President Obama and the First Lady wish families across the country a “Merry Christmas” and encourage everyone to support the troops and their families this holiday season.

Barack and George both find reading Bajan Reporter dot com a most fascinating way to keep abreast of the Caribbean!

This Christmas comes at the end of a year that has not been without challenges of various dimensions. Not only have there been natural disasters of earthquakes, storms and hurricanes but we have had to interface with man-made financial crises of almost global proportions. During the last few months, the loss by death of our [...]

Fellow Barbadians, I greet you at this Christmas time with all the hope and optimism to which this season always gives rise. The birth of Christ just upwards of two thousand years ago changed the course of human history and provided us all with an alternative to the despair and pessimism by which mankind had, [...]

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“We went back to {Lexy’s.} If the fishermen doing ballroom dancing was surreal, the Texan line dancing to calypso was even more so. We kept thinking it was a one-off routine and soon someone would break ranks and “de wukking up” would start. But for an hour while the DJ treated us to songs like [...]

CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution was launched internationally during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. 40 top producers and industry stakeholders from the Caribbean Region and its Diaspora participated in a Market Incubator Program during the Toronto International Film Festival.

The 75th anniversary Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race, to be held on 21st January 2011 will be the first sporting event in Barbados to be covered by award winning cinematographer Rick Deppe. British born Deppe is an experienced documentarian and has produced films for Disney and the Discovery Channel. Director of Photography on Disney’s [...]

I had heard about him but had up to that time – not met him and it is obvious that he had also heard of me and wanted to meet me. I am not sure if at that time I was already a Member of the Executive Council of the Barbados Workers Union and the [...]

Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise. When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth, [...]

Chief Fire Officer, Wilfred Marshall, is urging Barbadians to exercise caution and due vigilance as it relates to fire safety precautions especially during Christmas 2010. Stating that although the department was prepared to handle any emergency which may arise, the Chief Fire Officer pointed out that his department would be placing ads and messages in [...]

ICD Utilities Limited (ICD – BISX) announced today the closing of the transfer of 1,073,917 common shares (representing 10.74% of its shares) to Halifax based Emera Inc. (EMA – TSX) for $7.40 per share. Emera purchased the ICD Utilities (ICD) shares from MaruEnergy Grand Bahama Limited, an indirect subsidiary of Marubeni TAQA Caribbean Ltd., as [...]

West Indies Power Nevis Ltd (WIPN) filed the Nevis Geothermal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) with the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on December 14, 2010. The filing of the EIA with the NIA is a requirement for the development of the geothermal resources on Nevis pursuant to the Nevis Geothermal Development Ordinance and the Geothermal Resource [...]

Nevis’ financial institutions have begun to spread the Christmas cheer to a number of individuals and organisations, particularly to those considered “less fortunate.” The Nevis Blind, Light and Visually Impaired Society is on the receiving end this year as the organisation, within one week, received food and toiletries courtesy of the Royal Bank of Trinidad [...]

The last time this happened was 1378, according to some folks, that’s when a Lunar eclipse coincided with the Winter Solstice?

The warmth of the music of renowned Jamaican Jazz pianist, Monty Alexander, will heat up the cold winter night on Capital Hill this New Year’s Eve as the top musician gets ready to perform at Washington, D.C.’s finest jazz and supper club. Alexander, Jamaica’s acclaimed Commander of Distinction, will perform at the historic Blues Alley, [...]

Fish, Chicken or Port with fries or pie and drinks of your choice. That’s How the Israel Lovell Foundation Swinging it on Christmas Eve. Are you looking for a stress-free environment and a good lime; something exciting to do – somewhere, where cool people will be laughing and having fun on Christmas Eve? Well I [...]

It was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and fraternized with “the enemy” along two-thirds of the Western Front (a crime punishable by death in times of war). German troops held Christmas trees up out [...]

Having already achieved first-to-market status with the November 22nd launch of their innovative mobile money service, TchoTcho Mobile, Scotiabank and Digicel today achieved another important milestone. This news as Scotiabank and Digicel are the first mobile money providers to reach the goal of 10,000 transactions as set by the Haiti Mobile Money Initiative placing them [...]

The Queen’s College Association is pleased to announce the creation of a discount card for the rest of us! This is the QC Card, sponsored jointly by the Queen’s College Association (alumni of the school) and the QC PTA. Inspired by other highly successful incentive programmes, the QC Card does not require cardholders to be [...]

Miriam DeWever (also spelled DeWeever by some) spent 7 wonderful weeks in Barbados (14 October – 2 December 2010) – both staying at hotels and with relatives, as a long stay visitor this in itself is worthy of a footnote, but one incident in particular stands out; and shows once again the hospitality of some [...]

While this Christmas may be cold and bitter for too many and despite the economic setback and uncertainly our country is currently experiencing, “there is hope.” We can either look back or we can recognise that the game has changed and the world is changing daily – requiring us to chart a new course and [...]

British Prime Minister David Cameron and local schoolchildren visited the Olympic Stadium to officially turn on the flagship venue’s floodlights for the first time, a major milestone for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic project. Mayor of London Boris Johnson, London Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe, Olympic Delivery Authority Chairman John Armitt and an audience [...]

Please be aware the Cashier section of the Barbados Water Authority will be closed for business at 12:00 noon and all other sections by 1:00 pm on both Fridays, December 24 & 31, 2010. Customers are kindly asked to arrange their business accordingly. The BWA takes this opportunity to wish everyone good health, happiness and [...]

The arrival in Barbados marks a milestone in the development of Civil Aviation and air transport for the island. With the constant development and investments being made by GAIA and the BCAD, it is fitting that REDjet will be using a modern, easy to use airport and operate under the latest global standard in regulations. [...]