2024 in Barbados
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Events in the year 2024 in Barbados.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 23 February – The Financial Action Task Force removes Barbados from its "gray list" of countries not fully complying with measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.[1]
April
[edit]- 23 April – Prime Minister Mia Mottley announces Barbados' pausing of the planned acquisition of land at the Drax Hall Estate, amid calls for UK MP Richard Drax to transfer it as a reparations gesture.[2]
June
[edit]- 29 June – The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final is held at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, where India defeats South Africa by seven runs to win the tournament.[3]
July
[edit]- 26 July-11 August – Barbados at the 2024 Summer Olympics
August
[edit]- The Employment Rights Tribunal dismisses a gender discrimination complaint from a transgender woman, ruling that transgender people are not legally recognized and recommending legislative action.[4]
September
[edit]- 25 September – The third Bridgetown Initiative calls for a new World Bank emergency liquidity facility for climate-vulnerable countries and reforms of international financial institutions.[5]
December
[edit]- 2 December – Barbados completes the world’s first debt-for-climate resilience swap, freeing $165 million for water, agriculture, and environmental projects.[6]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[7]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 21 January – Errol Barrow Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 April – Easter Monday
- 28 April – National Heroes' Day
- 1 May – May Day
- 20 May – Whit Monday
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 5 August – Kadooment Day
- 30 November – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Demony, Catarina; Demony, Catarina (24 April 2024). "Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP". Reuters. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "India beat S Africa by 7 runs to win T20 World Cup". Reuters. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Barbados: Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Shalal, Andrea (26 September 2024). "Barbados PM Mottley calls for new World Bank emergency liquidity facility". Reuters. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Furness, Virginia; Furness, Virginia (2 December 2024). "Barbados completes world first debt swap for climate resilience". Reuters. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Barbados Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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