This edition of Today in Bajan History marks World Mental Health Day by recognising Barbadian psychiatric pioneers Dr. George Mahy and Dr. Ermine Belle for their contributions to mental healthcare and reducing stigma. It also revisits an unusual 1900 report from the Barbados Agricultural Reporter about an intoxicated sea captain who climbed Lord Nelson’s statue in Bridgetown and kissed its face, leading to his arrest and a court appearance.
An Epidemic of Exclusion: The in pact of the smallpox outbreak in 1840
The Church of the Nazarene was officially established in Barbados on August 26, 1926, with six churches at Black Rock, Bank Hall, Collymore Rock,...
A Meeting for Members of the Volunteer Force