The Barbadian reported on Barbados' preparations for the abolition of slavery, just weeks before emancipation took effect on August 1, 1834. Notices addressed the growing number of runaway enslaved people, meetings on compensation for enslavers, and the creation of a rural police force to maintain order during the transition.
Road Safety Association launched in Barbados.
The theme of an editorial published in the Barbadian on this day May 2nd, was, 'the making and enforcement of laws towards a more...
On April 1, 1970, a regional workshop on the linguistic foundations of teaching English in the Caribbean began at Erdiston Teachers’ College in Barbados....