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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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Stede Bonnet: 1688 -1718
In the 1670’s Stede Bonnet’s grandfather, Thomas Bonnet, owned 179 acres in the parish of St. Michael in Barbados. In 1674 Thomas Bonnet Junior married Mrs. Bridgett Trowell in Christ Church. In his will he asked to be buried with his father. He also gave one of his slaves, Cuffy, his freedom. Stede Bonnet was…
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Olaudah Equiano 1745 to 1797 (Slavery Abolitionists)
Olaudah Equiano was a slavery abolitionists. He was born in 1745 in Effaka to the north of Benin which is the capital of the land now called Guinea. The village was ruled by the King in Benin but there was little contact between the two towns. Olaudah Equiano’s father was an elder, or chief, of…
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A short walk through Knoydart, Kinloch Hourn, River Croe and Glen Affric in Scotland in 2017
When the TGO Magazine published the entry forms for the TGO 2017 I was planning another hike and did not enter. When this was delayed by 6 months I was left with 2 weeks in May free. Scotland is one of my favourite hiking destinations so I returned for a short walk. The plan was…
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St. Philip, Barbados in the 1950’s & 1960’s. Growing up in Wellhouse and Marley Vale in the 1960’s
I define my rite of passage as the transition from child through puberty to teen then on to manhood. I take pleasure in reflecting on some of the things I enjoyed as I moved from one phase to the next. Wellhouse taught me the child things but I would say Marley Vale taught me to…
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The Nidhe Israel Synagogue Mikveh: A Barbados Treasure from 1654
Background: The history of the Jews in Barbados has existed almost continually since 1654, when Sephardic Jews arrived on the island as refugees from what was formerly Dutch Brazil after it was captured by the Portuguese colonisers who were consolidating their hold over Brazil. The Jewish refugees brought with them expertise in the production and…
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St. Philip, Barbados in the 1950s & 1960s. A very brief recollection of the people and events
Growing up in St. Philip, Barbados in the 1950s and 1960s life revolved around two seasons: crop season (when the cane was being harvested) and out of crop (or hard time). The latter was called hard time because wages were lower. These were even more important than school holidays, Christmas or Kite Season. During crop…
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Run Barbados Marathon Weekend 2017
The finishing line of the Run Barbados Marathon in 1986 was about 500 Meters away but my legs made that distance feel like 10Km. I eventually finished, got my medal, and swore never to run ever again! The next year I proved conclusively that I could not improve my time by partying 6 nights and…
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International Telecommunications in Barbados 50 years ago
On the last day of my Mom’s recent visit to Barbados, we were walking to nearby Dover Beach when she started recounting her days at Cable and Wireless (C&W, one of two phone companies at the time*) in the 60’s. It’s always a pleasure to see how much she enjoys telling stories from back in…
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Richard Clement Moody
Colonel Richard Clement Moody was born on the 13th of February 1813 at the military Hospital in Bridgetown Barbados. His father, Thomas, was a Colonel in the Royal Engineers stationed in Barbados. He studied Engineering at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on the 5th November 1830. He was made…
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