Rene Holder has been a consistent and regular contributor for this News-Blog almost from its inception. Now, he needs help – not for himself, but little children who for medical reasons may have to spend Christmas at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, he gives an update on his quest – BYDC (Barbados Youth Development Council) are [...]

There are not one but two artists on show in Speightstown until the 3rd of next month. Both are at the West Coast branch of the Gallery of Caribbean Art, one of the duo is Alison Chapman-Andrews whose views on her own works are as follows – When I arrived in Barbados in 1971, I [...]

Time Magazine considers John Ralston Saul as a “Prophet,” his views on the death of globalism have been printed in quite a few languages. He’ll be talking to Barbadians tomorrow night at 8:00 pm at Frank Collymore Hall and expounding on “Small Societies In a Big World.” A firm believer in acting for the greater [...]

With an estimated 250 million in album and single sales, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart arguably possesses one of rock?s greatest and most distinctive voices. For many years, he called Warner Bros. home, first as lead singer of the influential band the Faces and later as an internationally successful solo artist. This [...]

Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to the Central American market, has today announced the appointment of Raul Burgos as Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Panama S.A. de C.V ahead of its imminent launch in Panama. As CEO of Digicel Panama, Raul will be responsible for successfully developing Digicel into [...]

For the first time in Jamaica, all-inclusive party fans will get a chance to enjoy the exclusive ambiance of an all-inclusive party while at the same time being entertained by some of Jamaica’s most talented and popular reggae artistes. After years of clamouring by ardent all-inclusive party fans, Rasta Rules will, on Saturday December 6, [...]

PROLOGUE Not so long ago in the print edition of the Sunday Sun, an ad told of a FREE workshop on improving one’s interaction with customers thanks to BIDC. The host is no less than former broadcaster Marvo Manning, a regular tutor at BIMAP. I naturally leapt at it in view of my day job, [...]

Critical issues relevant to the continued development of St. Kitts and Nevis, and its population, were the subject of a three hour dialogue between Parliamentarian Honourable G. A. Dwyer Astaphan and aspiring parliamentarians earlier this week. The MP was invited by the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKANYPA) to interact with its members at [...]

“Intrigue, deception, murder and exotic locales with a noir sensibility and keen attention to setting? another highly entertaining page-turner.” — Publishers Weekly Last year, New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey introduced readers to hit-man Gideon and his explosive life of crime in the bestselling doubleheader Sleeping with Strangers and Waking with Enemies. Now, [...]

January 22 – 24, 2009 will see Rose Hall, Montego Bay come alive with the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival which is gearing up to be even more electrifying than in previous years. The Festival, which has hosted acts such as George Benson, Erika Badu, Kenny G, Dionne Warwick, Michael Bolton, Kenny Rogers, Shaggy, Third [...]

The Big Apple is in for a treat this month when the Barbados film “Hit For Six!” screens at a prestigious film festival there. Producers of Hit For Six! are thrilled to have the movie featured at the African Diaspora Film Festival from November 28 to December 14 as part of its world tour. Hit [...]

Jean Claude Denis co-manager of ZIN accompanied with Pierre Michel Theodat and Roberto Volcy, presented a cheque of a hundred thousand gourdes to Mr. Romel Jean Bazard, secretary general of the school ‘KOREBEL‘ of Bel-Air. Mr. Denis made the trip to Haiti in honor of the school’s 3rd Anniversary. This gesture on behalf of ZIN [...]

Due to overwhelming demand from people who missed the previous Free Day at Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, the Sanctuary will open again free to the public on Monday, December 1, 2008, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. According to Harry Roberts, General Manager of the Sanctuary, many people were unable to attend the Sunday at [...]

Sorry for taking so long to update, had a very busy week – Facebook is incredible, as I mentioned back in September – it was via this internet social network tool that Surfer’s Cafe promoted a comedy show and used no newspaper advertising and had the event sold out!Separate to this, in Heat Magazine I [...]

Grenada is receiving excellent reviews from one of the world?s top travel agencies. In October 2008, Savvy Grenada invited ten travel agents from Liberty travel to Grenada on a familiarization trip. Liberty Travel, one of the largest travel agencies in the industry, sent some of their top agents to view the Mount Cinnamon development, Camper [...]

So I walk a little too fast and I drive a little too fastAnd I’m reckless its true, but what else can you do at theEnd of a love affair? So I talk a little too much, and I laugh a little too muchAnd my voice is too loud, when I’m out in a crowdSo [...]

As all of Jamaica anticipates the crucial final match in their World Cup Qualifying group, The Reggae Boyz prepare physically and mentally for the task at hand. The task: to beat Canada by at least five goals. But Assistant Head Coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore feels that physical training is not the only way to prepare [...]

With his peace anthem song ‘Green Camouflage‘ leading the way Barbadian singer songwriter David Kirton is making his mark on the United Kingdom. The UK Sunday Mercury wrote ‘…the new album from Barbadian balladeer Kirton has the crossover appeal to break him big in the mainstream pop charts‘. Gauging the response to his recent performances [...]

Got an e-mail from a source and a pal – “This is a sale of work from my friend and is full of great stuff for Christmas. Please try to pop in and if you can, fwd this on to your friends. If we don’t support our local artists this small rock will be a [...]

Opa! Greek Restaurant in Hastings has gone through as many personalities as Jason Bourne – in the mid-80′s it was called Sandy Bank, then X-Ray’s, to Shak-Shak & Almond Bay… Now Opa! is adding a bit of Captain Jack Sparrow to the feel of the place – soon there’ll be the Black Pearl seafood & [...]

The Gallery of Caribbean Art, located at the Hilton Hotel, has named famed water colour artist, Margaret Rodriguez, November?s artist of the month, her colourful paintings will be featured in the gallery for the entire month. Margaret’s art bursts from a mind that remembers the Barbados images of days pass, bringing to mind when life [...]

The W.I. Federal Archives Centre in conjunction with Barbados Museum & Historical Society (BMHS), the Barbados Government Division of Culture & Cave Hill Department of History is hosting a Mini-Lecture Series on The West Federation under the theme, ?When 10 may have been an Odd Number: Some Perspectives on the West Indies Federation?. LECTURE IMPLEMENTING [...]

The Pediatric Dept, QEH need quite a few toys for Christmas to give the children. They are looking for gently used or new toys for both boys and girls ages ranging from 1-14 (with the preference being for ages 9-14). Please spread the word and contact the Department directly to facilitate your donation.

A testimony to the strength of the songs on James Morrison?s debut album Undiscovered is that it yielded no fewer than five singles ? You Give Me Something, Wonderful World, The Pieces Don?t Fit Anymore, Undiscovered and One Last Chance. The songs were simple yet beautifully written, each giving James’ raw, bluesy voice a platform [...]

The Nu Afikan Artivist Movement (N.A.A.M) and Iron Sharpen Iron invites you to bask in the word of thoughts on thoughts as author *Paul Batson* launches the journey of a book: *beyond PARADOX* A journal that massages the mind and takes you to familiar and unfamiliar places simultaneously. Accented with a CD included featuring inspired [...]