Tag Archives: UK

  1. 100 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE BEST EVER PARALYMPICS

    In 100 days’ time, the most watched, most accessible and most integrated Paralympics of all time will begin in London. Jeremy Browne, FCO Minister with responsibility for the Olympics and Paralympics said: “This Paralympics will be the biggest, best, most celebrated and most watched that has ever taken place. In Britain we are the inventors [...]

    May 20, 2012Featured, OlympicsNo comments
  2. Montserrat releases “A Visitor’s Guide to Consular Services”

    The Governor’s Office, in collaboration with the Deputy Governor’s Office and the Royal Montserrat Police Service recently launched a leaflet entitled “Welcome to Montserrat: A Visitor’s Guide to Consular Services.” The guide is issued to all first time arrivals and those who have not visited Montserrat for a few years. It explains who to turn [...]

    May 19, 2012Political, TravelNo comments
  3. RUGBY BARBADOS SEVENS GOES UNDEFEATED IN POOL, LOSES IN QUARTER FINALS

    Barbados Select Rugby Sevens recently competed in the Ashby 7’s tournament in Leicestershire, England. The team won all their pool games by scores of 38-7, 24-17 and 41-0 to Sutton Boddington, Loughborough Students and Team Damage. They lost in extra time in the quarter finals to G-Force, a select side. The tournament culminated a four day [...]

    May 17, 2012RugbyNo comments
  4. Denis Leary & Andrew Garfield – The Amazing Spider-Man 4 Minutes Clip: Where is Stan Lee?

    The Amazing Spider Man 4 Minutes Preview. Directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary opens 3 July 2012.  

    May 16, 2012Books, Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  5. British High Commission hosts London 2012 Olympics Photo Competition

    The British High Commission has recently launched their official London 2012 Olympics Photo competition and would like to encourage persons to submit entries under the theme “Caribbean Sporting Endeavor.” Photos must be emailed to ukinbarbadoscomp@gmail.com along with a sentence or two on why you think London is a great venue for the Olympic Games. For [...]

    May 14, 2012Olympics1 comment
  6. Bring on “A Lil Bit of Bim” – National Council of Barbadian Associations (UK) presents the ultimate day of cricket, cuisine and culture for Barbadians and friends

    Jubilee Weekend, Sunday 3rd June, the Blossomfield Cricket Club in Solihull, West Midlands, will be awash with Bajan heritage for the spectacular, “A Lil Bit of Bim” cultural day. Starting off with a veterans Ten-10 cricket match and then an extra special Barbados XI vs England XI Twenty-20 cricket match and a guest appearance from [...]

    May 13, 2012Culture, EventsNo comments
  7. Virgin Atlantic Creator, Sir Richard Branson, will be honored at Invest Caribbean Now 2012

    The momentum is building to the most talked about Caribbean investment forum that brings together ministers of government with investors in New York City, the investment capital of the world. Invest Caribbean Now 2012, which will honour world renowned business leader, Sir Richard Branson, is now just 33 days away and tickets are in going [...]

    May 9, 2012Business, TravelNo comments
  8. Four Seasons Resort Home Owners donate three vehicles to Nevis Police Division

    The Nevis Division of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force received three vehicles from the Four Seasons Homeowners Foundation over last weekend to revamp its dying fleet. SKN Commissioner of Police Celvin G. Walwyn who accepted the keys from Home Owner Mr. Denis Higginbotham for three Ford Explorer jeeps at the Charlestown Police [...]

    May 8, 2012CrimeNo comments
  9. FCO publishes Human Rights report: Barbados is seen as anti-Death Penalty

    The UK’s Foreign Secretary William Hague just launched Human Rights and Democracy: The 2011 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report. The report is now available online. The report is a comprehensive look at the human rights work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) around the world in 2011. As with the 2010 report, it is [...]

    May 3, 2012PoliticalNo comments
  10. Harlequin Hotels & Resorts opens second Caribbean hotel: “blu St Lucia” in Rodney Bay, St Lucia

    Harlequin Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the recent opening of blu St Lucia: a newly renovated 72 room hotel (formerly Village Inn and Spa) in the highly desirable area of Rodney Bay, St Lucia. Situated just 100 yards from the beach, furnished with a high standard of style and comfort, and offering a [...]

    April 26, 2012Travel1 comment
  11. RIP: Carolle Madeleine Grant-Bourne 1937/2012 Warrior Poet

    Born in St. Vincent, Carolle Bourne moved to Trinidad as a young woman and enjoyed a career composing advertising copy before going on to journalism in the United States, where she divided her time between caring for her two sons and writing fashion promotions for Lits of Philadelphia and Gimbels of New York. After returning [...]

    April 24, 2012Books1 comment
  12. UK minister visits Barbados: Henry Bellingham MP will have a number of bilateral talks

    Henry Bellingham MP, Minister for the Caribbean, will be making his first visit to Barbados from 25 to 26 April as part of a wider Caribbean visit including the British Overseas Territories of the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. Minister Bellingham will have a number of bilateral meetings with Barbados government ministers and will [...]

    April 24, 2012PoliticalNo comments
  13. Virgin Atlantic Introduces Convenient Instalment Plan: London in stages? Plus piggy banks in Hastings!

    Virgin Atlantic is making it easy for individuals and families to plan for their next vacation to London by introducing a new instalment payment system. The first airline to offer this service in Barbados, Virgin Atlantic is giving travellers the option of paying for their ticket in instalments of their choice for up to 12 [...]

    April 23, 2012Business, TravelNo comments
  14. Moves like Jagger? Day one of the second Test in the current Digicel Home Series, West Indies versus Australia

    Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors [...]

    April 19, 2012Cricket, Photo GalleryNo comments
  15. LEGENDARY ROCK STAR, MICK JAGGER, ENJOYS CRICKET WITH DIGICEL AT TRINIDAD’S QUEEN’S PARK OVAL

    The second half of the Digicel Series 2012 (West Indies vs. New Zealand), encompasses five One Day Internationals, one T20 match and two Test Matches. The tentative dates for the New Zealand tour are from Sunday 1st July through to Thursday 2nd August, and venues will be announced at a later date.

    April 19, 2012Cricket, Photo GalleryNo comments
  16. 100 days to go to the opening of the #London 2012 #Olympics By #UK Prime Minister, David #Cameron

    In just 100 days time, the 2012 Olympics will open in London – a spectacular start to the greatest show on earth. We want to share these fantastic Olympic and Paralympic games with the people of Barbados and that’s why my message to you today is this: “welcome”. These games – and this summer – [...]

    April 18, 2012OlympicsNo comments
  17. Quest for G-Spot was since Victoria Regina – ‘Hysteria’ with Rupert Everett & Jonathan Pryce #orgasm #sex #london #britain

    A romantic comedy based on the truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.

    April 17, 2012Cinema, Oddity, Video GalleryNo comments
  18. HBO Latin America: Game of Thrones Concludes, Press Tour in Miami – Theon Greyjoy, Robb Stark & Jon Snow #lannister #winteriscoming #greyjoy #nedstark #gameofthrones

    In this photo, Kit Harington, Richard Madden and Alfie Allen who are part of the leading cast of the hit series, which was recently confirmed for a third season.

    April 17, 2012Books, Photo GalleryNo comments
  19. HBO Latin America: Game of Thrones Concludes, Press Tour in Miami – Alfie Allen/Theon Greyjoy #lannister #winteriscoming #greyjoy #nedstark #gameofthrones

    The actors from Game of Thrones finished a promotional tour with an event in Miami, FL with press from the Caribbean and Latin America, including Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, the Bahamas and Jamaica. This came after visits to Mexico, DR and Brazil.

    April 17, 2012Books, Photo GalleryNo comments
  20. HBO Latin America: Game of Thrones Concludes, Press Tour in Miami – Kit Harington #lannister #winteriscoming #greyjoy #nedstark #gameofthrones

    Some of the younger actors from Game of Thrones finished a promotional tour with an event in Miami, FL with press from Latin America and the Caribbean, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Jamaica and the Bahamas. This came after visits to Mexico, DR and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    April 17, 2012Books, Photo GalleryNo comments
  21. STORY OF LOVERS ROCK (2011) marks Barbadian’s return to cinema #reggae #music #britain #race #loversrock

    Barbados-born Menelik Shabazz is best known for his 1981 drama Burningan Illusion and the BBC docudrama Catch a Fire. He describes the new film as a “fusion documentary“: “It looks at lover’s rock through interviews, comedy, live performance, dance and archive footage. It tells the story of its south London origins to success in Japan [...]

    April 14, 2012Cinema, Music, Video GalleryNo comments
  22. RE-ENACTORS VOICE PLEASURE AT ST. KITTS EXPERIENCE #brimstonehill #basseterre #skn #stkitts

    #brimstonehill #basseterre #skn #stkitts

    April 14, 2012EducationNo comments
  23. Sexual Power Dynamics: The Lover, Pinter and the Piano under the auspices of – Gale Theatre of Barbados and London #eastenders #barbados #drama #galetheatre #comedy #stage #britain #holbycity

    In Harold Pinter‘s “The Lover,” is an intriguing one act comedy re-imagined for the Caribbean will be followed by a short celebration of Pinter’s poetry. The poetry will then be followed by twice award winning jazz singer and pianist Miss Liane Carroll arriving directly from Ronnie Scott‘s jazz club in London and performing the Great American [...]

    April 8, 2012Culture, EventsNo comments
  24. On the anniversary of the beginning of the Falklands Conflict: Why UK still wants to work with Argentina by William Hague #military #southamerica #sheep #england #argentina #falklands

    “We have apparently reliable evidence that an Argentine task force will gather off Cape Pembroke [East Falkland] early tomorrow morning, 2 April. You will wish to make your dispositions accordingly.” So read the characteristically understated telegram from the Foreign Office to the Falkland Islands’ Governor, Rex Hunt, dispatched 30 years ago. And so it came [...]

    April 3, 2012Political, TravelNo comments
  25. Stakeholders of Barbadian Diaspora launch “Barbados Forward Thinkers” #barbados #greatbritain #england #caribbean #diaspora

    The offices of The Barbados High Commission in London were flung open on Saturday 24th March to welcome Barbadians of all ages but specifically young adults. The occasion was “Barbados Forward Thinkers” an event that came to fruition as a result of a report in November 2011 by Venessa Denny a Community consultant, after the [...]

    April 2, 2012PoliticalNo comments