On February 25, 1835, the estate known as Jenkinsville in Black Rock, St. Michael, was offered for sale as a productive 49-acre plantation employing apprentice labourers and producing crops even in dry conditions.
Construction began in 189,1 and the facility officially opened on April 5, 1893, marking a significant shift from plantation use to institutional healthcare. This transition reflects Barbados’ evolving approach to public health and social care in the post-emancipation era.
An Act to Authorise an Assistant Court of Appeal
On August 22, 1945, a truck carrying plantation workers plunged into Pitcher’s Gully at Lancaster, St. James, claiming 34 lives and leaving a lasting...
This Today in Bajan History entry recalls a deeply tragic event reported by the Barbados Agricultural Reporter on January 20, 1915, following an inquest...