The Barbados Agricultural Reporter reported on proposed legislation to establish a structured volunteer military force in Barbados as British imperial troops prepared to withdraw. The Barbados Volunteer Force was subsequently established in 1902, playing a role in national security through both World Wars and the 1937 labour disturbances. This episode traces its evolution into the Barbados Regiment in 1948 and its eventual incorporation into the Barbados Defence Force in 1978.
Membership for the Auto Mobile Association increases.
The Barbados Agricultural Reporter announced the appointment of Sir Leslie Probyn as Governor of Barbados following the death of Sir Gilbert Carter. Serving from...