The Barbados Agricultural Reporter documented the devastating smallpox outbreak that swept across Barbados in 1902, infecting more than 1,400 people and claiming 119 lives by the time it ended. As authorities struggled to contain the disease, vaccination campaigns, quarantine measures and financial incentives helped increase public participation. By May 1903, Barbados was declared free of the outbreak, marking a significant chapter in the island’s public health history.
On August 8, 1838, just days after full emancipation, The Barbadian published a proclamation establishing new rules for governing Barbados’ seven Houses of Correction....
Humphrey Fleming Senhouse, a man of military service, was born.
Barbadians besiege locations in search of kerosene oil.