He
helped to lead his nation to independence from the United Kingdom in
1966, and he made changes to Barbados such as providing free
education to all children, providing school meals to the needy, and
other progressive reforms. Errol Barrow became a hero who is pictured
on paper money, and his birthday is celebrated every January 21st.
Do
you know where Barbados is? It is an island country in the Caribbean
Sea. It's only a teeny little island, only about a third of the size
of the city of Los Angeles in land area. It's one of the big tourist
destinations in the Caribbean!
Here's why (according to the Barbados tourism council, that is!)
If
you were visiting Barbados right now, you would be enjoying balmy
temperatures that range from 75 degrees F at night to 80 in the day
(although there would likely be clouds and rain showers, too). Maybe
you would go on a submarine ride,
or into Harrison's Cave.
Or maybe you will get to go diving and see shipwrecks off the coast, or you could take a pirate cruise!
Speaking
of pirates, there were real pirates of the Caribbean, of course, and
here are the true stories of two of them.
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