Barbados

No. Creole is a type of language that forms when two completely unrelated languages merge.

There are more than 100 different creolized languages in the world, so you would have to specify which one you're talking about.

If you're not sure, here is a list of the most commonly spoken Creoles in the world (one of them is even an official language):

1. Louisiana Creole French, spoken in Louisiana
2. Belizean Kriol language, spoken in Belize
3. Haitian Creole language, French-based, an official language of Haiti
4. Mauritian Creole, French-based, spoken in Mauritius
5. Cape Verdean Creole, spoken on the islands of Cape Verde
6. Krio Dayak language, spoken by Krio Dayak people in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
7. Liberian Kreyol language, spoken in Liberia
8. Seychellois Creole, French-based, spoken in the Seychelles
9. Guinea-Bissau Creole, spoken in Guinea-Bissau
10. Negerhollands, a Dutch-based creole, once spoken in the U.S. Virgin Islands
11. Bislama, an English-based creole, spoken in Vanuatu
12. Llanito, a Spanish- and English-based creole, spoken in Gibraltar
13. Bajan or Barbadian Creole, English-based, spoken in Barbados
14. Antillean Creole or Créole Martiniquais, French-based, spoken in the Lesser Antilles
15. Tok Pisin, an official language of Papua New Guinea
16. Torres Strait Creole or Brokan, spoken in Far-North-East Australia, Torres Strait, and South-West Papua
17. Patois, French based, spoken in Saint Lucia
18. Nagamese creole, based on Assamese, used in in Nagaland, India

In the 1880s the industry was being threatened by competition from European countries (sugar beet) as well as by drought conditions and disease that were affecting the sugar cane crop in the West Indies. In response to the threat, Bevel conducted experiments at his own expense on different varieties of cane, abandoning the Bourbon variety, which was the most commonly used at the time, and working with the White TransareNT variety.

His genetic experiments established Barbados as perhaps the leading cane breeding station in the world, and made him in high demand throughout the Caribbean. In recognition of his services, he was appointed as Agricultural Superintendent of sugar cane experiments in Barbados.

In addition to working with sugar cane, Bevel, who was very much in favour of diversifying agriculture, developed several strains of Sea Island cotton.

In 1908, John Red man Bevel was awarded the Imperial Service Star for his contribution to tropical agriculture.

John Red man Bevel died in 1928.

After his retirement from cricket, he served as Warden of the University College of the West Indies and as a senator in Jamaica's parliament.

In 1964, he was knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the game of cricket.

Sir Frank Worrell died of leukaemia on March 13, 1967 at the age of 42.

The championship trophy for the cricket series between the West Indies and Australia and one of the residences at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus are named in his honour.

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He fought against the racism that was rampant in the 1920s and 1930s, campaigned for improved conditions for women in the workplace, and struggled to obtain free education and free dental care for children.

O'Neal founded the Democratic League, a grass-roots political party in 1924, and two years later established the Working Men's Association. He also invested in a newspaper, The Herald, which he used to spread the message about the need for social reform and enfranchisement.

In 1932, O'Neal was elected to the House of Assembly and used that forum to continue his struggle on behalf of workers and to pressure for the abolition of child labour.

His work for the underprivileged is seen by many as the foundation upon which Sir Grantley Adams built.

Charles Duncan O'Neal died on November 19, 1936.

The Charles Duncan O'Neal Bridge in Bridgetown is named in his honour, and he is one of Barbados' 10 National Heroes.

From an early age, he recognised the injustices faced by both the free-coloured and blacks in Barbados, and sought to unite those groups, and poor whites, against the ruling class. He gained the support of the people and formed the Liberal Party, a political organization that fought for social justice for more than 25 years.

He used his position as a journalist and editor to agitate for greater equality for blacks and free-coloureds and to provide a forum for the working class.

In 1831, he successfully fought to give free-coloureds the right to vote, but failed to obtain Universal Adult Suffrage when he campaigned for it eight years later.

Prescod became the first non-White to sit in the House of Assembly when he was elected as a representative for the City of Bridgetown in 1843. During his tenure in Parliament, he led the Liberal Party, which acted as an unofficial opposition. He retired from Parliament in 1860 and later assumed the office of Judge of the Assistant Court of Appeal.

Samuel Jackman Prescod died on September 26, 1871 at the age of 65.

One of the nation's tertiary institutions is named in his honour.

He is among the 10 National Heroes named by the Barbados government in 1998.

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A lawyer by profession, he entered the political arena in 1951, when he joined the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) and immediately won a seat in the House of Assembly. Four years later, he left the BLP and formed the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).

He contested the 1961 general elections as leader of the DLP and became Premier, a position he held until 1966, when he led Barbados to independence from Great Britain. He then became the nation's first Prime Minister and led the nation until 1976.

During his first 15 years as leader of Barbados, Barrow achieved many social reforms and national advances:

• Free secondary and tertiary education
• Introduction of a National Insurance and Social Security
• Establishment of the Cave Hill Campus of University of the West Indies
• Establishment of the Barbados Community College
• Launching of the Caribbean Free Trade Area (CARIFTA), the forerunner to CARICOM
• Improved health services
• Improved school meals services

In 1967, he received the Head of State Award for "outstanding service to the country" from Lions International.

In 1976, the DLP lost the general elections and Barrow became leader of the opposition. Ten years later, the party was returned to power and Barrow once again became Prime Minister. Errol Barrow died in office the following year on June 1, 1987.

January 21, his birthday, is a national holiday, and he is one of Barbados' 10 National Heroes.

He was instrumental in the formation of both the Barbados Progressive League (now Barbados Labour Party) in 1938 and the Barbados Workers Union in 1941, and was involved in a number of social reforms that improved the lot of poor Barbadians:

• The Barbados Workmen's Compensation Act
• The Wages Board and Labour Department
• Minimum Wage legislation
• The construction of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Universal Adult Suffrage

Adams became Barbados' first premier in 1951, a position he held until 1958, when he left to become the Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation. When the Federation was disbanded in 1962, he returned to Barbados, was re-elected into the House of Assembly and became Leader of the Opposition.

He was the father of the late JMGM "Tom" Adams, prime minister of Barbados from 1976-1984.

Sir Grantley Adams died on November 28, 1971 at the age of 73.

A secondary school and Barbados' airport are named in his honour.

When the government announced its list of the 10 National Heroes in 1998, Sir Grantley Adams was among those named. National Heroes Day is celebrated on his birthday, April 28.