A big welcome from Reggie - Mahogony craft

Part 1 Island Tour - BARBADOS

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June 17th 2017
We were all looking forward to the day ahead with our guide Rose & driver Patrick. Our first stop of the day was not far from Bridgetown. A visit to Medford Mahogony Craft where we were greeted with another big Barbadian smile by self-taught artist Reggie Medford. We heard how as a teenager, Reggie rejected an academic career to take up handicraft, having opted out of university, he started to ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Barbados

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The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production t... ... read more