The Barbados Advocate

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

The Barbados Advocate was a newspaper published in the Caribbean island of Barbados. Established in 1895, the Advocate was the country's longest continually-published outlet of its kind.[1] By the time it ceased publication in 2023,[2] it was also the country's second most-read daily newspaper.

History

The Barbados Advocate was founded in 1895[3] by Valence Gale, who had gotten his start at the Barbados Agricultural Reporter.[3] Gale died in 1908,[3] leaving controlling interest in the paper to his wife, Clara Gale (née Chenery).[4] Gale's son, Valence C. Gale, served as manager from 1919[4] and later managing director of the paper;[4] his brother-in-law, C. L. Chenery as editor.[4][5] When Chenery died in 1925, Gale's younger son, C. A. Louis Gale, served as the paper's editor for 30 years.[6]

In 1946, the Advocate had a circulation of 7,000 on weekdays and 12,000 on Sundays, continuing to publish its original ownership.[7]

In 1954, the newspaper joined the Inter American Press Association (IAPA).[8] In 1960, it was joined by the Daily Star, which became a new Barbados' daily newspaper.[9] In 1961, two British companies acquired a majority interest in the paper.[10]

The newspaper was purchased by (the then) Anthony T. Bryan in 2000 and he became the first Black publisher in the newspaper's history. Bryan died in 2020,[1][11][12] leading to a protracted legal battle over ownership of the paper.[13][14]

Content

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

  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment news
  • Politics
  • Editorials
  • Special features
  • Investigative journalism
  • Local, regional, and international news

Headquarters

The headquarters of the Barbados Advocate were located in the western-Bridgetown neighbourhood of Fontabelle in the parish of Saint Michael.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Barbados Advocate owner, Sir Anthony Bryan died". Loop Caribbean News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 3 Hoyos, F. A. (6 September 1952). "Our Common Heritage: Valence Gale". The Barbados Advocate. p. 4. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary for Mrs. C. A. Gale". Barbados Advocate. 13 December 1951. p. 4. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Noyos, F. A. (October 4, 1952). "Our Common Heritage no 24: Charles Chenery". Barbados Advocate. Bridgetown, Barbados. p. 4. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Obituary: Mr C. A. L. Gale". The Guardian. London, England. 4 March 1955. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "BWI Daily Appoints [Representative]". Editor and Publisher. Vol. 79, no. 49. Duncan McIntosh. 30 November 1946. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "IAPA Reaches Record Membership of 323". Editor & Publisher. Vol. 87, no. 41. Duncan McIntosh. 2 October 1954. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Cozier Gives Barbados Second Daily Paper". Editor and Publisher. Vol. 93, no. 22. Duncan McIntosh. 28 May 1960. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "British Groups Buy Papers in Barbados". Editor & Publisher. Vol. 94. 1961-06-24. p. 26. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Obituary for Sir Anthony Bryan". Lyndhurst Funeral Home. Barbados. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sir Anthony Bryan passes away". Nation News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Advocate staff go without pay after late publisher's assets frozen". Barbados Today. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Bryan, Dorian (6 June 2020). "The end of an era: Sir Anthony Bryan, pioneer of publishing and broadcasting, passes away". The Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. 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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