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Oistins in Barbados BARBADE barbados. oistins Informations and links Oistins  Map Oistins Photos Oistins ------------------------------- The coastal town of Oistins ("Oye-s-tins")is an area located in the country of Barbados. Situated in the southern portion of the parish of Christ Church, Oistins operates mostly as a fishing village, a tourist hang out, as well as the location of the parish church of Christ Church. Oistins is also the location of the former Christ Church hospital, the former Barbados Coast Guard station, and the offshore landing for ships delivering fossils fuels into the island. A relatively recent tradition has developed for tourists in Oistins to join in with locals at the Friday night (and slightly quieter Saturday night) Fish Fry which sees many stalls selling fish meals or local craft all to the accompaniment of loud music. The area is fairly close to many of the south coast hotels in Barbados and many like the beaches in Oistins because they are on the flight path of many jumbo jets landing at the Grantley Adams International Airport. Sun bathers and those in the water can watch as every plane to Barbados swoops down from the sky in their final approach to make a landing at the airport located about 1-2 kilometres to the north and east. Some try to pass their time on the beach by guessing what will be the next airline approaching, before the plane's markings are visible once the aircraft passes directly overhead. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance..
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