGrowing UpGrowingShotsDancingVideoChoreographersBarbados Author:Rihanna
“I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well.” PeopleWellsLittlesPlayHoursDealsNiceTeachingPaidLocalsCraftyNice DayDartsBarbados Author:Eric Bristow
“Banks' beer. There's nothing like it! To Brazil. And to Barbados justice.” JusticeBeerBrazilBarbados Author:Ronald Biggs