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A Fisherman’s Tale
Every picture tells a story. Adorning the walls of the Atlantis Hotel, St. Joseph, Barbados hangs an old black and white photograph titled the “Martins Bay Fisherman”. This Siza photograph of the nine fishermen of Bath is a picture with many stories. On an early December morning, near the turn of the 20th century, a…
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Haunted by Janet
This is a follow on post to: Hurricane Janet – 22 September 1955. 70 years on Clem Griffiths recalls Hurricane Janet. Some Bajans measure life by elections, others by cricket matches – but me? By hurricanes. My first brush was Janet of 1955, though at two years old I nearly slept through it… until a…
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Hurricane Janet – 22nd September 1955
Barbados is occasionally visited by Hurricanes which can cause widespread damage and loss of life. Fortunately this does not occur very often. The last major one was Hurricane Janet on 22nd September 1955. After leaving us she went on to wreak havoc in Grenada and then across the Caribbean basin. Much has been written on…
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The end of an era for @caribsurf.com
The curtain is coming down on @caribsurf.com. After nearly three decades of connecting the region, the pioneering Caribbean-wide email service will be permanently turned off on 30th September 2026, at which point all accounts and data will be deleted. In the mid-1990s, the internet was beginning its transition from a niche tool for academics, researchers…
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Blue Box Cart. The growing years 1982 to 1991
Blue Box Cart. The growing years 1982 to 1991 was one of the very early BajanThings post back in 2015! 2026 year makes 44 years since the Blue Box Cart became part of the Barbados Crop Over celebrations. Reading the article on the first few years brings back good memories. William At COT Printers, sometime…
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Index of Family Names taken from Barbados Maps between 1657 and 1847
Jeff Clinton has built an index of family names that appear on old Barbados maps from 1657 (Ligon) through to 1847 (Schomburgk) – quite an undertaking! Jeff Clinton’s work indexing family names and plantation names on old Barbados maps started with a cruise trip to Barbados and a map on display at Sunbury Plantation that…
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Bishop Wilfred Wood
Wilfred Wood is a Bajan Anglican priest who became the first Black Bishop of Croydon in 1985. He was a leading anti-racist campaigner and advocate for racial justice in Britain for four decades, from 1962 to 2002. Bishop Wilfred retired to Barbados in 2003 and continues to live there. On 15th June 2026 Bishop Wilfred…
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Barbados Standpipes Map Project
Standpipes are another symbol of disappearing Barbados culture. Public water standpipes were introduced across the island in 1861 following a devastating 1854 cholera epidemic. The 1854 cholera epidemic in Barbados was a catastrophic public health event that caused 20,727 deaths. The epidemic exposed severe deficiencies in sanitation, housing, and water supply and served as a…
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Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands had their origins 300 to 400 Million years ago as part of the Gondwanaland continent. This broke up and today is between South America and Africa. In addition to the 2 larger Islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, there are about 750 other islands. Some large but most very small and uninhabited but…
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Hon. Alderman Doreen Madolin Weatherhead: 5th Nov 1931 – 5th Feb 2026
Doreen Weatherhead was a formidable woman – who was proud of her Bajan heritage. She is a former Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Councillor who served her Pembridge Ward for 47 years. She was also my godmother. My mother – Dorothy Burton (nee Boyce) – and Doreen met while taking…
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