Digicel, mobile operator in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific, joins the Shark Football Team in kicking off the Shark Community Football League in Nassau, Bahamas. The League features 12 teams, predominantly made up of Haitian Nationals living in the Bahamas and gets underway today at the AC Field on Cowpen Road in Nassau, [...]

“It was a truly traumatic experience,” said patron Huey Sargeant, who witnessed the fire at Ram’s Supermarket. Sargeant, Director of the Nevis Island Administration’s Department of Information [DOI] accompanied by a member of his staff, were shopping at the popular supermarket, when according to him, an explosion took place. Sargeant added that he was “caught [...]

The highly anticipated “Beat Breast Cancer Music Festival” in Trinidad has been creating quite a stir in the socially conscious Caribbean community. The All-Inclusive concert extravaganza is set to rock the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port Of Spain on Sunday 31st October. However, other territories in the English-speaking region such as Barbados, Jamaica, St.Kitts, St. [...]

Be a lifesaver; not a bystander. Learn Continuous Chest Compression CPR from Gordon A. Ewy, MD, and Karl Kern, MD, the physician researchers who developed this new approach to CPR.

This e-mail appeared in the Bajan Reporter’s Inbox and we decided to let you know about it compared to other fallacies, this may be more serious (Yes, we ignored the gang initiation note as that was hi-jacked from the USA along with the bogus key-rings, both disproved at premier Myth-Buster Snopes)… This not the first time we [...]

Everyone knows that BFF means Best Friends Forever in 21st Century girltalk, and everybody is also familiar with the fact Rihanna and Katy Perry vowed to be BFF – so when Katy got married to Brit comedian Russell Brand in a six-day ceremony in India… Where was the Good Girl Gone Bad? The Celebrity Cafe [...]

Reggae star Gyptian continues to sizzle this year as he now joins forces with the iconic Mary J. Blige. Gyptian will be breaking from his tour schedule to join the R&B queen on the England leg of her UK tour. He takes the stage on November 2 at The O2 Arena in London, the same [...]

Analyzing evidence of cyber crimes is now less complicated following a donation of high tech equipment to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. Two specialized laptops and a number of associated software and hardware components, along with other devices, were recently presented to Honourable Sam Condor, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of [...]

Grenada confirmed their passage through to join Guadeloupe Martinique and defending champions Jamaica in the Digicel Cup Finals in late November with a hard fought win over a dogged St Kitts and Nevis in Group E. Grenada started brightly in front of a strong home crowd of over 4,786 and almost opened the scoring through [...]

The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Corps is shocked and profoundly saddened by the passing of the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable David Thompson. In his personal and professional life, Mr. Thompson proved himself to be a champion of youth issues and played an integral role in forming several associations that inherently seek to promote positive [...]

Our thanks to the ever vigilant Commander D’Orient for this one – In three separate clinical, medical studies on three different continents, capsacin, the metabolite compound in cayenne pepper was found to cause cells to self-terminate in a process known as apoptosis.

Ladies first? In that case, here’s the message from the wife of former US President William Jefferson Clinton, now Secretary of State in her own right;- On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I offer my deepest condolences to the people of Barbados on the passing of Prime Minister David [...]

It is with a deep sense of sadness and grief that I extend deepest condolences to the wife, children, family and friends of our late Prime Minister. Prime Minister Thompson had, from his  youth  shown the potential to become a strong leader. His  intellect, debating and oratory  skills,  coupled with his charismatic approach , helped [...]

Many men have dreamed to see their female idol without any dress. Jessica Alba fans were near to do it thanks to the film “Machete“, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, which was released on first days of September in USA. The explanation is here: according to a recent report, Alba was actually wearing [...]

Grenada opened another DCC campaign hoping to go one better than their 2008 runner up position by beating Group A winners Puerto Rico by a 3-1 scoreline in Grenada. Both teams started well with Grenada looking very lively up front with Modeste and Charles causing untold damage with their strong physical presence. The vocal supporters [...]

Many Barbadians have spent time at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, it was named after one of Queen’s College’s most demanding and exacting Drama Educators, and the stories of her quest for excellence are legendary. However, for quite some time, this cultural hub has been on an extended architectural hiatus – I can recall one of [...]

Jhunry Udenhout is a self-taught sculptor who strengthened his skill by extensive reading on the works of Salvador Dali, ancient Greek sculpture and Michaelangelo. This is his “Fat Drummer Girl” now on at the Queen’s Park Gallery until the end of October.

It was not that long ago when Kenya Moore with Urban Eye Magazine said they had a Star Search for a Barbadian to appear in a “Waiting To Exhale” imitation which was given the name of ‘Pudding‘ and over 30 contestants applied for the chance to appear in what many Bajans here would see as [...]

Starring Katie Mactavish, Steve Kasan and B.J. Jeroy Music by Damian Sanchez Sound Mix & Design by Andre Philips Written by Andrew Stoute and Rodney Smith Directed, Filmed and Edited by Rodney Smith Distributed by Tubemogul.

It was with a deep sense of loss that I received the news of the passing of Prime Minister David John Howard Thompson, QC. Prime Minister Thompson will be remembered for his astute leadership during a very difficult global economic climate since assuming office in 2008. His support of the credit union movement was also [...]

The President, Council and Secretariat staff of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry wish to take this opportunity to extend our deepest condolences to the family of our dear departed Prime Minister The Right Honourable David Thompson. The nation has lost a Prime Minister and perhaps more importantly his family has lost a husband [...]

By Dr. Brent Hardt, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Prime Minister, the Rt. Honorable David Thompson. On behalf of the government and people of the United States of America, I wish to convey our heartfelt condolences to the Prime [...]