A letter published in the Barbados Agricultural Reporter defended the use of a reef near Cheapside as a disposal site for Bridgetown’s refuse, rejecting claims that it posed a public health threat. The writer argued that the practice had transformed a former lagoon into usable green space for grazing, recreation, and cricket, with no evidence of disease outbreaks among nearby residents.
A look at the Disease, Leprosy, on "Bird Island" aka Pelican Island
A report on vehicular road traffic accidents
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