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“Just a few days later, she was rushed to A&E at the QEH with sudden pneumonia. The infection took over, and she went into septic shock. They put her on a ventilator, sedated her and admitted her to the hospital.
Ricardo Eversley was born in London to Barbadian parents and is a highly accomplished and versatile visual communication professional (HND, BA) , excelling in digital innovation, graphic design, consultancy, and mentorship.
Politically, he was a transitional figure, taking the organisation calmly from under the wing of MCC
Caribbean education emphasised the benefits of British citizenship, encouraging migration with expectations of welcome and opportunity.
Upon her arrival in London in 1956, she travelled to Bristol to start work at the Bristol Mental Hospital.
Very little is written about Errol Barrow’s formative years spent as a RAF serviceman aged twenty to twenty-seven.
Fast forward to 2025. A notable aspect of Holder’s current tenure has been the implementation of the ‘We Gathering’ initiative. The WeGathering events, along with a long list of other events, began in Reading, Berk, where he has family connections and lived for a short time.
Inniss announced that he would be demitting office in June and wished those present would continue supporting this event and the NCBA efforts. On behalf of the umbrella group, the newly appointed Chair of the National Council of Barbadian Associations, Dr Beverley Goring, presented him with a gift, as did London group Barbados Overseas Communities and Families Associations Chairperson Ashdine Greaves.
It can be argued that no one has made as significant a contribution to tiny Barbados than Errol Walton Barrow. Indeed, when he bestrode the country like a colossus during the 1960s and early 1970s, some Barbadians used to refer to Barbados as ‘Barrow- Barbados’.
When the British first settled in Barbados in 1627, it was uninhabited. Enslaved Africans worked the sugar plantations established on the island, which initially dominated the Caribbean sugar industry.