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.
West Indies cricket team captain and right-handed batsman Kraigg Clairmonte Brathwaite or 'BoBo' was born.
The Barbados Advocate ran a story on that year's Barbados Publicity Committee report, sharing the success or tourism as a result of their promotions...
An article in the Advocate titled ' 25 Dead in Jamaica, 30 Million in Damages, Thousands without Homes' aimed at cautioning on the upcoming...