{Ed’s. Note – Those with Attention Deficit Disorders, this entry is not for you – this is a long one. I have sought to verify most of the references made in this item, some were successful and will be quoted/linked accordingly – others only basic details can be accrued. This is more of an opinion […]

It’s been a while since I tracked what Barbadian or Caribbean activities were happening Netwise and I decided to make up for lost time – there’s been much going on… I got a heads-up on the following site from one of my contacts in Hi5 and was amazed but not in a nice way! There […]

St Kitts & Nevis’ Minister of National Security the Hon. G. A. Dwyer Astaphan, responding to a recent spike in antisocial behaviour, said his government is ruling nothing out and is committed to doing whatever is necessary to reduce these acts by select elements of society. The Minister made the statement at a briefing organized […]

MY STORY – How do you photograph a quake? I was at work, listening to Jude Eastmond mangle “Stand By Me” while Kimberley Skeete and Veoma Ali proved they could sing on Love FM. I felt the first vibrations just before three, I remember asking what is going on and everyone asking me why and […]

I browsed Barbados Free Press recently and they were agreeing with Go Web how many merchants have allowed the commercial interpretation of Christmas to overshadow this country’s birthday… For those of you that don?t live in Barbados, Independence Day is November 30th. Despite this fact, from as early as the first week in November, Christmas […]

TotallyBarbados.com has won the 14th Annual World Travel Awards 2007 for “The Caribbean’s Leading Overall Travel Information Website.” The award will be presented in December at a gala ceremony in Turks and Caicos and announced at the World Travel Market in London. “I am over the moon to have won this award,” said Brett Callaghan, […]

Dancehall artist Ce’Cile, along with Tanya Stephens and video director Ras Kassa, talk openly about issues related to HIV and AIDS in a newly launched production: Xpress. In partnership with UNICEF, MTV Networks International’s global multimedia HIV and AIDS prevention campaign, ‘Staying Alive‘, the multimedia global HIV and AIDS prevention campaign, launched Xpress for World […]

If anyone from the Royal Barbados Police Force is reading this, and I know you all do, I would appreciate if you can e-mail me and let me know if the following communique is crap or truth? Two of my friends were robbed last night (6th November 2007) in separate incidents. The first happened around […]

The 2008 CARIFTA Games are a little less than four months away in St. Kitts and Nevis. Construction crews have been working steadily over the past months to ensure the Bird Rock Athletic Stadium ? which will host the Easter-weekend tournament ? is completed on time. A thumbs up signal was given to the construction […]

The entertainer noted for her disastrous MTV appearance will be next to her children, Sean and Jayden, when they open their presents under the Christmas tree. Los Angeles County Court gave the singer permission to spend some days of the current season (including Christmas) with her kids. It’s been a little legal battle between Britney […]

“WritersInk Barbados (WIB)” launch their first anthology, “Bazaar” on Friday, Dec 7 @ 6 p.m. @ Zemicon Gallery, Bridgetown. The group hope to see the gallery full to overflowing for this evening of readings & music. Bazaar features work from the 15 award-winning members of WIB, a group formed by Esther Phillips and which celebrates […]

Mount Cinnamon Hotel will now be promoted by world renowned tour and vacation operators Caribtours. Mount Cinnamon is a new Peter de Savary resort destination which is set to follow his others at the forefront of leading travel trends. In keeping with this, an agreement between Mount Cinnamon and Caribtours was signed at the recently […]

On Saturday 24 November, 2007 Lil Rick hosted his annual birthday party at Tim’s on the Highway. Patrons were entertained by several popular DJs and the host himself; Lil Rick was also on the turn tables. Throughout the night patrons won mobile phones compliments of Cable and Wireless and tickets to the Jah Cure show […]

Rootz Underground is confirmed to perform at the highly anticipated Welcome to Jamrock concert set to take place on Friday December 21, 2007 on the grounds of the Constant Spring Football Field. Since its start in 2005, Welcome To Jamrock, staged by BentSpeare Entertainment, has been known to feature the hottest artistes. Over the last […]

I love Gmail’s chat, their alerts are a very discreet BLOOP to let you know a body is trying to reach you. So when I saw some of the Earthrace‘s crew were online I decided to hail them and get an update! For those unfamiliar with Earthrace – they tried to circumnavigate the planet with […]

Weather-related disasters have quadrupled over the last two decades, from an average of 120 a year in the early 1980s to as many as 500 today, according to a claim made by international agency Oxfam. The increase in these extreme climatic events is in line with climate models developed by the international scientific community. The […]

With performances in Barbados at the start of December as well as appearances in Turks & Caicos, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Antigua, Suriname and back in Jamaica, Jah Cure is set for a busy Christmas. Jah Cure has already received rave reviews for his performances in Holland (August), Jamaica (Curefest) and the Bahamas (November), and is […]

For those of you looking for some sweet homily and candied bagatelles over virtues not present, please do not bother to continue reading… For those who believe they can handle the truth, then brace yourselves! First off, when I made an initial attempt to listen to the disc, a colleague asked who is the female […]

Just a note that next Friday, November 30, no fogging allowed as this is Independence Day, a public holiday. Bare fogging for St. James, St. Thomas and St. Michael – certain districts from these parishes will be properly fogged between Monday and Thursday. The Ministry of Health continues to remind the public don’t throw stones […]

Adrian Loveridge is known to piss off a lot of ppl in high and low places here in Barbados – due to a number of convoluted details his annual Re-Discover The Caribbean show was postponed this year due to false terrorist charges, airfares and the sports tragedy that was Cricket World Cup, but now there […]

Jamaican author and Iraq war veteran Laura Johnson has recently released her 3rd book: ‘Born As A Sufferer‘. Released in April of this year, ‘Born As A Sufferer‘ depicts the lives of two young people, Shelly and Bobby, who are fighting their own demons in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica. They are travelling on different […]

The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination Art Gallery BABEL ?beautiful, unsayable, meaningless, profound? An exhibition by Stewart Brown November 18th – December 14th, 2007 Open Monday to Friday 10:00am ? 5:00pm Poetry Readings Every Thursday at 6:30pm November 22 ? Esther Phillips & Phillip Nanton November […]

The fishing industry in St. Kitts and Nevis will be significantly boosted as government partners with the Republic of China (Taiwan) to revolutionize their current fishing customs. The donation of US $230,000.00 from the Taiwanese Embassy will be used by the Ministry of Agriculture to purchase a modern mid-sized fishing boat that will be used […]

Kool Haus downtown Toronto was invaded with fifteen soca monarchs and thirteen road monarchs from around the Caribbean, as Dr. Jay hosted his 7th annual birthday celebration, Soca or Die. St. Vincent’s 2007 Road March King, Problem Child proved that he did not have a problem entertaining the packed venue with his “Party Animal” tune. […]