Barbados timeline

  • 1986

    1986

    Errol Barrow becomes prime minister after his DLP wins the general elections.
  • 1987

    1987

    Erskine Lloyd Sandiford (DLP) becomes Prime Minister following Barrow's death.
  • 1994

    1994

    Owen Arthur becomes Prime Minister after his BLP won a decisive victory in the General Election, securing 19 of the 28 seats in the House of Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
  • 2002

    2002

    Barbados is removed from the list of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of countries considered tax havens that do not cooperate. The country was placed on the list in 2000.
  • 2010

    2010

    Prime Minister Thompson dies in office on October 23, 2010. Freundel Stuart becomes Prime Minister.
  • 2018

    2018

    Dame Sandra Mason installed as the 8th Governor General of Barbados.