Panama Genealogy Fair celebrates historical ties and Barbadian contributionsThe contributions of Barbadians to the development of the Panama Canal, along with the historical links between the two countries, were explored and celebrated today at the Panama Genealogy Market Fair and Cultural Exchange. The event…
Drax of Drax Hall by Paul Lashmar review – forensic exposé of a British dynasty built on slaveryThis timely and important book reveals Barbados plantation owner James Drax to be the equal of Robert Clive or Cecil Rhodes in his profiteering from human misery In his enthusiastic introduction to Paul Lashmar’s Drax of Drax Hall , David…
Rum was born in Barbados, not Cuba | LetterGuy Hewitt writes that a 1651 document identifies ‘rumbullion’ as a pre-eminently Bajan product As a former high commissioner for Barbados to the United Kingdom, I need to address the assertion in your article that “rum as we know it was…- NOVEMBER 1963 “The Story” (2026) John Travolta, Robert Carlyle: Crime/ThrillerThe story of the Killing of a President as told by Joseph Giancana, who was with his brother, Sam Giancana during those days. Written by their nephew and told in real time about the underbelly that pulled off this crime. Source