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2017 in Barbados 
Summary
This article lists events from the year 2017 in Barbados.
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Incumbents edit
- Monarch: Elizabeth II[1]
- Governor-General: Elliott Belgrave (until 30 June); Philip Greaves (acting) (from 1 July)
- Prime Minister: Freundel Stuart
Events edit
- September – Hurricane Irma
Sports edit
- 14 to 30 July – Barbados participated at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships with 4 competitors.
- 4 to 13 August – Barbados participated at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics with 7 competitors (5 men and 2 women) in 6 events.
Deaths edit
- 13 July – Keith Baird, Barbadian-born American linguist (born 1923).[2]
- 11 October – Clifford Husbands, politician and judge, Governor-General 1996–2011 (b. 1926).[3]
- 9 December – Charles Skeete, economist and diplomat (born c. 1938).[4]
References edit
- ^ "Barbados : Constitution and politics | The Commonwealth". thecommonwealth.org. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Keith Baird, Linguist Who Fought the Use of ‘Negro,’ Dies at 94
- ^ "Former Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands dies". Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ Economist Charles Skeete passes away
Links edit
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