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 …
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 …
International Telecommunications in Barbados 50 years ago. Read More »
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 05 November 1830. He was made …
This is the story of Sid Graham, Arthur Walker and Michael Doyle – three survivors of The Blue Star Line SS Scottish Star that was torpedoed 600 miles off of Barbados on 19th February 1942. The survivors lifeboat was towed into Barbados by the fishing boat “Stella” on 27th February 1942. The sixteen survivors remained …
British Ship: SS Scottish Star Torpedoed – 19th February 1942 Read More »
As 2016 draws to a close and we look forward to 2017 it is time to reflect on BajanThings two years on since my cousin Peter sowed the seed in December 2014. After a slow start BajanThings has grown in popularity. We now have 192 subscribers and 62 comments on line. More importantly, we both …
Christmas time in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was special in the 1970’s. Work was at a slow pace and in early December I began to hear about Nine Mornings. This tradition started almost a hundred years ago when the local Catholic Church held early morning services on the nine days before Christmas. On the …
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