▁host ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁United ▁Nations ▁Global ▁Conference ▁on ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁of ▁Small ▁Islands ▁States . ▁Br idget own ▁has ▁branches ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁banks ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁English - spe aking ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁is ▁intern ation ally ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁an ▁emer ging ▁financial ▁dom icile . ▁The ▁city ▁under w ent ▁considerable ▁re development ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁Cr icket ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁K ens ington ▁O val ▁. ▁The ▁stad ium ▁was ▁renov ated ▁to ▁a ▁state - of - the - art ▁sports ▁facility ▁accommod ating ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators . ▁Live ▁view ership ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁event ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁people ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Util ities ▁and ▁local ▁services ▁ ▁Today , ▁Br idget own ▁is ▁a ▁fully ▁modern ▁and ▁th riv ing ▁city , ▁with ▁access ▁to ▁many ▁modern ▁services ▁including ▁a ▁pip ed ▁water ▁supply ▁( sa id ▁to ▁be ▁naturally ▁among ▁the ▁pur est ▁in ▁the ▁world ), ▁electric ity , ▁natural ▁gas ▁supply , ▁cutting - edge ▁tele communic ations , ▁wireless ▁services , ▁internet ▁c af es , ▁and ▁a ▁good ▁overall ▁infrastr ucture . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁also ▁served ▁by ▁an ▁impress ive ▁conference ▁facility ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sher bourne ▁Conference ▁Centre . ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁– ▁Barb ados ▁Light ▁and