Today in Bajan History| January 16th 1925 Sir Grantley Adams: From the Bar to Nation Builder

January 16, 2026 00:04:14
Today in Bajan History| January 16th 1925 Sir Grantley Adams: From the Bar to Nation Builder
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Today in Bajan History| January 16th 1925 Sir Grantley Adams: From the Bar to Nation Builder

Jan 16 2026 | 00:04:14

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Show Notes

This Today in Bajan History segment marks January 16, 1925, the day Grantley Adams was admitted to the Bar in Barbados, a milestone in the life of one of the island’s most influential national figures. Born in 1898 to educator parents, Adams was academically distinguished, earning a Barbados Scholarship and studying classics and law at Oxford University.

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