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Drax Hall Estate. Coordinates: 13°08′40″N 59°31′15″W. Drax Hall, Barbados. Drax Hall Estate is a sugarcane plantation situated in Saint George, Barbados, in the Caribbean. Drax Hall still stands on the site where sugarcane was first cultivated on Barbados and is one of the island 's three remaining Jacobean houses .
David Thompson (Barbadian politician) David John Howard Thompson (25 December 1961 [1] – 23 October 2010) was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 [2] until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010.
1921 Juhani Aho, author, the first person honoured with a state funeral in Finland. 1926 Eino Leino, author and poet. 1941 Kyösti Kallio, the 4th President of Finland. 1944 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, the 3rd President of Finland. 1947 Vera Hjelt, member of Parliament, pioneer of work safety in Finland.
Errol Barrow. Errol Walton Barrow PC QC (21 January 1920 – 1 June 1987) was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat veteran, lawyer, politician, gourmet cook and author. He is often referred to as the ...
Chase Vault. The Chase Vault is a burial vault in the cemetery of the Christ Church Parish Church in Oistins, Christ Church, Barbados, best known for a widespread urban legend of "mysterious moving coffins ". According to the story, each time the heavily sealed marble vault had been opened for the burial of a family member including 1808, twice ...
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Coordinates: 13°03′55.00″N 59°32′17.60″W. Christ Church's Parish church. The current Christ Church Parish Church located in Church Hill, Christ Church, Barbados was built in 1935 and is the fifth parish church on the site. At various times the previous structures have all been destroyed by natural disasters including flood, fire or ...
The Advocate ("Barbados Advocate") is the second most dominant daily newspaper in the country of Barbados. First established in 1895, the Advocate is the longest continually published newspaper in the country. Printed in colour, the Advocate covers a wide array of topics including: business, sports, entertainment news, politics, editorials, and ...