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Today in Bajan History| April 19th 1959 Markets and Movies
Reports in the Barbados Advocate highlighted two significant developments reflecting a changing Barbados. Vendors in Bridgetown looked forward to the opening of the new...
Today in Bajan History| April 18th 1959 U.S. Travel Agents Promote Barbados
A group of 13 travel agents from Capital Airlines visited Barbados as part of a three-day familiarisation tour aimed at promoting Caribbean travel to...
Today in Bajan History| April 17th 1970 Barbados Bans Black Power Speakers Amid Regional Tensions
Amid rising Black Power movements across the Caribbean and global civil rights unrest, the Barbados government denied entry to Trinidadian activists Geddes Granger and...
Today in Bajan History| April 16th 1966
The Barbados Advocate reported on the conviction of 37-year-old Sarita Joseph for the murder of 17-year-old Marie Howard, following a four-day trial that ended...
Today in Bajan History| April 15th 1848 General Hospital Faces Early Financial Crisis
A report in The Barbadian detailed a critical meeting of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the Barbados General Hospital, highlighting the institution’s...
Today in Bajan History| April 14th 1816 The Bussa Rebellion: Barbados Rises in the Fight for Freedom
On April 14, 1816, the Bussa Rebellion—one of the most significant uprisings in Barbados’ history—began at Bailey’s Plantation in St. Philip. Led by Bussa...