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Richard Rose reminisces: The Barbados Rally Scene in the 1960s and 1970s
The things that stand out in my mind about the Barbados Rally Scene in the 1960’s and 70’s were the enthusiasm and sense of fun that was there among the contestants and the dedication of the marshals. I was often amazed that we would go around a corner in somewhere desolate like Archers in St…
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Lord Nelson’s statue – Bridgetown, Barbados
Lord Nelson’s statue – Bridgetown The statue of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson in Barbados was unveiled in Bridgetown on 22nd March 1813. It was sculpted from bronze by Sir Richard Westmacott. It is considered an excellent likeness of the British Admiral. Very soon after his victory and subsequent death at Cape Trafalgar in 1805, plans…
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Remembering V-E Day 1945
The 8th May 2025 is the 80th Anniversary of V‑E Day (Victory in Europe). V‑E Day is a pivotal moment in history marking the end of World War II in Europe in 1945 when the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. The Russians celebrate Victory Day (День Победы) on 9th May. V‑E Day signified an end to…
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A BajanThings 101 follow-up on AI Chatbots in 2025: ChatGPT, CoPilot, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok & Claude. Why you MUST fact check the output…
Back in 2023 we published: A BajanThings 101 on AI Chatbots: ChatGPT and Bard. Why you MUST fact check the output… Two years on in March 2025 and in June 2025 we have updated our AI chatbot experiment. The reference research source we used to compare the AI output was the work we had done…
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F/O Robert Allen “Shorty” Stewart RAAF 1919 to 2004
This is the fourth in the series of BajanThings posts that profile Errol Walton Barrow’s crew in RAF 88 Squadron, “B” Flight, Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) during World War II. That crew consisted of: English pilot Andrew Leslie Cole and two Australian rear Wireless operator and Air Gunners (WAGs): Leo Leslie Schultz and Robert…
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Barbados History – Professor Richard Drayton
We hope you had a Happy Christmas with your family and friends. We thought you might enjoy this 30 minutes potted history of Barbados by Professor Richard Drayton from Kings College in the UK. Professor Richard Drayton gave the 2023 Errol Barrow Day lecture in London at All Saints’ Church, Notting Hill Gate, London W11…
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The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses
This new children’s book: The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses by Bajan author Kandace Chimbiri was published by Scholastic on 26th September 2024. The publication of The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses coincides with the start of Black History Month in the UK on 1st October. This book which is illustrated by Jael Umerah-Makelemi and…
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Sir Michael Stoute – iconic Bajan born racehorse trainer
Iconic racehorse trainer Sir Michael Stoute, aged 78, has announced his retirement at the end of the 2024 UK horse racing season. Known as man of few words, Stoute confirmed his retirement plans with a typically short statement to the PA news agency on Tuesday 10th September 2024: “I have decided to retire from training…
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The Quakers in Barbados – The untold story: The will of Samuel Forde
This is the fifth video in a series where John Knox tells the untold story of The Quakers in Barbados focusing in this episode on the will of Samuel Forte and his vault. The above photographs were taken by Professor Hans Machel, Professor emeritus of Geology at the University of Alberta who was staying with…
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The Quakers in Barbados – The untold story: Drax was a Quaker Family
This is the fourth video in a series where John Knox tells the untold story of The Quakers in Barbados focusing in this episode on the Drax and Codrington families. John has recently setup a YouTube channel: @TheUntoldHistoryOfBarbados. It’s about: The Untold History of Barbados – Amerindians, Quakers and Slavery. As John adds to his…
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