21st Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | House of Assembly changes to 30 single member constituencies. | |
| 21 May | Election: Won by Barbados Labour Party-BLP, led by Owen Arthur | |
| 30 August | The British Airways Concorde makes last commercial flight from Barbados to London. | |
| 2005 | 29 March | A riot and fire breaks out at HM Glendairy Prison causing military personnel to be drawn from surrounding islands to put down the uprising. (to 30 March) |
| 2006 | 16 March | The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) renders its first judgement, covering a libel case from Barbados – Rediffusion Service Ltd v. Asha Mirchandani Ram Mirchandani (McDonald Farms Ltd). The case is a formal end of Barbados' 170+ year long relationship with the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). |
| 2007 | 4 March | The Cricket World Cup is held in the West Indies region. Barbados hosts several of the Warm Up and Super 8 matches along with the Final. (to 28 April) |
| 2008 | 15 January | Election: Won by Democratic Labour Party-DLP, led by David Thompson |
| 2010 | 31 January | UK's Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho hosted the Sentebale Charity Polo Event in Barbados. |
| 30 April | Several nations in the region, host the ICC World Twenty20 event, this included the finals held in Barbados. (to 16 May) | |
| 3 September | The Tudor Street store, Campus Trendz is razed in a brazen robbery. Leading to a national day of mourning on 10 September. | |
| 2011 | 25 June | Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison were added as a World Heritage Site of UNESCO. |
| 2011 | September | The introduction of Sixth Form into The St. Michael School and The Christ Church Foundation School. |
| 2013 | February | Election: Won by Democratic Labour Party-DLP, led by Freundel Stuart |
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