news BARBADOS IS BACK...AND IT’S BETTER THAN EVER Ian Rondeau Oh, the waiting and the false hopes have been cruel, like low-grade torture. But with the Green List extended to the Caribbean, we can enjoy the shock of the exotic once more in Barbados – evening warmth with a wash of waves, the outrageous colours of the sea and beautiful bougainvillea, and the tastes of the tropics in tree-ripened mango, nutmeg and rum that zings with lime. But how different is Barbados now from what we remember? Will there be the same gracious Bajan welcome and the familiar verve to the west coast?