Glendale Children’s Home in St. Thomas officially opened under the management of the Child Care Board, providing accommodation for 30 children who were transferred from the St. Michael District Hospital. The opening represented an important step in the development of organized child care and protection services in Barbados, just one year after the Child Care Board was established by statute.
On April 10, 1951, the Barbados Advocate reported a public health concern arising not from scarcity, but from an overabundance of flying fish. Large...
On August 4, 1951, the Barbados Advocate examined the impact of rising global prices on Barbados and government measures including subsidies and price controls...
The Barbadian carried the second annual report from the association of Aiding the Education of poor children of colour, in the parish of Christ...