This Today in Bajan History segment recalls a little-known industrial accident that highlighted the dangers of handling and transporting alcohol in Barbados. On January 17, 1950, the Barbados Advocate revisited an incident that occurred on January 16, 1925, involving 16-year-old Wilfred Boyce of Black Rock, near the West Indian Rum Refinery.
An article on the importance of compulsory education from a certain age is published in the Barbados Advocate newspaper written by a retired headmaster.
Missing Treasury Money Discussed
The Advocate publishes the news of a new public bath.