Jamaican star Jovi Rockwell is back and ready to rock the masses. Scoring her first major record deal last March with Epic Records, Rockwell has won a coveted prize that most Caribbean artists aspire to but few attain. “Having a major label behind my career gives me a sense of confidence and achievement as an [...]

Grenada’s government has adopted a no smoking policy and will be placing no smoking signs in all government buildings and facilities as of May 31st 2009. Director of Community Health Dr. Christine La Grenade said that the move was the first in a series of strategies to ensure Grenada?s compliance with the World Health Organisation [...]

The BVI Red Cross, in conjunction with Island Entertainment Production, is hosting a fashion show themed ?For the Love of Weddings? on May 30, 2009 at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall at 7:30pm. This 2nd annual fashion show marks the culmination of Red Cross activities in May and all proceeds are for the various community [...]

The C.O. Williams Construction Team will be paving the Emancipation Roundabout THIS FRIDAY NIGHT from 9. p.m. until 6.00 a.m. the following morning and traffic will be diverted between those hours. Excavation work continues from the Consett Bay entrance (near St. Mark’s) through to the turning point of the Transport Board bus at College Savannah [...]

Prime Minister Ewart Brown of Bermuda sent a message to his Caribbean colleagues when he emphasized sustainability when addressing attendants to the 13th Caribbean Tourism & Investment Conference held at the Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda last week. Addressing developers, financiers and businessmen, the Prime Minister spoke of how “a capitalist problem is requiring socialist solutions.” [...]

HMCS ATHABASKAN, an Iroquois-class area air defence destroyer which includes a CH-124 Sea King helicopter detachment , from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,has anchored in Barbados since Wednesday, April 22, 2009, proceeding from the waters surrounding Trinidad and Tobago. At the request of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the Canadian Forces contributed to multi-national security [...]

A historic bill that calls for Caribbean nationals to have their own origins category on the U.S. Census form was on April 23rd introduced by Caribbean American Congresswoman, Yvette D. Clarke of New York’s 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.The Clarke bill calls for all questionnaires “used in the taking of any [...]

John DaSilva‘s Facebook group which protested the lacklustre fate of the Barbadian RAMSAR wetlands of Graeme Hall has faded into the background, as developers rub their greedy paws over the Graeme Hall Sanctuary and its diminishing future… Ironically, it was via Facebook, where I discovered another method of fighting the increasing entropy of the future [...]

****** The University of the West Indiesin collaboration with the Ministry of Culture Under the distinguished patronage of The Hon. David J. H. Thompson, Prime Minister Presents A Monument for Moses: A play depicting the politics of The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Adams Written by Hilary McD. Beckles Directed by C. M. Harclyde Walcott Errol [...]

ZIN in Miami @ Marabou Cafe Saturday, May 16th, 2009 With NU-LOOK

The 28th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) returns to the Big Apple on Sunday, May 3, 2009. The ceremony will host the top names in reggae, soca and world music at its new venue at the York College Performing Arts Center in Queens, New York. Dancehall star Beenie Man has just been [...]

Mr. Bobby Tinsley, Chief Operations Officer ? Drilling of West Indies Power (Nevis) Ltd. (WIP) said the company was doing all it could to help provide jobs for the people of Nevis. He told members of the Media during a field visit to Nevis 3 at Hamilton that the Company anticipated bringing in about 60 [...]

Starting this morning until the 24th, CHUM-FM broadcasts live from the island of Barbados. It?s Breakfast In Barbados 2009 ? Roger, Darren & Marilyn have a whole week worth of fun in the Gem of the Caribbean Sea. Hope you can join in on the music and the contests – remember when Bryan Adams, Michael [...]

During the last session of Day 2 (April 15th 2009) on the 3rd Indigenous Leaders Summit of the Americas, the Indigenous delegates gathered were unpleasantly surprised to hear firsthand about the historic and ongoing suffering of the Naso Tribal Nation of Panama. Several dozen weary Naso made an impromptu appearance in the conference room where [...]

Got an e-mail from a reader who’s implying a frightening notion? Facebook…. Over 200,000,000 people have Facebook entries. Facebook claims over 100,000,000 access their accounts every day. The CIA is one of the backers. So is the Department of Defense. Corporate and government surveillance has never been easier. When Alexander Solzhenitsyn was arrested by Stalin’s [...]

There is a new soca website on the scene. Montserrat soca artist Scrappy has a new website online, active and ready. The album has free downloads as well as information about the soca artist and gig dates as well as appearances. The website also has exclusive tracks and free musical downloads coming soon! Scrappy who [...]

I knew of this for weeks from one of their own contributors, but I could not state until I got confirmation… Select Magazine had a garage sale on their website, as part of their liquidation of business. This publication used to feature Barbadians doing well in entertainment or business as well as UK expatriates who [...]

The University of the West Indies’ Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination andthe Art and Ubuntu Trust South AfricaCordially invite you to An exhibitionby PETER CLARKE, South African Artist At the EBCCI Gallery From April 15 until…Open Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm ********* The Barbados Flower Circle Presents“Mille Fleurs, Mille Feuilles 2009“ Flower Arranging [...]

The Automatic Blood Pressure Monitors which were publicly introduced in St. Kitts last week, have been a hit with the general public. The machines, which use three simple steps to test an individual?s blood pressure, are strategically located at Government Headquarters and the General Post Office (G.P.O.) and forms part of Government?s strategy to promote [...]

Our current exhibition, Barbados Furniture 1680 ? 2009, is an absolute ?must see? for everyone interested in the tradition of furniture making and furniture in the Caribbean. The exhibition is available for viewing Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and admission to the Galleries is free. In view of the considerable costs of [...]

DISCLAIMER Once again, Spice Islanders appear heavily divided over proposed tourism development and this News-Blog has been chosen as a voice to express concerns. We are flattered. However, in their passion to object the Citizens’ Group can get a bit outlandish, in the interests of fairness – we have modified some comments and please bear [...]

Digicel and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the new BlackBerry? Storm? smartphone for Digicel customers in all of its 26 markets in the Caribbean and Central America. The BlackBerry Storm delivers the renowned functionality and usability of the BlackBerry? solution and incorporates the world’s first ?clickable? touch-screen with advanced multimedia capabilities to deliver entertainment, information [...]

The Best of the Best International Music Festival is back and this year, its promise of being “the best of the best” delivers yet again. The premier concert event in North America returns on Sunday, May 24, much to the delight of fans, many of whom make Miami their destination on Memorial Day weekend each [...]

The 1st Indigenous Leaders Summit of the Americas was held in 2001 in Ottawa, Canada, North America, the second was in 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; South America, and the 3rd was just concluded on April 15th 2009 in Panama City, Panama; Central America. Controversy tends to follow anything that seeks to advance the long [...]

C.O. Williams Construction Team has started excavation work from the Consett Bay entrance (near St. Marks) through to the turning point of the Transport Board bus at College Savannah and no traffic will permitted through this section during the day. Work continues on shoulders of the ABC Highway between Lowlands and the Chickmont Roundabout where [...]