Telecoms Provider in Pacific, South America and Caribbean – Digicel – last night unveiled as the winner of the “Best Operator in a Developing Market” award at the World Communications Awards 2010. Announced at a glittering awards ceremony at London’s Park Lane Hilton in the UK, Digicel beat strong competition from the likes of Etisalat [...]

With 16 thrilling encounters to go, the final eight teams that make up the Digicel Caribbean Cup Groups H and I all have high hopes of making it into the top four. The Captains of five of the final eight teams got their chance to hold the Digicel Cup today at the Hotel Pierre et [...]

The British and Canadian High Commissions have jointly funded a series of Proceeds of Crime Workshops. This follows a highly successful eastern Caribbean Judicial conference held in December last year which targeted judges and magistrates. The two day workshops commenced in Antigua in early November and were also held in Trinidad at the SAUTT training [...]

“Tennis pon de rock 2” 2010 is a charitable event aimed at raising funds for the betterment of all Barbadian children, through sports – specifically tennis. Working in conjunction with the Barbados Tennis Association’s Schools Programme, it is our Goal to assist in opening new doors of opportunities for children by building Tennis and sports [...]

The November 1 introduction of a Value Added Tax (VAT) in St. Kitts and Nevis was essentially summed up as the “right move in the right time” by officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At a news conference at Government Headquarters on Monday (November 22), Alfred Schipke, Division Chief in the Caribbean 1 Division, [...]

As we are all very aware, it’s is a rough time for Barbados, many Bajans are now at their limit. Many young people in this country who are 26-years-old and under, have therefore, never seen their parents struggle. The reality of too many young people is that they are now forced to watch helplessly as [...]

The next lecture in the ruling DLP’s series will be delivered on Friday 2010/11/26 by Mr Robert ‘Bobby‘ Morris of the Barbados Workers’ Union at the George Street Auditorium, Belleville, St. Michael; his topic will be “The Barbados Model: A Reflection.” Organisers for the series extend an open door for the media to cover Mr [...]

Owen Arthur says one must excuse the “…innocence of newness…” with Chris Sinckler’s debut Budgetary Proposals, however, as the MP for St Michael North East pointed out, if this VAT hike is a temporary measure then Bajans are more likely to withdraw extensive spending until the severe recoup measure has been withdrawn… In essence – since PM [...]

The works of 15 seasoned and amateur artists, are currently on display at the Barbados Museum. However, Last Sunday you only had from 4:00 pm to 5:30 to meet and hear the Artists, so this means every artist chats for about 2 minutes each? What time is left for interacting with the creators? Unfortunately since last [...]

The Ministry of Health here in Barbados is advising diabetic patients of the correct storage conditions for insulin – the hormone used to control the level of sugar glucose in the blood. Under normal conditions, insulin should be stored in a refrigerator at approximately two to eight degrees Celsius and should not be allowed to [...]

The Bajan Reporter has traced what seems to be ongoing high-jinks with Her majesty’s Loyal Opposition, aka; the Barbados Labour Party… According to sources, when Mia Mottley, St Michael North East MP was ready to offer her 30 minutes of rebuttal at 8:00 PM last nite, there are claims Gang Of Five insurrectionist Dale Marshall [...]

Do you think you can sing? Would you like to win a Blackberry? Then why not enter the Fundraising Fish Fry & Karaoke Competition being arranged by the St. Michael North East Branch (SMNE) of the Barbados Labour Party? The action takes place at the Bush Hall, Yard Gap Constituency Office this Friday night (26th November [...]

Digicel and Scotiabank today launched their mobile money product in Haiti. TchoTcho Mobile allows Haitians to complete basic banking functions such as cash withdrawals, deposits and transfers safely and securely through their mobile phone and does not require them to have a traditional bank account. During the first three months, the program will offer up [...]

Assurances have come from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of West Indies Power (WIP) Nevis Ltd., geothermal developers on Nevis Mr Kerry McDonald that the delays which slowed the progress of the geothermal development project over the last months have ended and the project will move forward quickly early 2011. The CEO made the disclosure in [...]

The Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, Radhames Jimenez, revealed during a recent Press Conference that officials are working on a project to block the use of cell phones in the country’s jails. This measure is likely to have been spurred by the recent revelations in the case of the attempted murder of lawyer Jordi Veras, [...]

With 16 thrilling encounters to go, the final eight teams that make up the Digicel Caribbean Cup Groups H and I all have high hopes of making it into the top four. Host country, Martinique, will play their first competitive matches of the tournament this week. The team coach, Guy-Michel Nisas, spoke exclusively to www.digicelfootball.com [...]

The other shoe finally fell not with a soft tap but a resounding thud, possibly after passing through many cow-pies along with hobnails embedded, Barbadians from varying socio-economic backgrounds have vented or defended – those upholding what new Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler has sought to implement may not necessarily be of a Political persuasion but [...]

In Norse mythology the God of Mischief – Loki, Thor’s half-brother had a race with a slight old man and still lost even though he head a head start at the old man’s insistence… Eventually, he discovered he could never beat the ancient speedster – for he was Thought personified, what can be faster than [...]

Pelican Heart – An Anthology of Poems by Lasana M. Sekou was presented in Mexico at the 10th Conference of the Caribbean Book, according to the Mexican Association of Caribbean Studies (AMEC). The new poetry book by the St. Martin author was introduced by Dr. Margarita Espinosa, president of AMEC, and discussed before conference goers [...]

TO all Martial Arts Schools, Barbados. I duly regret to inform you that the above mentioned organization has postpone the National Grappling event schedule for the 4th December, 2010. We the organizers have came to a realization that many of our competitors will be otherwise engage on the said date. However, the purpose date for [...]

The Digicel-sponsored West Indies cricket team completed the first of three test matches against Sri Lanka on Friday – with a draw against the ICC World number three team. In an interview with www.digicelcricket.com, Digicel-sponsored all-rounder, Darren Sammy – who had his first run as team Captain this week – says; “The team are back [...]

Bahamian twice elected leader Hubert Ingraham suggested in the early 2000′s there should be a limitation of a PM’s length of stay similar to the USA (America did this Amendment after Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President for 3 terms before, during & after World War II) there are negative connotations which tend to  indicate extended [...]

{Editor’s Note – (1) Video now pulled – Social Commentary Rules Again; (2) My Thx to Peter Boyce for the Alert} I really must wonder how Peter Wiggins, aka: Peter Ram would feel if his mothers, sisters or daughters were accused of “Pat & Crank“? Worse, a video of them doing what is tantamount to dry [...]

Stephen Lashley delivered the Opening Remarks for a Breakfast meeting held by the B’dos Youth Business Trust at the US Embassy in Wildey, St Michael. The BYBT’s focus this year was on Male Entrepreneurs, for 2009 the focus was at females. He called for young male Barbadians to come forward and create new technology for [...]

The celebrated ceremony which is considered to be the Grammy Awards of Caribbean and World music is coming to Trinidad and Tobago in May 2011. The producers of the event are promising a prestigious show of epic proportions. At a recent launch function at the TSTT Corporate Box in the Queen’s Park Oval, it was [...]