New York based reggae artiste Three Star has returned to the music scene with his new track Wrath Pon Dem. The track which has lines like, Naah mek nuh boy come mine my youth… mek sure mi bond wid mi youth from root, is expected to be a good performer on Three Star’s upcoming album. […]

Victor Mooney of Flushing, New York, reunited with his 24′ rowboat christened the Spirit of Malabo over the weekend. Mr. Mooney and his vessel is currently at Pasito Blanco Yacht Club in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, which is in the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands is an archipelago of islands located off the coast of Morocco […]

LIAT – The Caribbean Airline continues to render assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia, the two countries most affected by devastating floods last month. LIAT Cargo recently teamed up with the Antigua and Barbuda Cruise Tourism Association as well as the Bryson’s Shipping organisation to deliver more than 15,000 pounds of […]

Denise Amyot, President and CEO of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) is pleased to accept the invitation of the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation to join the launch of Barbados’ new “Skills for the Future” initiative. “ACCC‘s education for employment (EFE) programs promote sustainable economic growth and job creation to reduce […]

If one watches Rick Mercer or Jon Stewart with regularity you realise these dudes when looking at the inefficiencies of Government will rake their claws on the ruling side with equal alacrity as those opposing or in the minority, but it is funny every time – here at BajanReporter.com we try to do the same […]

General John F. Kelly, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and Dominican Republic Minister of Defense, Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez, announced that the United States and Dominican Republic will host the 2014 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) on Jan. 28-30 in the Hilton Santo Domingo. The conference will discuss the progress of ongoing efforts […]

Mud Fest is back! So declared organisers at the conclusion of a successful 2013 season. With three events staged last year, up from just one in 2012, the once-extremely-popular past-time regained the momentum of previous years and is well on its way to its former heyday. The four-by-four arm of the Barbados Rally Club attracted […]

Friday January 10, 2014, marked the launch of the Hayes Court Restoration Project and Fund at a private cocktail reception held on the restoration site. The Anglican Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago, the Rt. Reverend Claude Berkley, convened the Hayes Court Restoration Committee with a mandate to refurbish the dilapidated and unoccupied residence of the […]

The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) is pleased that the Cayman Islands is now a member of the CARDI family. “This is an exciting time for the agriculture sector here in the Cayman Islands. Becoming a member of the CARDI family will certainly enhance our ability to grow our agri-tourism business and will […]

President: Cecilia Phillips Stallard Vice-President: Lisa Niles Secretary: Christopher Bourne Treasurer: Gayle Drakes Assistant Secretary Treasurer: Michael Hinds (also Immediate Past President) Public Relations Officer: Kathryn Daniel Floor Members: Sandra Sealy, Annette Beckett, Patricia Wickham & Sherry Cumberbatch Newly elected President Cecilia Phillips Stallard has expressed her appreciation for the work of the previous committee and announced her […]

Director: Steph Green Starring: Maxine Peake, Edward MacLiam, Will Forte

Police are investigating a shooting incident occurred just after midnight on Wednesday January 29, 2014, at Haynesville, ST James, where Shamir Nicholas, 25 years of the same address was shot in his right shoulder and neck. Investigations are continuing. David Welch; Insp. Public Relations Officer

Did you watch the Mark Ruffalo and Jesse Eisenberg mystery “Now You See Me?” It was a marvellous study of illusions worthy of David Copperfield, mentalists sharper than Krespin and why tricks are usually successful – all wrapped around robberies carried out in front of the audience and police who were bunglers… I’ve watched it […]

Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited {RBBL} has set aside $500,000 BBD to help various charities between now and September this year. This was recently revealed at a celebration of recipients from the RBBL initiative “The Power To Make A Dream” or PMAD which was held at the Radisson Aquatica resort. RBBL’s Debbie Stoute proudly detailed which […]

The president of the ruling PLD party, former President Leonel Fernandez swore in the new Central Committee of the PLD, including the new 168 members who were chosen by voting party members last week. Thirty new Political Committee members were also elected at the event, which took place at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in Santo […]

Statement by the Executive Director of the IPI;- It is with great esteem that, as executive director of the International Press Institute, I congratulate the Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives for passing legislation to partially repeal criminal defamatory libel offences. It is a monumental step in the right direction we don’t take lightly. But […]

A Special Conference of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) convenes on Thursday, January 30, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at the Harcourt Lewis Training Centre, Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union, Keith Bourne Complex, Belmont Road, St. Michael. This Conference has been called to consider and approve proposed changes and amendments […]

A mass casualty call out was instituted when a minibus driven by Wendell Piyotte, Upper Mount Standfast, St. James, overturned onto its right side, damaging the gate to a nearby property. Initial investigations revealed that just after 4:00 pm the bus was going in the direction of Holetown, when the driver lost control. Other agencies […]

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the unnatural death of Torian Cleveland Earl, 21 years, of 10th Avenue, New Orleans, St. Michael. Investigations are continuing. David Welch – Insp. Public Relations Officer

According to several indigenous music fans and local industry insiders Rikki Jai and Nigel Rojas are en route to Chutney Soca supremacy with the release of their Carnival 2014 offering “Clap Your Hands“. Clap Your Hands was written by Jai and Rojas and produced by Big Rich of the Punkalunks Factory. The success of this […]

Police this week have seized 4 illegal firearms, and a number of persons have been assisting with investigations. 1. Police detectives have arrested and charged Jahmeel Lorenzo Jones, 23 years of No-fix-place-of-abode for the following offences: 22 counts of burglary – most of these were committed between 2013 and 2014 in the Bush Hall and […]

A serious accident occurred about 1:45 am on Sunday, January 26, 2014 on Rendezvous Road, near to its junction with Amity Lodge, Christ Church, resulting in the death of Xavier Mansour, 18 years of Blue Waters, Rockley, Christ Church. This is the second road fatality for the year. The Force is appealing to all road […]