Fresh off a successful performance stint in New York, T&T-born Stephen Hadeed Jr. is back in town and will premiere his latest film project, “Festival of Lights” at the 2011 T&T Film Festival. Hadeed, who plays the role of ‘Ravin’ in Festival of Lights, first got bitten by the acting bug at a young age [...]

The Social Network (Columbia Pictures) – This Oscar®- and four-time Golden Globe®-winning film tells the real-life story of Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), a 2003 Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius that revolutionizes the way people communicate around the world by creating and launching Facebook, making him the youngest billionaire in history. However, his journey to [...]

Honey Jam Barbados is looking all over Barbados for the top young female artists, representing hip hop, jazz, soca, r&b, gospel, rock, dancehall, blues, alternative, opera, house, techno, country – ALL styles of music! Ebonnie Rowe, of Bajan descent, the main coordinator explains why Honey Jam originally happened {CLICK ON FOLLOWING LINK FOR FULL AUDIO};- [...]

As the Digicel Kick Start Clinics continue, Head Coach and England and Liverpool Football legend, John Barnes, has arrived in New York to draw on the talent there. After four preliminary rounds, 32 talented young footballers were carefully chosen to showcase their talents in the hope of being selected for the elite Digicel Academy – [...]

Plans are well underway for the Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) next month, October 10 -12 at the Hilton Barbados. The CSA is the voice of the region’s shipping industry and a major regional forum in which matters relevant to the growth and development of Caribbean shipping are discussed. Officials of [...]

As regular readers would be well aware of by now – I tend to more than dabble in Science Fiction, it has intriguing interactions with Real Life from time to time such as now… James P. Hogan looked at world where Hitler almost won, the USA in 1974 under John F. Kennedy engaged in a [...]

It’s not so long ago when REDjet was buried under Red Tape – what amazed some and yet others appeared to show ennui is this; the response across the Caribbean was almost universal – if certain officials wanted “grease” to have the wheels in motion faster than they deemed necessary then give those officials what [...]

Students of the 2011 Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) will launch a new healthy choice ice cream on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at a mini-fair called “Sweet Eats and Treats,” in National Heroes Square, Bridgetown. Each year, participating YES students are split into groups and asked to utilize the skills learnt in the 9-months Business programme [...]

Governor of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for Dominica the Honourable Rosamund Edwards appeals for an increased multilateral approach to surveillance and coordinated policy responses to reignite private sector confidence and to support the stability of the international financial system. “We support concerted multilateral efforts to nurture the recovery, through policies that [...]

In a contemporary spin on Shakespeare’s work, a warrior (Ralph Fiennes) whose honesty sees him banished from Rome makes a pact with a sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler), and charges on the Eternal City.

In an apparent effort to try and stave off controversial reactions to their fee structure which does not meet with the approval of many Barbadians – Barbados Light & Power Company has partnered with the LIME Pelican Football Challenge Barbados to reward the footballer voted Player of the Week during the current tournament. To date, [...]

Fertur Lux! Big Weekend coming…

Premium Rush trailer courtesy Columbia Pictures.

The Hon. Reuben T. Meade was sworn in on Tuesday as the first Premier of Montserrat which also signalled the island’s adoption of a new constitution, which he acknowledged was not a perfect document. “We must continue the work of improving the document over time. We must howe ver, not lose sight of the focus [...]

How long does it take to process my nonimmigrant visa after it has been approved? My case is in administrative processing. What does that mean and how long will it take? The Department of State is committed to facilitating legitimate travel and providing prompt and courteous service. At the same time, we must ensure that [...]

Mobile carrier bMobile recently unveiled the latest edition to Trinidad and Tobago’s technological advancement, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at an intimate ceremony held in the ballroom of the Queen’s Park Oval. The influential assembly of personalities which included business executives, professionals in the fields of marketing and communications, members of the media and even [...]

The anticipation of a journey is as exciting as the arrival to the destination itself. I am sitting in my hotel in Lusaka, Zambia almost a week after the historic 2011 tripartite elections. After twenty years of one ruling party, the people have voted for change and a new President under a new party has [...]

A new drive to promote Britain as a place to visit and do business was launched by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron in New York recently. With the Royal Wedding this year and the London Olympic Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year, the eyes of the world are on the UK. The [...]

It seems Freundel may well be getting the Bell to ring soon, with the Barbados Labour Party in a serious Leadership Crisis … now may be a sweet moment! The Government Information Service drops the hint rather blandly – The public is advised that effective Saturday, October 1, until Monday, February 27, 2012, the opening [...]

The $2 Philosopher will be appearing in Plantations (Barbados) as part of “The Gathering Theatre experiment” …stay tuned for details…

Ninjamaica by Lenz Entertainment is one of only ten pilots that was chosen out of 200 submissions made to the The Detour on Teletoon Pilot Project. The show is described as: “With a cutting edge graphic look and a creative team made up of hot new comedians and musicians, Ninjamaica melds animated action adventure with [...]

Malissa Alanna born on the Island of Barbados on August 12th. Her father is Barbadian and her mother is British. She is the middle child of two sisters. From as far back as she can remember Malissa Alanna has wanted to be a singer and songwriter, and at 9 years old she penned her first [...]

A. – Members of the Drug Squad on Monday 26 September 2011, executed a search warrant at the residence of Ryan Andre Hayde, 29 years of Cliff Cottage, St John, where a small quantity of loose cannabis was seized along with 115 cannabis plants under cultivation in a bushy area (range in heights of 2 [...]

Stephen Moyer plays Southern vampire Bill Compton in HBO’s risqué supernatural dark comedy True Blood. Born in Essex, UK, the 41-year-old has a sterling CV – including playing Romeo with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His on-screen love interest Sookie, is played by his new bride Anna Paquin – the duo met on set. Leaving love [...]

J. Edgar Hoover was director of the F.B.I. from May 1924 until his death in 1972, establishing their current operating fundamentals and surviving impassive to the management of up to seven different presidents. Despite being an unpopular character, and that by displaying a more than dubious double standard, his network of informants gave the power [...]