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Today In Bajan History | October 13, 1900 Constant Plantation: 250 Years of Barbados’ Sugar History
The Barbados Agricultural Reporter announced the sale of Constant Plantation in St. George to brothers Samuel Stanley Robinson and Ernest Augustus Robinson for £11,700,...
Today In Bajan History | October 12 1899 Weather Forecasting in Barbados
The Barbados Agricultural Reporter published weather observations documenting temperatures and a possible tropical disturbance near Barbados. These early records highlight the importance of weather...
Today In Bajan History | October 11 1950 Colonial Development and Welfare
The Barbados Advocate reported on a radio address by Sir George Seale, Comptroller of the Colonial Development and Welfare Organisation, who challenged the perception...
Today In Bajan History | October 10 1900 Mental Health Pioneers and an Unusual Encounter with Lord Nelson
This edition of Today in Bajan History marks World Mental Health Day by recognising Barbadian psychiatric pioneers Dr. George Mahy and Dr. Ermine Belle...
Today In Bajan History | October 9th 1902 Smallpox Outbreak Grips Barbados
The Barbados Agricultural Reporter documented the devastating smallpox outbreak that swept across Barbados in 1902, infecting more than 1,400 people and claiming 119 lives...
Today In Bajan History | October 8th 1938 The Fire That Destroyed Speightstown Methodist Church
The Barbados Observer reported on a devastating fire that destroyed much of Speightstown Methodist Church after repair work on its roof. Built in 1859...