Grenada is quickly becoming one of the better known sailing and yachting destinations in the Caribbean – according to Port Louis Marina and Village Manager Danny Donelan, who’s just back from the Super Yacht Challenge Cup in Mallorca in Spain. He says the marketing which is being done by Port Louis Grenada on the international [...]

Future Image, the producer of the latest Caribbean feature film to be shot entirely in Barbados, is calling for auditions for the cast of the film Waiting For Keith. Aspiring actors and actresses may submit a request for an audition to the producer at this email address waitingforkeith@gmail.com Applications should include the applicant’s name, age, [...]

Scarlett Johansson has become the latest celebrity to join Oxfam’s Global Ambassador program, officially launched today. Scarlett decided to sign up following a trip to India and Sri Lanka where she visited young Dalit girls in a rural school, and survivors of the tsunami. She joins an influential group of international A-listers and global statespeople [...]

Saturday July 21st at 6:00pm… Big things happening at the Goddards Sports Club in Fontabelle,It right there next to Kensington Oval just make the turn by Hanschell,Come out and expect brilliant and top class poetry from Adrian Green and Debbie Callendar,And you can’t miss natural entertainers like Billy Kincaid and Garvie,Strumming their life away on [...]

Atlanta-based 1720 Entertainment is proud to announce its partnership with Black Coral, Inc. for the global launch of the Caribbean’s one and only, original ?Queen of SOCA? ? ALISON HINDS? smash hit single, ?Roll It Gal.? Her debut album entitled, SOCA QUEEN, will be released this fall. Since its initial release in 2005, ?Roll It [...]

Arturo Tappin is a busy dude, playing in BVI and finishing his latest album in time for US summer! The popular musician even got the attention of a famous beverage to foot the bill of the launch of his new disk – [The sax-man] will formally launch his new album “Inside Out” at the official [...]

Don’t you think they should just let Bobbies or the SAS have a go at finding Osama Bin Laden? Think they’d do a way better job than the CIA… Look how busy they are preventing crap in Glasgow or catching those subway attackers, etc. Their latest escapade netted a stupid Bajan near London, here’s what [...]

Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle and Denesh Ramdin, all playing a major part in coaching aspiring young cricketers of the Caribbean with the launch of the Digicel Cricket Coaching Clinics. As part of Digicel?s programme of development which supports the company?s sponsorship of West Indies cricket, the Digicel Cricket Coaching Clinics, taking place in Barbados, Trinidad [...]

Those of you who follow Barbadian blogs will know that one of the Barbados Free Press‘ pet peeves apart from Islam is the future of the Graeme Hall Swamp (But why is it spelt that way? Not Graham instead!) and now UK aviary oglers (bird-watchers) have decided to step in the fray… Their belief is [...]

David Pilgrim will be accompanying his friend, well-known author COLIN CHANNER for the enhanced reading of his piece HOW TO BEAT A CHILD THE RIGHT AND PROPER WAY at JOE?S PUB, THURSDAY, JULY 26! The show is directed by Jamaican poet and playwright KWAME DAWES. Edging ever closer to Broadway, folks! DATE: THURSDAY JULY 26, [...]

Port Louis Grenada will be the main sponsor for the Grenada Sailing Festival for the next three years. Additionally, the Spice Isle Marina will also provide the needed infrastructure for the successful staging and growth of the event. Port Louis will be able to provide berthing facilities for over 300 boats and the organizers say [...]

Peter Ram, one of Barbados’ better known entertainers throughout the Caribbean landed himself in hot water when he got rather homophobic in St Vincent, at least in the official sense, privately? Vincies are like Jamaicans when it comes to gays, his Manager (another Peter), Peter Boyce, in his Blog decided to get to the bottom [...]

The International Organization of Standardization for Quality has recognized, accredited and registered Grenada’s Island Health Services as a Quality Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 for “the provision of hemodialysis to patients with end stage renal disease.”Island Health Services from its inception in November 2006, has been successfully treating dialysis patients [...]

“It’s Crop Over time!“ What better place to come together with friends & family and share the highlights of the season. Join the Graeme Hall Sanctuary at their Pic-O-De Bar Happy Hour at the Sanctuary Lime – Natural fun, good food, relax with family and friends… *ADMISSION FREE* July 20th, 2007 5:00pm – 9:00pm To [...]

Digicel and the West Indies Cricket Board, announced they’ll enter a new extended partnership until September 2012 that’ll provide the support that West Indies cricket needs in order to seek to re-establish their position as a leading cricketing giant once again. The agreement guarantees yearly sponsorship payments of at least US $4 million and includes [...]

Some contributions from Turkey and South Korea will boost the Kittitian government?s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) strategy for their federation. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris presented 30 computers from a donation of 50, to the Ministry of Education. The computers were donated by Turkey. In accepting the donations, Deputy Prime Minister [...]

Taught at Ellerslie by Sundiata Stewart, the English lass of Barbadian parentage saw her capabilities not only nurtured but pushed to be all they could possibly be…Thus Christine Hinds-Wellman became versed in handling clay and porcelain; being an avid illustrator; a three dimensional collager; painting – abstract and portrait; as well as photographer.Many well-known folk [...]

Again, from ye olde trusty bajan.reporter@gmail.com address, received this urgent notice – Dear friends and news agencies, Please see the following information requesting brotherly and sisterly assistance. If you are able, please lend a hand to a local sister by whatever means possible – e-forwarding, releasing via the media or most importantly, visiting the QEH [...]

It’s great there’s a wide variety for people with finicky stomachs and palates, but at the same time I tend to look at this as the de-Caribbeanisation of Barbados… The sad thing is? One way or another, there’s a good chance I may be sampling this regardless (be it as an invited treat or in [...]

I have been using bajan.reporter@gmail.com to great effect now for tips and releases (my original for this account is a bit close to full due to digital photos), and some of the stuff you have seen – Police notices, news from St Kitts and Grenada, what happens at the Errol Barrow Centre, etc. all originated [...]

A Caribbean jaunt is in order for the embattled Albany Great Danes, it seems they’re planning a round of – uh – SANDball? This is what Fox News says – The Great Danes will play, and probably play on the beach, in Barbados. The plans are still sketchy, but head coach Will Brown said the [...]

Yes I am alive! Then again, so is my full-time job, which is part of why I have not appeared in a while… Feel real bad, mess up my reader count too, choopz! I wanna get this 2 a full-time website eventually… Like I said, me feel real bad, but I was also doing some [...]

Efforts are continuing to make Grenada’s Port Louis Marina one of the best in the world. A major part of this project is making the Lagoon area more attractive. Port Louis Grenada has already spent more than $9 million EC dollars dredging and removing garbage, pieces of scrap metal, pylons, gas bottles, car parts and [...]

Another generous person has come forward to assist in Damon Corrie’s quest for Amerindian Olympics – Roberto Mucaro Borrero, President of the United Confederation of Taino People; and the UCTP will be sponsoring the traditional spear-throw events (similar to Javelin – but with a traditional hunting spear) and we now have an unexpected final tally [...]

#17 Art Gallery Pavilion Court, Hastings, Church Church Artist Corrie Scott‘s studio/gallery. Original fine art and photography, limited edition offset lithographic reproductions, prints and cards. From $5 up. Website full of prints, art and photography Tel (246) 424 3965 or 233 6078 – email: corriescott46@hotmail.com for viewing appointment (as Corrie may be out painting or [...]