BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
OCT 2014
Barbadian Village Shops
T
he Barbados Rum Shop is an integral part of bajan history and
culture surviving over 300 years. Its origins date back to the
beginning of the 17th century.
The village shop is a unique and ancient Barbadian institution, as ancient
as the Church. It is said that for every church in Barbados you will find a
rum shop, sometimes close at hand. And churches abound, with every
possible denomination to be found scattered across the 21 by 14 miles of
this beautiful island. There are over 6,000 rum shops dotted all over the
island with at least three in every village and that is still evident today.
B.A.R.S. Inc. Promoting and working to Save Our Shops
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www.bajanrumshop.com
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