{"id":264,"date":"2026-03-06T09:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/about-barbados\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:09:37","slug":"about-barbados","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/international-students\/about-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"About Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper body-links\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<section id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">About Barbados<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bodytext\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iKYLQcvLEYA?si=L-sCmgyX7B5yTPni\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tABOUT THE CAVE HILL CAMPUS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are many Reasons to choose The UWI at Cave Hill:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>We are located in BARBADOS!!<\/strong> &#8211; Beautiful Barbados &#8211; sunny, safe, stable and sophisticated; easily accessible from most major cities; culturally rich; well-developed economy and infrastructure; the \u201cGem of the Caribbean\u201d, and beloved home of Sir Garry Sobers, cricket legend; and Rihanna, international super star!<\/li>\n<li><strong>We are an EXCEPTIONAL Campus!! <\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Globally connected, with over 60 partner institutions in more than 25 major countries \u2013 from Brazil and Ghana to Sweden and the UK, from Canada and USA to China, South Korea and Japan. We are part of a world-renowned, highly ranked and highly respected regional University.&nbsp; Our campus offers striking architecture with breath-taking panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean; our environment is rich in diversity, inclusive and innovative; a place of friendship and family, simplicity and charm; rooted in the Caribbean!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Our STUDENTS drive our PASSION!!<\/strong> \u2013 We provide a holistic, student-centred, intellectually challenging and supportive learning environment.&nbsp; Our curriculum is delivered by world-class faculty and practitioners who are trained to teach; is technology-enhanced, grounded in theory, practical in application and life-changing!<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div>\n<h3>About Barbados<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li>Barbados is a relatively small Caribbean island&nbsp;of a 166 square miles &#8211; &#8220;21<em>&nbsp;miles long and a smile wide!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The United Nations Human Development Index has ranked Barbados in the highest bracket, &#8220;Very High Human Development&#8221;, well above the regional average for the Caribbean and Latin America.<\/li>\n<li>Visitors highlight the friendliness of Barbadians as the island&#8217;s greatest&nbsp;asset. This is reflected in an impressive repeat visitor factor of around&nbsp;39%.<\/li>\n<li>The people of Barbados have a history of ingrained Christian principles, a sound and free educational system from nursery to tertiary, with a literacy rate of 97%.<\/li>\n<li>Barbados has the third oldest parliament in the Commonwealth, with uninterrupted parliamentary governance since 1639.<\/li>\n<li>The name &#8216;Barbados&#8217; is thought to derive from the &#8220;<em>bearded fig trees&#8221; (los b\u00e1<\/em><em>rbados)<\/em>, once found in abundance on the island.<\/li>\n<li>Barbados is completely surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.<\/li>\n<li>Barbados has pure drinking water and was the first Caribbean island to have piped water.<\/li>\n<li>The island has excellent telecommunications systems.<\/li>\n<li>Barbados&#8217; cultural diversity adds to the island&#8217;s distinctive&nbsp;charm.<\/li>\n<li>Modern utilities are available 100% island-wide.<\/li>\n<li>Barbados is easily accessible by plane from most major cities.<\/li>\n<li>The maximum daily temperature is 23-29&nbsp;\u00b0C&nbsp;year round. The island is consistently cooled by North-East tradewinds.<\/li>\n<li>Barbadians&nbsp;or (affectionately called&nbsp;&#8220;Bajans&#8221;),&nbsp;have a deep-rooted spiritual and religious consciousness. Values and social rules&nbsp;have been passed down through the generations, leading to a reputation of the people as courteous, thoughtful and generous. Don&#8217;t be surprised by a flood of &#8220;<em>Good mornings<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>Good afternoons<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Good nights<\/em>&#8221; from random passersby&nbsp;as you traverse the island.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiCqv6VWzHw?si=JlalDXyZnapbtNUS\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/travelling-information\/\">Click here to find Important Travelling Information \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Barbados &nbsp; ABOUT THE CAVE HILL CAMPUS There are many Reasons to choose The UWI at Cave Hill: We are located in BARBADOS!! &#8211; Beautiful Barbados &#8211; sunny, safe, stable and sophisticated; easily accessible from most major cities; culturally rich; well-developed economy and infrastructure; the \u201cGem of the Caribbean\u201d, and beloved home of Sir [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":363,"featured_media":0,"parent":284,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/io-students-side-menu.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"About Barbados - International Office - The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill","description":"About Barbados &nbsp; ABOUT THE CAVE HILL CAMPUS There are many Reasons to choose The UWI at Cave Hill: We are located in BARBADOS!! - Beautiful Barbados - sunn"},"iawp_total_views":18,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-264","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":609,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/264\/revisions\/609"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}