At a time where most depictions of society?s youth are negative, 22 year old entrepreneur Ms. Toni Thorne, CEO of BoUiK and graduate of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill, has assembled a small team with a fresh new approach to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Viewing social responsibility as a vital aspect of […]

Jamaica’s sprinter Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.19 secs today by winning 200 Meters at World Athletics Championships, this as new music from his homeland made in his honour. Mouthing “Gaza Mi Seh” to television cameras during his usual pre-race antics, Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt hailed his […]

It was the first time this News-Blog has seen a book launch inclusive of active critique. We refer to the debut of Esther Phillips’ “The Stone Gatherer,” an inaugural session largely ignored by mainstream media… Robert Edison Sandiford mentioned how many first drafts of the collection were tested in the group sessions with Writers’ Ink, […]

Junction, the once bustling business center of Jamaica’s second largest parish, will now be known as the area’s entertainment center when the ‘King of the Dancehall‘ Beenie Man, Dancehall’s ‘rebelution‘ leader Tanya Stephens, Lover’s Rock crooner Anthony Cruz, and Roots chanter Prestige cruise through St. Elizabeth’s rolling country-side for Cruz-in’ in Da Hills on December […]

(Attn – PG-13, Language) Not so long ago, this News-Blog highlighted how there seems to be a new yet not so recently made flick due from Bongo Lights of “Tek Dem Out” and “Vexx” fame… Well, he appears to be living up to the title of his last feature, when we e-mailed him about “Life […]

Caribbean 360, a Barbadian owned and operated regional website made a startling declaration which no other print nor electronic media nor even blog has picked up on… Caribbean 360 found a discussion forum which says ease of purchasing Ganja in Barbados is similar to a trip to either Walmart or Costco for sanctioned goods! In […]

One of my pals from the Hope Sanctuary sent me the following, it is heart-rending and its original title said “Tissue Alert” which I took to mean some kind of biological threat. However, once I actually read it, then I understood they meant ‘sobs to rack your shoddy body.’But it seemed a little too well […]

Barbados: Ocean Park to close at the end of AugustTwo days for kadooment next year?What is the true economic value of Crop OverWild weather this week in BarbadosCamouflage gear in Bim Region and World: Massive Hurricane decimates parts of Asia Business: Outsourcing MarketingThe Tipping PointFriends as business partnersWhy businesses fail (continued) Culture: Brewsters Road: A […]

After a successful launch at Moment’s Night Club in Elmont, NY last week, the Heineken Irie Jamboree Club Tour picks up steam, adding Dancehall’s peppery vixen Spice to the second leg of the tour, which hits St. Alban’s hot-spot Queen of the Sea Restaurant and Lounge on Wednesday, August 19th.After attracting hundreds of patrons to […]

Treasurer in the Nevis Island Administration Mr. Colin Dore, placed the total sum of severance pay benefits to ex Four Seasons Resort workers at over EC $7 million with the single largest payout of over $75,000. Mr. Dore told the Department of Information recently more than three quarters of the 564 workers who had qualified […]

I got an e-mail which really jumped me and it speaks more and more that discrimination even in such a so-called enlightened era really screams for attention, it’s only when we shout in return by exposing it like here, that it starts to lose its voice! I have done a Google search and found the […]

Yes, it?s true. When you?re the Digicel Rising Star, doors immediately become easier to open and it has its perks. You can count on being pointed on as you walk down the street and being asked for autographs and photos. You can count on being on the concerts and stage shows, being asked to perform […]

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The rumors have been confirmed-Caribbean music’s highest ranking officials are planning to invade Newark’s Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium on Sunday, September 20th. The ‘King of the Dancehall‘ Beenie Man, the ‘International Soca King‘ Machel Montano, and Iconic Roots/Dancehall General Buju Banton are set to storm the ninth annual staging of the New Jersey Reggae […]

Ten fingers. Ten toes. Separate entities, yet aiming for common goals. Reaching, grasping, travelling, fighting, loving, stroking, and more – like how good art should do too, eh? These sentiments are left for you to discover in Bridgetown at Hincks Street until the end of this month… “Other Voices” is a special presentation by ten […]

This Sunday August 16, 2009 from 2pm-6pm, Photographer Rachelle Gray invites you to Royal Sunday at the Frank Collymore Hall Terrace and Cathedral Courtyard. Check out the photography exhibition I-Queen ? An Anthology of Portraits of Barbadian Rastafari Women and meet the I-Queens. Enjoy live performances from JahLioness, Black Clay Soil, Empress Black, Jahan?I, Tabitha, […]

The reigning Digicel Caribbean Cup New York Champions, Jamaica, took on St. Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG) in the feature match of Sunday?s triple presentation in the Digicel Caribbean Cup New York at the Jefferson High School Field in Brooklyn, NY, resulting in a 1-1 draw. It took a questionable second half penalty kick by […]

Earlier in the month we hinted how Prime Minister David Thompson and his wife attended a charity event during Crop Over, here’s why… A new Caricom-Entertainment type of website between Trini’s and Bajans called IslandMas.Net decided to join forces with Baker’s Choice to help the cause of Barbadian Model, Leah Marville. Leah’s purpose for helping […]

For Three More Saturday Nights… We lef’ out the short notice this time, so COME and HAVE FUN…. in an attempt to pre-empt any late notice for next week (DISREGARD ‘EIGHT‘ AND SUBSTITUTE ‘15‘), this is an invitation at 8:00 pm for the August 15th’s edition of AD-LIB HERE at Braddie’s Bar in Dover, Ch […]

Over a thousand patrons at world famous Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, NY were skanking to the rhythms of Reggae music this past Sunday, as Reggae icons Beres Hammond and Culture, and Roots Reggae phenomenon Tarrus Riley rocked the Ritz to its very core in celebration of Jamaica’s 47th year of Independence.With a power-packed line-up that […]

WARNING – THE FOLLOWING FACEBOOK RANT IS CARRIED WITH ALL LANGUAGE LEFT INTACT, IF SCATOLOGIA MAKES HIVES ON YOUR PELT THEN DITCH THIS NOW, BUT IF YOU CAN GRIT IT OUT – READ AND SEE HOW TRUE BAJAN CULTURE IS SUBLIMATED… “How Many Rivers Do We Have To Cross Before We Can Talk To The […]

Caribbean, Latin American & Pacific Mobile Operator Digicel just announced details of its three-year sponsorship of the Digicel Caribbean Cup New York. The tournament is in its 18th year and features 12 representative teams from the Caribbean and South America. It is currently entering the playoff stages of the tournament, with Jamaica and St. Vincent […]

In 2007’s Bridgetown Film Festival, this News-Blog reviewed “Vexx“ and was vexed at the filthy mouths of the cast, the film’s director stopped speaking to me for months, LOL! My concern was what kind of image do we send overseas as a tourism destination? Well, thanks to some facebook pals, I learned although he’s back […]

Former workers of the Four Seasons Resort on Nevis have cause to celebrate this weekend over news that those who qualified would receive their severance payments on Monday. Chief Labour Officer on Nevis Mrs. Averil Williams made the announcement on Friday, almost 5 months after 600 workers were made redundant earlier this year. ?The severance […]