The Barbados Advocate surveyed Barbadians on the proposed West Indies Federation, revealing differing views on how regional integration should develop. While some favoured immediate political federation, others argued that economic measures such as a common currency, customs union, regional industrial planning and improved inter-island transportation should come first. The discussion foreshadowed many of the challenges the West Indies Federation would face before its eventual dissolution in 1962.
A report on the trial for the murder of William Roach
Today In Bajan History we learn about Former West Indies Cricket Team Vice Captain Lionel Burket.
The Barbadian publishes notices of the enslaved resisting their captivity.