Welcome to UWISpace, The University of the West Indies Institutional Repository for Research and Scholarship

This archive was established by the UWI Libraries to support the dissemination of knowledge by providing open access to the digitally preserved intellectual output of the University. Here we aim to collect together in one place the research and scholarship of members of the UWI community. UWISpace provides a platform for the collection, organisation, access and preservation of scholarly information in digital formats.

Departments and individuals wishing to deposit their research material in the UWISpace archive can email the administrators, or phone (868) 662 2002, Exts. 84419, 82241, 82215 at The Alma Jordan Library, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

All items in the UWISpace repository are protected by original copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

Courtesy: The Caribbean Charts and Engravings Circa 1555-1818. The Alma Jordan Library. The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

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    Avenue of Palm Trees, Belleville, Barbados.
    (The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.) The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.
    A man on a horse-drawn cart travels along the avenue of palm trees in the residential area of Belleville, Barbados. There is also a woman carrying a package on her head, standing on the street. A house can be partially seen beyond the palm trees. This an undivided back postcard. Written at the front of postcard – I am sorry to refuse, but I no longer collect. At the back of the postcard CM £22. From: Miss Sanderson. P.O. Box 36 – Barbados. Addressed to Mademoiselle de Biriun des Jueaux, Laval Marenne, France. There are four 1 farthing Barbados postal stamps affixed. They bear an image of the first monument erected to Nelson's Memory 1813-1905. 82093 is on the bottom right corner. Printed by J.R.H. Seiftert & Co., Ltd., Barbados.
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    Literacy Production Short Stories 2
    (0000) Reid, Victor
    A collection of short stories centered on Caribbean and African diasporic experiences, including themes of slavery, resistance, identity, and cultural memory. Stories include “Splashing Past Kpandu to the Sea,” “God and Bill Love,” and “The Cocoa Planters.”
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    Pine Road, Belleville, Barbados, B. W. I.
    (The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.) The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.
    Features a picture of this street, heavily lined with cabbage palms on both sides. Glimpses of residential homes are visible among the tall trees. . There are houses or buildings on both sides of the road. A few utility lines and poles are visible. On the front of the card (Written in pen) – A part of Bridgetown – The main city. This is a divided back postcard. Back of postcard A05 £6 IP Not 81PPS (Handwritten in pencil). Feb 16/32 Greetings – Here for a few weeks – bathing delightful but much too warm for golf. Popular with Canadians here especially those kind who wish to sit on the veranda all day long. Yours truly Desiree B. Difouf ???. Addressed to : Mrs. T.B. Christie, Main St. E, Hamilton, Ont. Canada. Two 1/2d Barbados stamps are affixed Published by Knight’s Ltd. Barbados.
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    Barbados, West Indies Rockley Beach.
    (The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.) The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.
    A crowded scene with children, women and men enjoying the beach. This is a divided back postcard. Back of postcard CD £6-… Distributed by C.L. Pitt & Co. Ltd., Barbados, West Indies. Plastichrome © COLOURPICTURE Boston, Mass. 02130. P77674.
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    Tamarind Cove, Barbados, West Indies
    (The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.) The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.
    This is an image of a beach scene at the Tamarind Cove Hotel in Barbados. A few people are visible on the beach, some sitting on beach chairs, others lying on the sand or walking on the beach. This is an undivided back postcard. Back of postcard CP (Handwritten in pencil). Published by Wayfarer Bookstore Limited, Barbados, West Indies. Printed in Barbados by LP Letchworth Press Limited Air Mail (Handwritten in pen) Thank you for your prayers. Conscious of help. ?? interest good, & even on the gospel some encouragement. If the Lord will, 2nd week will be better, than Guyana. Wife’s sinuses some improvement leave room for more, Hope all well. Love in the heart. ?????? PS. Mon Mon. Little breakthrough or part, even with a few souls saved. Couple a little praise with the prayers… Addressed to: ???? A. Robinson 53 Willow Ave., Bearwood Birmingham B17 ENGLAND. A 35 cent Barbados postal stamp featuring the Green-Throated Carib (bird) is affixed to the top right hand corner. There also bears a post office stamp dated 11? Feb 1980 , 4:30pm. There i an additional manual stamp BARBADOS ALL-YEAR-ROUND SUNSHINE AND SEABATHING.