đź“… 1 April 1757
A report dated 1 April 1757 described the Tempati uprising and warned that news sent to the Netherlands should not needlessly alarm investors. The colony’s rulers faced a contradiction: the revolt...
đź“… 20 Oktober 1760
A colonial record dated 20 October 1760 describes celebrations in Paramaribo following the peace treaty with the Ndyuka. The celebration reflected the colonial government’s relief after years of...
đź“… 23 Maart 1832
On 23 March 1832 colonial authorities adopted a regulation governing manumission, or an enslaver-authorized release from slavery. Freedom remained dependent on enslaver action and government approval,...
đź“… 3 Augustus 1869
On 3 August 1869, workers at Plantation Leonora on the West Coast Demerara refused work amid a dispute rooted in withheld wages, wage reductions and difficult labor conditions. A shovel gang...
đź“… 1 Augustus 1838
On 1 August 1838, apprenticeship ended and full legal emancipation took effect in Trinidad, two years before the originally scheduled end of the longest apprenticeship terms in much of the British...
đź“… 16 Maart 1824
On 16 March 1824, the House of Commons considered papers on efforts to “ameliorate” conditions for enslaved people in the West Indies, including Trinidad’s Protector and Guardian of Slaves. The...
đź“… 12 Maart 1917
On 12 March 1917, recruitment of Indian laborers for overseas indenture was suspended. Trinidad had received many thousands of Indian workers for plantation labor after emancipation. The suspension...
đź“… 21 Juni 1937
On 21 June 1937, strikes and unrest spread from the southern oilfields to Point Fortin, San Fernando, Penal, Ste Madeleine, Waterloo, Woodford Lodge, Port of Spain, Rio Claro and other districts....
đź“… 28 Juli 1852
Order no. 419 defines worker booklets and their delivery in French Guiana. The booklet recorded work engagements and enabled officials to monitor workers’ movements. It was a tool of post-emancipation...
đź“… 4 Augustus 1852
Order no. 464 organizes work engagements and booklet inspections. It required people aged 14 to 60 without sufficient resources to show regular work, and imposed repeated administrative checks. For...
đź“… 20 Oktober 1760
Colonial authorities and residents in Paramaribo celebrated the treaty with the Ndyuka. The celebration recognized a negotiated end to a costly conflict, though the treaty remained shaped by...
đź“… 14 Oktober 1836
A colonial return dated 14 October 1836 records Africans seized from the Negrinha and Phoenix. The ships carried people being trafficked despite Britain’s 1807 trade ban. Officials used the label...
đź“… 9 Februari 1752
Juan Francisco de León surrendered to Spanish authorities and gave testimony in the Caracas city council chamber. The surrender followed the 1749–1752 movement against the Guipuzcoan Company and its...
