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The 2018 Barbados Hill Challenge is organised by the Barbados Hiking Association (BHA).
Here are a selection of photos of those who took part in this annual BHA Hill Challenge, May Bank holiday event on Tuesday 1st May 2018.
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High Altitude Research Project (HARP) 1962 – 1967 has been updated with pictures of the landing of HARP at Foul Bay.
Thor Heyerdahl’s Ra Expeditions to Barbados: Ra I 1969, Ra II 1970 has been updated with some additional Black & White photos.
Barbados Oceanographic Research Facility 1957 – 1979 has been updated with some photos of the remnant underseas SOSUS cable.
The BajanThings 101 on AI chatbots has been updated for 2025 to include: ChatGPT, CoPilot, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok (xAI) & Claude.
Lord Nelson’s statue – Bridgetown, Barbados has been updated following its removal on 16th November 2020 with details of the public subscribers and details about the forged Nelson-Taylor letter.
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500 – 1980s has been updated and split into 5 sections: 1500s – 1700, 1700 – 1800, 1800 – 1900, 1900 – 1980s & Addendums.
P/O George HF Inniss: 31st May 1916 to 5th February 1941 has been updated.
St. Philip, Barbados in the 1950s & 1960s. A very brief recollection of the people and events updated to include details of the homemade helicopter built by Three Houses factory manager Bob Reece.
Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? The Empire Windrush story has been updated.
Errol Barrow – Statesman, Prime Minister of Barbados, RAF Navigator World War II has been updated.
Torpedoing of the Cornwallis in Carlisle Bay, Barbados, 11th September 1942 has been updated.
Memorials for departed friends has been updated, a fourth cairn has been added.
British Ship: Scottish Star Torpedoed – 19th February 1942 has been updated with a section on Michael Doyle AB.
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