The Barbados Globe highlighted concerns about overcrowding and prisoner conditions in Barbados, particularly the housing of children and young offenders alongside hardened criminals. Although space was available at some facilities, others were overcrowded, prompting questions about prisoner classification and the use of existing transfer powers. The debate reflected early concerns about moving beyond confinement towards a correctional system focused on appropriate classification and rehabilitation.
A devastating fire broke out on Reed Street in Bridgetown, destroying Mr Donald Lashley’s wooden garage and two Studebaker cars valued at £500. Thanks...
William Thomas Shorey was captain of a whaling ship from the 1880s through the 1900s, the west coast’s only Black captain at that time.
A report in the Barbadian, on the proposed technological improvement of using steam to power local boats.