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It has been 185 years since Emancipation was granted in much of the English-speaking Caribbean, not the scam of the Apprenticeship system, but true freedom in 1838 from centuries of chattel enslavement. Around the Caribbean we celebrate during this...
General Secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) David Denny encouraged Barbadians to support efforts that create better conditions for future generations as he also urged them to recognise the significance of the Bussa Rebellion.Speaking to Barbados TODAY at the People’s Community Grounding for the Commemoration of the 207th Anniversary of the Bussa Rebellion on Friday, Denny said Barbadians should continue to engage in activities to observe the historic event which has helped to shape modern society.“I am hoping that Barbadians will recognise that we are stand...
Vincent Jones and Hugh Holder have 15,000 reasons to smile brighter now that their Monument Design has won and will come to fruition in National Heroes Square. Despite a delayed announcement, as the winner was to be made known on November 25, the
A Government backbencher has signalled her disagreement with the decision to rename Independence Day, Barbados National Day.Member of Parliament for St Michael South Central and former Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Marsha Caddle has insisted that the word independence “means something”, a day after the name was officially dropped.“While it may seem desirable to unify all Barbadians under a non-specific, non-revolutionary Barbados National Day banner, the remaining need for revolution, the unfinished business of independence cannot be sanitised,” she declar...
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