Obadele Thompson

Obadele Thompson was born in Barbados, the thirty of March of 1976. He is the only athlete which has an Olympic medal. He won the medal in the Olympics Games of Sidney in 2000. He had a mark of 9.87 seconds on the 100 meters event.

Before the Olympic medal, he won more medals in others competitions of Central America and in World Junior Championships.

Rihanna, a famous person of Barbados

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (Saint Michael, Barbados, February 20, 1988), known by her stage name Rihanna, is a singer, actress and fashion designer barbadense.

His mother is Monica Braithwaite, one contadoraafroguyanesa withdrawal, and her father Ronald Fenty is a Barbadian warehouse supervisor and Irish descent. Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty. Also two half sisters and a half brother of the father, each dediferentes mothers.

  Rihanna's childhood was deeply affected by her father's addiction to cocaine, alcohol and marijuana, and her parents' turbulent marriage which ended when she was 14

Main Information

Barbados:
Area: 431 km².
Population: 272.000 people.
Population density: 631 people/km²
Capital: Bridgetown.
Language: English.
Religion: Protestant and Catholic.
Currency: Barbadian Dolar.
State: Constitutional Monarchy into the Commonwealth.
Human development index: place 29º.
Life expectancy: 74 years (men); 78 years (women).
Economy: Barbados produces sugarcane, corn, sweet potato and cassava. Fishing is very active. Barbados extracts petrol and natural gas. The tourism is very important. Barbados is a tax haven.