The Barbados Advocate reported on a United States proposal to establish an oceanographic research station in Barbados as part of a joint U.S.–U.K. naval research programme. The proposed agreement covered scientific research, local employment, public utilities and the legal jurisdiction governing American personnel stationed on the island. Two years later, a U.S. naval facility would be established in Barbados.
A report in the Barbadian, on the proposed technological improvement of using steam to power local boats.
Renowned and accomplished cyclist Ricardo Forde was born on this day in 1949.
On March 16, 2021, Barbados mourned the passing of Sir Courtney Blackman, the first and longest-serving Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, whose...