Talk:Bridgetown

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The population estimate of the metropolitan area of Bridgtown shoul also be stated in the article est (census 2000) at 110,000 persons.

The population estimate is way off -- it was in this article I think from the beginning... *gasp* I haven't come across any new census figures, and the Barbados government is still re-doing a bulk of their websites over. **As a side note** I'm also waiting on those new census figures to put in the templates for each of the parishes of Barbados. None the less, it appears Bridgetown is growing at a rapid pace. The Barbados Tourism Authority claims Bridgetown is I believe at or around 90,000 people. But I think since last elections they did a redistricting of areas (which may? or may not? include re-defining the boundaries of "Bridgetown" too???)

Things aren't really very cleanly defind in Barbados. The problem one has in Barbados is you can be driving along, and then end up exiting one "village" and enter the next and you'd never really know... Also I heard the Barbados Postal Service was saying they were going to roll out a programme of "Zip Codes". Any idea if that came out yet? I was hoping when that's done it will define areas on the island better with an increased sense of clarity. CaribDigita 02:03, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Actually, as a citizen and resident of Barbados for the past 34 years, the approximate figure given for the city's metro area is acceptable and NOT way off as was suggested.

[edit] Part of the Border of Saint James? Bridgetown is???

Are Cave Hill/Black Rock/Warrens etc. now considered a part of Bridgetown?

Well, in case you don't know, the article not only discusses the actual city of Bridgetown (downtown) but also its suburbs as well. Both Cave Hill and Black Rock are most certainly suburbs of Bridgetown. Warrens, on the other hand, is a bit more tricky since it is generally regarded as a satellite of Bridgetown and is unofficially regarded as somewhat of a small town in its own right. We know this to be fact.

[edit] What?

Under re-development "In 2004 the capital of Bridgetown celebrated its 375th Anniversary of Establishment, and did so with a year long calendar of events and twinning agreements with a town in Canada, and new city in the United States."

• "twinning agreements" do not have anything to do with redevelopment.
• "a town in Canada", what is the name of the town? Towns are small are you sure you don't mean city?
• "a new city in the United States", a city that is new? If it were new it would likly be a town, village, or something else. I suggest providing the name of this city.

If this excerpt is not changed, I suggest it be removed. ChristopherMannMcKay 21:56, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Next time you're in Bridgetown you'll see all of the redevelopment that's been carried out...

The old parking lot along the Careenage in Independence Square was dug-up and converted back into a small park..... The old Chamberlain bridge over the Careenage was taken down and replaced by a brand new draw bridge. The Constitution River leading down to the hospital is to be dredged and landscaped with a new park. (One that will no longer flood during the rainy season). The ZR van parking-lot is also going to be tiedied up as well... There's to be more palm and coconut trees planted along bay street with more grass along the curbs edge in town as well. Last I saw when I was down there, many of the utility companies had to move their utilities into brand new conduiting out of the way of this new construction works.

• Here's the actual speech given for the Canadian delegation that visited Bridgetown.

http://www.foreign.gov.bb/Userfiles/File/B'town,%20B'dos%20&%20B'town,%20Nova%20Scotia%20-%20Twinning%20%20July%2009.%202004.pdf

• Here's the actual speech given for the US delegation that visited Bridgetown.

http://www.foreign.gov.bb/Userfiles/File/B'town%20&%20Wilmington,%20N.C.Twinning%20-%20June%2028,%202004.pdf (Both talk about some of the redevelopment works that were kicked off in Bridgetown that year)

Many of the projects were and still are being carried out through the Government's Barbados Investment Tourism Inc.[1] CaribDigita 15:09, 24 December 2006 (UTC)