“Now, this is what Chelsea is all about, some international flair ? This is Barbados!” were the words overheard as the unidentified commentator of a wandering film crew came upon the Barbados Horticultural Society’s display at the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show. He had no idea that “This is Barbados” was the actual title of the […]

The West Indies team had a lesson in the latest mobile technology courtesy of team sponsors Digicel, when they were given the opportunity to upgrade their Sony Ericsson handsets ahead of the second Digicel test against Australia. The presentation of the SE K850i followed Digicel?s desire that the players and coaching staff should benefit from […]

Andrew Simpson is grateful for the twenty volunteers who picked up 60 + bags (more than filling the truck loaned by Yorkshire Nurseries) from miles of beach on the east coast on Sunday 18th May. Peter Bynoe was the volume leader with all his bags (20 +) filled and deposited on the roadside for easy […]

Due to the overwhelming demand for Jah Cure in Europe, the second annual staging of the CureFest Festival slated for this summer has been put on hold. Last year, Danger Promotions in association with Brass Gate and Iyah Cure Promotions presented what was considered to be one of the best shows ever held on the […]

The Consular Section of the United States Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will be closed from June 2nd to June 6th, 2008 to facilitate major improvements to one of the public waiting areas. During this time no appointments will be accepted for routine visa applications and persons who have normal business with the […]

“Riddim & Flo: D.J’s Book ‘O Rhymz Vol. 2” includes 57 pieces of poetry from the familiar, comical, educating and entertaining works of D.J Simmons. It’s divided into two sections defining the difference between pieces written for performance poetry and those others written more for reading pleasure to ponder. The book includes pieces such as […]

U.S. Based entertainment company New York Entertainment Movement Inc. will be staging the first ever Western Bembe Invasion, on July 5th 2008. This event promises to be one of the most exciting events for the summer holidays, it will take place at the Rickie’s Motors car park in Negril Spot in the parish of Westmoreland. […]

A six-member trade delegation from Britain will visit Barbados between 31 May and 04 June 2008. Barbados will be the first stop of a three-country tour that will also feature Trinidad & Tobago (04-10 June) and Jamaica (10-13 June). The delegation will be supported by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the Government organisation that supports […]

Members of two cultural groups on Nevis will benefit from a number of workshops in Antigua at the bi-annual Antigua Dance, Drum and Drama Festival hosted by the Antigua Dance Academy. The I-Africana Drummers and the Rhythm Dance Theater left Nevis earlier this week to attend an ongoing three day festival, which concluded over the […]

You’d figure that places like Haiti, Brazil and even Jamaica may have rampant cases of magic gone wild like what the Mighty Sparrow was worried about in “Melda/Obeah Wedding“, but it appears that certain Europeans are more concerned according to overseas news-blog NewsBlaze – National Catholic authorities admit that the number of Germans asking for […]

Residents of Lammings, St. Joseph, and its environs, are being invited to a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development?s control programme for the Giant African Snail, this Friday, May 30, at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Bernard?s Primary School. According to Entomologist, Brett Taylor, the meeting is also aimed […]

Danger Zone continues to blaze a trail, setting new trends and taking dancehall and reggae music to new frontiers. Danger Zone is currently making preparations to shoot the video for Hot Long Time which features Junior Reid and Jah Cure. The Hot Long Time video is the next step for Junior Reid coming off his […]

Thanks to Living In Barbados, I now know that there seems to be a club of deadbeats outstanding for high credit bills run up at various institutes along Bim’s southern coastline, you mean to say there is some kind of pride in owing and not paying? Martyn indicated that the report is true, and that […]

Digicel, proud sponsor of West Indies Cricket, is giving 54 youth cricketers across nine countries valuable work experience, as they are employed to support Digicel on the grounds during the Digicel Home Series 2008.As Digicel?s event management team hires six young cricketers in each country, these aspiring cricketers get to see the action up close […]

I am sure you have heard of the Reverend Buddy Larrier of the AME Church who sent a letter to the media objecting to a phrase that has been used for so long. In fact, using another word from not that long ago, there were some old-time Barbadians who said using the word BAJAN was […]

You always need to check dead-tree editions of Nation and Advocate, don’t rely on the internet version alone, as a lot can be missed! Happened to take a glance at the Friday 16 May edition of the Weekend Nation and tucked away in the top right corner of page 4 is a notice…Which states that […]

Reggae music?s top musicians bring the heat to the Quays of the Old Port of Montreal this July 11-13! Nothing says summer in Montreal like the cool rhythms of reggae music during one of the city?s most celebrated festivals. The Montreal Reggae Festival celebration is back for a fifth consecutive year at the Quays of […]

When Star Radio was in existence, the inert radio boxes at the QEH and some Bajan homes, every Saturday was Auntie Olga’s “Children’s Party – Pageant Of Youth” from about nine until ten or longer. Sometimes I thought Olga was a bit rough or patronising of the kids others who did not seem so “talented” […]

West Indies head coach John Dyson says that the West Indies team is cultivating an unrelenting fighting spirit which is beginning to pay dividends. “We go out there to fight no matter what the situation of the match, when we went out to bowl this afternoon we said this is what we need to do, […]

The Guyanese Association of Barbados Inc (GABI) will be hosting a food festival “Taste of Guyana” to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of Guyana’s Independence on Sunday 1st, June 2008 at the Christ Church Parish Church Centre. Lunch will be served between 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Admission will be $10.00 for members, $15.00 for non-members […]

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is reminding all calypsonians who wish to compete in this year?s Pic-O-De-Crop and Party Monarch competitions that they must register with a bona-fide Calypso Tent. Tent managers are urged to obtain copies of the Rules and Regulations governing the competitions and to complete the attached registration forms. All forms must […]

A call has been issued for persons to join the teaching fraternity on Nevis. Word came from an official of the Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration. They indicated applications to fill the vacancies in time for the new school year should be in by July to facilitate planning. Mr. Chesley Manners, […]

The two captains for the opening Digicel Test match, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ricky Ponting, were joined by a very special guest at the toss at Sabina Park. Josan Sutherland, a 15 year old cancer survivor from Portmore in Jamaica presented the coin for the toss to home captain Sarwan. Josan, who attends St Andrew High […]

The Inland Revenue Department has reminded corporations with fiscal period ending October 1, to December 31, 2007, inclusive, that a Corporation Tax Return is required from every company which carried on a business, trade, manufacture or concern in the nature of trade in Barbados during the income year 2007. This also applies to companies which […]

Compass Band Zenglen have released another disk called 5e Vit?s and it’s available in stores right now. 5e Vit?s is Zenglen‘s ninth studio album: not to mention the fifteen already released CD’s from live to solo albums the band has put together throughout the past.Currently, Zenglen plays the best of Compass Music all-over the US, […]