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TODAY IN BAJAN HISTORY

STARCOM NETWORK and The Department of History and Philosophy, University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus present important dates in Barbadian history

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January 16, 2024 • 00:03:23
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Today in Bajan History| January 16th 1816 Resistance to enslavement

The Barbados Mercury and Bridgetown Gazette share reports on resistance to enslavement and unsavoury conditions.

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January 15, 2024 • 00:03:38
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Today in Bajan History| January 15th 1950 Suggestions for improvements

Suggestions for improvements in St. James

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January 14, 2024 • 00:03:34
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Today in Bajan History| January 14th 1815 Cart Driver Concern

The newspaper carries government notices about the driving habits of cart and wagon drivers on the roads.

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January 13, 2024 • 00:03:05
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Today in Bajan History| January 13th 1945 Dr. Weatherhead's Advice

Chief medical official Dr H.D Weatherhead broadcast an urgent appeal to the country concerning the outbreak of Meningitis

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January 12, 2024 • 00:02:45
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Today in Bajan History| January 12th 1951 A Response to Fowl Typhoid Outbreak

The Island's guidelines to curtail the outbreak of Fowl typhoid 

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January 11, 2024 • 00:05:01
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Today in Bajan History| January 11th 1834 A Threat on the Good Peace and Honor

A proclamation in the Barbadian from a letter in which a "mischievous tendency" was said to threaten the good peace and honour of society.

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