I Love Bridgetown Barbados!!

[sgq76]

wow...nice ,clean city.

[360e32]

Beatiful video. It reminds me of my trip in 2008. Im from Jamaica and just love Bim...been there 2x and is married to a Bajan.

[InsertJoinTT]

i love barbadoss

[ahuitzolmxcaau]

I was there many times and i love this island people are awesome ,..well it is expensive but it is worth it

[laton2010]

Barbados is beautiful. Is this place runned by black people or white people??

[TdotSoul]

@laton2010 it's run by people

[antonyreid2005]

Great video, many thanks, cant wait to visit in January :)

[TdotSoul]

@antonyreid2005 first time?

[rfjuman]

nic and clean bridgetown .,esp at Mall 34.

one thing the traffic looks heavy.nice country and people .

[boynton20]

Please for heavens sake if u guys are gonna comapred islands please compare small islands amongst themselves, leave large islands out of it, the small ones are insignificant n not on the same level if u wanna compare barbados to another island plz do so to montserrat or st kitts n nevis, u know the other tiny speck but please leave the important large islands out of it, its the smart thing to do cuz its frigging stupid to compared Barbados to Jamaica really think about it., its too fucking tiny.

[skullgangent100]

@boynton20 listen ya stinking cunthole rashole smelly balls go back too jamaica and fuck ya self and tell them stop coming too barbados then if your stinking corrupt goverment would do things for you you wouldnt be here talking shit we small but nobody wants to do business with people like you thats why air jamaica had to get register as a barbadian carrier to be allowed too fly too the us do your research asswipe ca ya cunt

[TdotSoul]

@skullgangent100 no need to respond to boynton's ignorance. He obviously has a lot of hatred and anger in his heart.

[boynton20]

lol Barbados is the size of Jamaicas capital city kingston, who the hell cares about a small extremely tiny piece of land, u cant compared such a tiny island to Jamaica, thats just being ridiculous, Jamaicas north coast resort areas are tons of times larger than barbados itself, be thankful u guys have adequate land to even build on. lol

[rickysams]

@thejoshy2881 simple its more expensive to come barbados than jamaica,is barbados better?or is jamaica more well known? every other caribbean island is basically the same,hills rivers ,streams,moutains,etc.but barbados has none of them, its like paradise, u have to c it to understand, ask my girlfriend from ja she cried when she had to go home 3 weeks ago..

[Tramanda27]

well who cares about comparing im a PROUD Barbadian and im in love with Jamaica when i go there i feel at home and my friends here tease me saying i think im a jamaican what i can say is dont knock it if you never visited either place they are both great countries in their own right and thank god they are different otherwise life would be simply boring... cheers

[Larryboy12345]

looks a nice country. I'd expect the waterfront and beaches to be nice but the city streets look clean and safe, you can't say thatb about alot of English towns and cities nevermind "developing" countries

[ryandjman123]

Jamaica is develop yea but 90% live in provertyyyyyyyyyy,sad. That comes with an devalue dollar,crime is higher with blacks killing blacks,their music have impact the world only when they accepted Bob's music after he was accepted by the world,afterall a prophet is not accepted in his own country.You think i go pay $3000 for a whole chicken ya Crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[ryandjman123]

Jamaica is develop yea but 90% live in provertyyyyyyyyyy,sad. That comes with an devalue dollar,crime is higher with blacks killing blacks,their music have impacyed the world only when they accepted Bob's music after he was accepted by the world,afterall a prophet is not accepted in his own country.You think i go pay $3000 for a whole chicken ya Crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[TheJoshy2881]

@ryandjman123 ...im nt gnna lie ..borbados has a better economy ..but in terms of the physical look of jamaica compare to borbados ..#jamaica wins hands down ...btw im american !

[TheJoshy2881]

@ryandjman123 the ironic thing is jamaica might be poorer than borbados ..but it still looks better physically...thats what amazes me .....

[mrsbumpstead]

@TheJoshy2881 I'm jamaican, but I dont think Ja looks any better than Barbados. They're both beautiful and quite developed countries What I like about Barbados is it has remained true to`its caribbean roots. Ja has moved away from that a little bit. Ja is completely surounded by the caribbean sea so it should be the one to look more caribbean. unfortnately it is not

[TheJoshy2881]

@mrsbumpstead ..then why does jamaica get more tourists than borbados ?

[mrsbumpstead]

@TheJoshy2881 because Ja iis more diverse. It's not just beaches and warm weather.There are mountains and lots of rivers and mineral baths. There is something for everyone in Ja. Each coast has something different to offer

[mrsbumpstead]

@ryandjman123 where did you get your statistic from? It would be impossible for Ja to be that developed with a 90% poverty rate. Ja would like Zimbabwe. or Somalia , etc Don't say things you dont understand, it just makes you look dumb

[boynton20]

@mrsbumpstead are u stupid Barbados has no culture nothing in the english speaking caribbean JA is number one in all it as to offer, music, sports, culture everything, u dear compared a tiny piece of land to jamaica r u stupid and ofcourse it wouldnt take much to develop a small piece of land that 1/8 the size of jamaica stupid ass, I think Venezuela should just gobble all those tiny pieces of land up and acquire them, ur really stupid to compared Barbados to Jamaica thats just dumb.

[DigitalIslandboy]

@boynton20 If Barbados is sooo insignificant why do allyuh Jamaicans come from your videos to the Barbados ones to comment... Jealousy cutting wunna rass eh?

[360e32]

@DigitalIslandboy No jealously from me. I'm married to a Bajan family and ben to the island  a few times and just love it. I don't island bash, they are all beautiful. I have been to the Dominican Republic andjust thing we are all island people from different areas of the island. All unique in there own ways...some are bigger than others but nice in there own rights.

[mrsbumpstead]

@ryandjman123 It's not $3000 US dollars as you noticed the dollar is devalued. It may be like $3 I dont know exactly, but again speak of only the things you know and dont assume, because to assume make an ass out of u and me

[redvelvetcakeYUM]

the kfc in the carribean is sooooo much better then the dry up chicken in NewYork lol. im hype i get to go back to the west indies

[manuelramos181]

alls Naggers are clean over there!

[Andre38908]

aint no where like jamaica baby

that seen looks like the cars are gonna crash in each other and those old architectural buldings ewwwww. the old cars and it seems they are going toin a direction that says one way. that pedestrian is going to be hit oh my so under developed babados.

[vybz099]

@Andre38908 I have seen Jamaica and I will tell you that Barbados is ten times better than that country. Both are beautiful in their own way but Barbados has a better standard of living, infrastructure, education, health system and everything else.

[TheJoshy2881]

@vybz099 ....u are sooo wrong im American and ive been to both borbados and jamaica...jamaica looks more developed to me ..#just saying

[vybz099]

@TheJoshy2881 I respect your views but I also live in the united states and the Caribbean but i still think Barbados is better. I guess its really true when they say to each their own.

[Andre38908]

aint no where like jamaica baby

[WhoCares3001]

@Andre38908 Grow up!

[love4lust7301]

those people crossing the street like the wanna get lick down

[zidane0196]

nice vid, I want to go to barbados just to check it because I have heard good things. I didnt know Barbados had an immigration problem until about a few weeks ago. It is understandable though since Barbados does have the highest standard of living in the region after The Bahamas and Trinidad. At least Barbados doesnt have it as bad as the Bahamas though, they have lots of money and the US mainland is only 40 miles away, so you can imagine illegal immigrants are a big problem in the Bahamas.

[beautifulgooal]

some african countries are on this level or even better in terms of development for example, Sychelles, Mauritius, the island of reunion, cape verde, windhoek namibia, botswana and their grand daddy the republic of South Africa. barbados is a rare gem though for black people.

[emperor536]

@beautifulgooal yeah i know what you mean, but i think the issue is that Barbados has invested in and developed the aspect of their national Human Development Index, which complements industrial development-a smart move, that is the key to development. Hence Barbados gives affordable and free quality university education. Barbados is one of the most politically stable countries in the world. The other countries do the opposite, they try to develop their industries instead of their people.

[emperor536]

Also, Barbados isn't without it's problems, but Barbados again unlike most other developing countries have explored the aspect of sustainable development, so they try to provide themselves with the most basic and necessary of commodities, hence they spend less money on importing those items. Countries spend more money on basic commodities than elaborate things, believe it or not. Then the Bajan people have a national pride almost unseen in other countries, kudos to Barbados

[roler031]

@emperor536 best comment i ever heard

[emperor536]

@roler031 thanks.......best regards

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 Barbados does have its fair share of problems, violence not so much, but sustainable development is a problem there. There are two natural wetlands in Barbados, and both of them are slated for development, that has been an ongoing battle. If it is absolutely necessary to build new buildings, there are plenty of derelict sites in already developed areas. Barbados does not have the luxury of space and so it is paramount that they review their immigration policies.

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 There are only two ways to grow, upwards, and outwards. If they grow too high, all the beautiful vistas will be ruined, if they grow outwards, all natural features and agricultural land will be consumed and no one will want to come to the island. So perhaps they need to restrict immigration to ease up on development pressures. A reduction in development would put a strain on the construction industry, but existing structures and road networks can always use improvements and upgrades

[emperor536]

@TdotSoul good point, but maybe you all should also consider land reclamation, it may not be the same best option buut it would work for the time...and about your point on immigration i had no idea that this was a problem in Barbados...but where arethese immigrants coming from? Just curious!!!

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 There was some land reclamation that took place in barbados, there used to be a small island called pelican island off the coast of bridgetown, but they filled in the gap between the two islands. As a long term solution, land reclamation would not be sustainable. I think the costs would outweight the benefits, because of the resources and labour that would need to be expended to reclaim a given square footage of land, and that fill would have to come from somewhere.

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 either it would have to be imported which would be expensive, or it would have to come from other (potentially undeveloped, and naturally sensitive) parts of the island, which would have the same effect of expanding development into natually sensitive areas. Also the stability of reclaimed land in oceans which are subject to heavy tides and currents is questionable. There would also be damaging effects to ecosystems in and around the reclaimed areas in the short term, and long term.

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 regarding immigration. Barbados is one of the most developed if not the most developed and stable country in the region, so there are a lot of immigrants from other areas of the region, looking for work and a better life, some immigrants are from developed countries like Canada, the States and England. These tend to be well to do people who either fall in love with Barbados, and want to move there, or are looking for a permanent tropical getaway.

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 The fact is Barbados,as any island only has so much space, so as selfish as it may sound, I feel that only Barbadian citizens should be allowed to move to Barbados permanently. And property should only be sold to Barbadians. Non Bajans should be allowed extended visas for up to a decade or so, and property leases of a similar length of time. There should be thorough background checks of any non-Bajan looking to emigrate, and strict restriction regarding criminal histories.

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 perhaps those in the construction industry can be given subsidized training in other skills and trades for leaner times. Another problem in barbados is waste management. On an island like Barbados they NEED to be recycling EVERYTHING! But Barbados recycles nothing at this point! They export their waste which is costly, and they dump it on their scarce real estate. A recycling industry would create many new jobs, and could either reduce import needs or increase export opportunities.

[TdotSoul]

@emperor536 Barbados also has an excess number of cars resulting in gridlock, maybe they need to limit the number of cars per family like bermuda does, improve transit even further, encourage human powered means of travel such as bicycles, and/or look into communal cars like the zip-car concept. Finally the children in Barbados are less respectful than they used to be, Barbados did not get where it is by letting their children run wild. Give the power back to parents and authority figures!

[DigitalIslandboy]

That redevelopment of Bridgetown lookin good... They got the new swing bridge put in and waterfront has all the grassland and trees and thing now. The replacement of that carpark at Independence Square made a big difference. If you're in Barbados still can you do a video of the stretch from the Fairchild Street bus terminal down to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Did they do-up waterfron in that area yet?

[TdotSoul]

@DigitalIslandboy Hey I was just down there a couple weeks ago. They haven't done a thing about that stretch really. There may be a few landscaping things here and there, nothing really pleasing to the eye, and those appartments, north of the big stinking river beyond the ZR van terminal, are somewhat of an eyesore. Total contrast to the rest of downtown. The fairchild terminal itself could do with a little refreshing.

[cyclysm06]

Nice! Going to Barbados for the first time in March and can't wait!

[TdotSoul]

Thank you :) I'll be there in March as well!

[jay1461]

Thank you! Very nice walk through Bridgetown. Love Barbados

[DREADGUNDAM]

wow it's so beautiful i have not been back home in 16 years hope i can go next year to see the family stay beautiful barbados

[rachaelmatt]

barbados is amazing been twice in 1 year its awesome my favourite place to go, cant wait til i go next time cuz watching this video makes me want to go back there LOL :) awesome barbados

[gangsterfromdaghetto]

u ever been to cape town?

[rachaelmatt]

Nope, why?

[gangsterfromdaghetto]

my parents are thinking of either going to barbados or cape town, so i need 1st person info

[rachaelmatt]

Barbados is awesome, if you want sun, sand and sea then go here. I cant say anything more its just brilliant

[gangsterfromdaghetto]

ok thanks

[BAJAN287]

LOL, I gotta big ignorant man, funny

[emperor536]

when you look at little barbados, you must wonder...what the hell is wrong with a lot of other caribbean and even african countries!? I'm not from Barbados, but Barbados lives on, setting an example for the many other countries, worldwide! keep it up Barbados.

[beautifulgooal]

@emperor536 i know what u mean, but barbados is barely visible on the map. It's so small in land and population, so development is easier compared to most african countries.

[zhivargoes]

@emperor536 what a presumptious statement - what has barbados offered to the world to merit such granstanding? Please please read and find out more on the other stable and far more developed econmies of other black majority caribbean and african republics whose wealth and achievement far outshine barbados'

[TdotSoul]

@zhivargoes there's no need to disrespect Barbados' contribution to the global community. The Bajan economy is highly developed, and Bajans contribute much for their small size, and so do many other countries. You are obviously an educated person, so lets keep it civil.

[emperor536]

@zhivargoes Being developed has little to do with your GDP however it deals more with Human Development Index, ie level of education, availability and quality of certain services such as health etc, Quality of life and standard of living, Per capita income, infrastructure and more importantly CRIME LEVEL, and the only caribbean country to come close to Barbados on those grounds is the Bahamas.China has the worlds 2nd largest economy but its underdeveloped, hence the term sustainable developement

[emperor536]

Hence a country's economy could be growing but that doesn't mean that it is developing, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and others etc all have large and growing economies but they lag behind in all the other aspects, not to mention their high crime rate. Yes there are many other majority black countries that are doing well with high per capita incomes such as Guadeloupe at US21.000, Aruba-US23.000, Bermuda-US91.000, Curaçao-US21.000 but most of them are overseas territories so they dont count...

[DigitalIslandboy]

@emperor536 Yeah but there's one difference between Barbados and those other places you quoted that also have high percapita. They are all still colonies of a larger countries: Guadeloupe is a part of France, Aruba + Curaçao are part of the Netherlands, and Bermuda with the United Kingdom. If Barbados was still a part of the U.K. (with the same level of autonomy as Bermuda) it would probably be more developed because Barbados wouldn't have to pay completely for its own national defence.

[emperor536]

@DigitalIslandboy You repeated what i said in my last sentence...... (''but most of them are overseas territories so they dont count'')..........but thanks for your response!

[TdotSoul]

@DigitalIslandboy I'm glad Barbados hasn't gone the way of overdevelopment yet, so far they have been relatively responsible with their growth, but that might be changing soon. There is some pressure to pave over the only two wetlands on the island, and that's no good. I would hate for Barbados to go the way of skyscrapers and american franchises (which are moving in, so far they have KFC, Subway, and T.G.I. Fridays)

[DigitalIslandboy]

@emperor536 The U.S. representative to the U.N., Mr. Young remarked recently that he subscribes to the notion that Barbados might actually be the best managed country in the world with a black majority.

[TdotSoul]

Haha if you like this you should check out my video response "Beautiful Barbados"

[FlightAttendant08876]

after watching this video i think its time for a vacation!