Fears of mass emigration gripped Barbados as thousands of working-class Barbadians sought better opportunities in British Guiana. With low wages, poverty, landlessness, and restrictive post-emancipation laws shaping daily life, many saw migration as a path toward economic freedom and land ownership. Meanwhile, Barbados’ plantocracy strongly opposed the movement, fearing the loss of the labour force that sustained the plantation economy.
The Barbados Advocate reported that the select committee of the legislative council debated the best place for a fire station.
On August 9, 1950, the Barbados Advocate reported on a House of Assembly debate over establishing a sub-post office at Welch’s Road. Despite concerns...
The Third Annual Agricultural Conference held in Barbados was organised by the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies and brought together colonial...