The Agricultural Reporter highlighted a bitter dispute between health authorities after the St. Michael Commissioners of Health rejected reported claims about poor sanitary conditions in the parish as “untrue and scandalous.” With questions over what was actually said and no official correction issued, the controversy raised concerns about public health oversight, accountability and accurate reporting in early 20th-century Barbados.
What began as a disagreement in St. Michael exposed deeper questions that still resonate today: Who has the right to make decisions? Where is...
The Barbadian reported on a destructive storm that devastated vessels, homes and trees and claimed at least 32 lives, while a fire added to...
On March 10, 1952, the Barbados Museum and Historical Society reported steady growth and cultural impact during its annual general meeting. Membership increased from...