This Today in Bajan History entry recalls a period of severe electricity shortages in Barbados, highlighted by a public notice issued on January 25, 1950, by the Barbados Electric Supply Corporation Limited.
The Barbados Advocate reported that 51 persons were nominated to contest 24 seats in the forthcoming General Election.
The Bathing Pavilion Controversy: Race, Access, and Civil Rights in Colonial Barbados
The island celebrates their export figures