Yup – JJ & Brian will be playing at Jumbies in St. Lawrence Gap on Mondays from 7pm. It is the only decent excuse you can use to go out for an early one on Monday night without getting into too much trouble.

{Ed’s Note – check the links, apart from his MySpace page, you can find a free download of the tune} A buzz is currently on the streets of New York surrounding the hot new rap sensation Lil Lion, who has teamed up with Barbee, well known for her hit collaborations such as Missing You with [...]

It’s finally here folks… part two in the “Paradise Low” saga. The video is going to hit Tempo in the Caribbean and A3 television in Florida in the next few weeks, but of course, the Bajan massive gets the first look. Check out the youtube link here – hope you enjoy it.

{Ed’s Note – please check each and every link, you will see there are a TON of contradictions – yes/no, yes/no, ad nauseam} After the voices that approached Rihanna with Jay-Z and Zedstar, CWD claims they finally know the truth. The famous actor Josh Hartnett, protagonist of ?Pearl Harbor?, stated some weeks ago during a [...]

The University of the West Indies in collaboration with The Ministry of Culture under the distinguished patronage of The Rt. Hon Owen S. Arthur, Prime Minister presents with Anderson Armstrong in the title role The Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination The University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus on November 24, 25, [...]

Message inside reads: ?May your Christmas be warm with sharing, bright with caring and filled with love. Wishing you a Blessed New Year?. ?If you are a business owner and would sell our Christmas cards at your establishment, please contact us on the number below?. {Ed’s Note – Be sure to also tell them a [...]

Children in St. George’s and St. Mark’s will avoid the Grinch this year thanks to Port Louis Grenada. As part of its Christmas charity programme, Port Louis Grenada has donated hand made Cedar Works Swing and Play sets to the St. Mark’s and St. George’s Communities. Speaking about the gifts, Director of Operations Richard Hallam [...]

Following on the success of Biggie Irie?s ?Nah Goin Home? and Lil Rick?s ?Caan Wait? and ?Girls Gone Wild?, Pyramid Entertainment has once again teamed up with music video director Jay Will of Jay Will Films to produce two more videos. This time, plans are ongoing for 2007 People’s Monarch & Road March winner, Mr. [...]

The 2008 Barbados Pictorial Diary is a full colour appointment style, 8 ?? x 7?, spiral bound, weekly pictorial diary, featuring full colour images of Bajan artwork. Although these diaries are primarily used as corporate gifts, a very LIMITED NUMBER of our 2008 Barbados Pictorial Diaries and Desk Calendars are available for sale to raise [...]

Just wanted to let your readers know that “Sue Sue” has been reunited with her Family today! Thanks again for ur help Best regards

The Ministry of Health?s fogging programme will be targetting three parishes next week – Christ Church, St. Peter and St. Michael; they also remind people to stop throwing stones at personnel carrying out fogging as it can end up in jail with some very nasty folk at the new facility near Dodd’s and then offenders [...]

HSN, the U.S. television shopping network that reaches nearly 89 million households, featured Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes on three of its shows earlier this month. Monique Hamaty-Simmonds, the assistant managing director and daughter of the founder of the Tortuga Rum Company appeared to promote these gourmet tropical treats baked in the Cayman Islands, Barbados, Jamaica [...]

The BSE will be hosting a panel discussion on Monday November 19th, 2007 at the Grand Salle of the Central Bank of Barbados at 5.30pm. on the above-mentioned subject. There will be two presenters, Mrs. Michelle Doyle-Lowe of the Central Bank and Mr Marlon Yarde of the Barbados Stock Exchange. The event promises to be [...]

As anyone who is a regular reader here is aware, I have recently expressed some potential concerns for artificial hiking of prices – but it is not just Barbados now there are concerns throughout the region, like over in St Kitts – Ambassador Plenipotentiary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rosalyn Hazelle said a [...]

Time and time again you hear that everywhere you can find a Bajan, this time …. try Caracas, at a bizarre and violent party – AN OLDHAM-born international DJ has spoken of his “deep shock” after four people were shot dead and nine injured during his set in a club in Venezuela. Techno and house [...]

I use a Mozilla browser with an RSS feed at the bottom of the screen, there in the the scrolling ticker I see a CNN item about “HAM SODA” and I thought – “NO WAY,” boy! Was I wrong – Coming soon next to the Coke and Pepsi in a store near you: ham-and latke-flavored [...]

Madd Entertainment recently hosted a Media Launch to observe their 25th Anniversary at the Blue Horizon Hotel, in Rockley, Christ Church… Plans for their ?Best of Barbados Gone Madd? comedy show scheduled for the Gymnasium on 25th November were revealed to the sponsors and well wishers who attended. In addition Madd’s Greatest Hits part two [...]

A very special service took place not so long ago at the Church of the Glorious Christ, River Road, St. Michael [Ed's Note - WHERE WERE THE CATS - AGNOSTIC, lol?]. “Man’s best friend” and one turtle were welcomed into the church accompanied by their owners to give thanks and ask God’s blessings in celebration [...]

Barbados Justice Elneth Kentish, Judge of the High Court, very recently upheld Mr Eugene Melnyk‘s challenge to the decision of the Barbados Turf Club, made on the 6th January 2005 whereby the Turf Club disqualified his horse KATHIR as the Winner of the Sandy Lane Gold Cup which was run on the 6th March 2004. [...]

Really late notice from David Pilgrim, but he has some hot gigs this week – starting tomorrow! I wonder if he’ll ever return to our shores and lay it on us? This is what DP has in mind – Tomorrow TUESDAY NOV. 13 at 8PM my friend MARITRI is hosting a night called ARE & [...]

For the majority of Saturday evening, Iron Sharpen Iron, was one of the quality main events for 2007 at the near year old Limelight Cafe (the website needs updating badly now) at Cavans Lane. There were some askew moments, but nothing to do with the Bajan word-warriors Adrian “Amenyama” Green and Dempstu “DJ” Simmons – [...]

The last few weeks have almost been a virtual referendum on the cost of living in relation to basic staples for eating and drinking – such as milk, flour, meat, vegetables, cooking oil, and other products which some list at ten, yet others feel there are more than just ten… How can anyone in their [...]