The Barbados Advocate

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Barbados Advocate newspaper building in Fontabelle, Saint Michael, Barbados (2000).

The Advocate ("Barbados Advocate") is the second most read daily newspaper in the country of Barbados. First established in 1895, the Advocate is also the longest continually-published newspaper in the country. [1]

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History

The Barbados Advocate was founded in 1895 [2] by Valence Gale, who had gotten his start at the Barbados Agricultural Reporter. [2] Gale died in 1908, [2] leaving controlling interest in the paper to his wife, Clara Gale (née Chenery). [3] Gale's son, Valence C. Gale, served as manager from 1919 [3] and later managing director of the paper; [3] his brother-in-law, C. L. Chenery as editor. [3] [4] When Chenery died in 1925, Gale's younger son, C. A. Louis Gale, served as the paper's editor for 30 years. [5]

In 1946, the Advocate had a circulation of 7,000 on weekdays and 12,000 on Sundays and was still under its original ownership. [6]

In 1954, the newspaper joined the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). [7] In 1960, it was joined by the Daily Star, which became a new Barbados' daily newspaper. [8] In 1961, two British companies acquired a majority interest in the paper. [9]

The newspaper was purchased by (the then) Anthony T. Bryan in 2000 and he became the first Black publisher in the newspaper's history. In 2020, Sir Anthony Bryan died, [1] [10] [11] leading to a protracted legal battle over ownership of the paper. [12] [13]

Content and Coverage

The Advocate is a colour newspaper covering a wide array of topics, including:

Headquarters

The headquarters of the Barbados Advocate is in the Fontabelle neighbourhood in Saint Michael parish, in western Bridgetown.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Barbados Advocate owner, Sir Anthony Bryan died". Loop Caribbean News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Hoyos, F. A. (6 September 1952). "Our Common Heritage: Valence Gale". The Barbados Advocate. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary for Mrs. C. A. Gale". Barbados Advocate. 13 December 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Noyos, F. A. (October 4, 1952). "Our Common Heritage no 24: Charles Chenery". Barbados Advocate. Bridgetown, Barbados. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Mr C. A. L. Gale" . The Guardian. London, England. 4 March 1955. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "BWI Daily Appoints [Representative]". Editor and Publisher. Vol. 79, no. 49. Duncan McIntosh. 30 November 1946. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "IAPA Reaches Record Membership of 323". Editor & Publisher. Vol. 87, no. 41. Duncan McIntosh. 2 October 1954. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cozier Gives Barbados Second Daily Paper". Editor and Publisher. Vol. 93, no. 22. Duncan McIntosh. 28 May 1960. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "British Groups Buy Papers in Barbados". Editor & Publisher. Vol. 94. 1961-06-24. p. 26. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Obituary for Sir Anthony Bryan". Lyndhurst Funeral Home. Barbados. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sir Anthony Bryan passes away". Nation News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Advocate staff go without pay after late publisher's assets frozen". Barbados Today. 24 September 2021.
  13. ↑ Bryan, Dorian (6 June 2020). "The end of an era: Sir Anthony Bryan, pioneer of publishing and broadcasting, passes away". The Barbados Advocate . Retrieved 3 February 2025. Those words can ably describe Publisher, Owner and Chairman of the Barbados Advocate, Sir Anthony T. Bryan KA, CHB, GCM, JP, who passed away yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness.


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