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The Barbados Advocate is the second most read dailynewspaper in the country ofBarbados. First established in 1895, theAdvocate is also the longest continually-published newspaper in the country.[1]
The Barbados Advocate was founded in 1895[2] byValence Gale, who had gotten his start at theBarbados 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, theAdvocate had a circulation of 7,000 on weekdays and 12,000 on Sundays, continuing to publish its original ownership.[6]
In 1954, the newspaper joined theInter American Press Association (IAPA).[7] In 1960, it was joined by theDaily 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. Bryan died in 2020,[1][10][11] leading to a protracted legal battle over ownership of the paper.[12][13]
TheAdvocate is a colour newspaper covering a wide array of topics, including:
The headquarters of theBarbados Advocate is in the western-Bridgetown neighbourhood of Fontabelle in the parish ofSaint Michael.
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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