Today in Bajan History| February 1st 1840 Labour Unrest and the Sugar Crisis in Barbados

February 01, 2026 00:04:19
Today in Bajan History| February 1st 1840 Labour Unrest and the Sugar Crisis in Barbados
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Today in Bajan History| February 1st 1840 Labour Unrest and the Sugar Crisis in Barbados

Feb 01 2026 | 00:04:19

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This Today in Bajan History segment revisits February 1, 1840, when The Barbadian newspaper published a stark editorial on the worsening state of sugar production and labour relations, just over a year after the abolition of slavery.

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