The Barbados Advocate reported that former World War I soldier Kenneth Gaskin had been charged with the murder of his longtime partner, Metta Clement, at Watts Village, St. George. The case later went before the Court of Grand Sessions, where conflicting evidence about Gaskin’s mental state emerged before a jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to death.
A writer to the Barbadian shared their concerns on the alleged rise in snakes in Bridgetown.
Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge KCMG MBE, one of the greatest and most destructive opening batsmen, was born in 1951.
On March 1, 1952, the Barbados Advocate announced the opening of Barbies Plaza cinema, marking another milestone in Barbados’ evolving entertainment landscape during the...