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Barbados now has an officially registered tartan, the first in the Caribbean. A delegation from Scotland was here for a week, cementing ties in education, business and trade. At Hilton Barbados last week, founder of the Renfrewshire Business Network, Jo Smith, said there were many similarities between Scotland and Barbados and the visit was a successful one. Both the visit and the tartan were made possible by Shane Thomas, a …

Barbados now has an official tartan Article by December 22, 2020 Blue, yellow, black and hugely symbolic — Barbados is celebrating the creation of its official tartan to mark its independence. The textile is six months in the making and features a broken trident, the national symbol of the country’s split from the UK. It incorporates the national colours of Barbados, which shares its patron saint with Scotland. The island nation is now the first in the Caribbean to have its own official Scots plaid, with the Island of Barbados design entered into the Scottish Register ...

The first ever tartan for a Caribbean island is from Glasgow A GLASGOW kiltmaker has created the first ever tartan for a Caribbean island. Robert Guibal, owner of James Robertson Kiltmaker in Sauchiehall Street, designed the officially registered, blue, black and yellow Island of Barbados Tartan in celebration of the historic ties between the two countries. “Scotland and Barbados have a deep shared heritage and for many years, we have been looking for the perfect way to recognise this,” says Cheryl Carter, Director of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. “We’re proud to be the firs...

BLUE, yellow, black and hugely symbolic — Barbados is celebrating the creation of its official tartan to mark its independence. The textile is six months in the making and features a broken trident, the national symbol of the country's split from the UK. It incorporates the national colours of Barbados, which shares its patron saint with Scotland. The island nation is now the first in the Caribbean to have its own official Scots plaid, with the Island of Barbados design entered into the Scotitsh Register of Tartans. It was created by Scottish company James Robertson Kiltmaker t...