Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, announced today a partnership with celebrity Chef Cindy Hutson. The star chef, restaurateur, author and now Culinary Ambassador for the Institute is developing a collection of innovative healthy foods for cancer patients during and after treatment and throughout survivorship. “We are thrilled to have Chef Cindy […]

Coaches at the KickStart Football Club are now certified by the Barbados Red Cross Society in First Aid, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator). Nine coaches, including Director of Coaching David Porter, participated in the one day course held at the Club’s Wildey location. According to Mr. Porter, the club was of the […]

As elections get closer, the frenzy to tie all loose ends intensifies… This weekend is last lap before the Opposition’s Annual General Conference at the Lester Vaughn secondary by month-end… The St John branch of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) will meet on Sunday 23rd October 2016 to nominate its candidate for the next general […]

Barbados’ leading telecoms provider is ready once again to continue their support for the 20 Dollar Challenge from the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF). The goal of the BEF is to see Barbados become an entrepreneurial hub by the year 2020, another goal was to achieve 100% Wi-Fi penetration for the country by November 2011 when […]

In a special partnership with the Barbados Olympic Association, the Barbados Rugby Football Union initiated a project to enable the comfort of spectators at events. Mr Nicholson expressed the hope other entities in either public or private sector would come forward to add to the stock of temporary seating in order to bolster Barbados’ reputation […]

16 acts were announced for the 2016 Honey Jam Concert at a reception at the Careenage Bar on Thursday 13th October. There will be a mix of some new artists performing on the Honey Jam stage for the first time along with some alums returning to help celebrate their 6th anniversary. As always, it will […]

Fitness enthusiasts received a refreshing surprise recently when a leading fund manager “popped up” up at popular exercise spots around the island to encourage them to support the upcoming Fortress Half Marathon. Fortress Fund Managers successfully ran its first-ever Random Acts of Fitness (RAF) promotion in the first two weeks of September by greeting exercise […]

The Barbadian owner of Channell Supermarkets Inc., Ronald (Tony) Catlyn has reached agreement with ANSA McAL (Barbados) Ltd. to purchase the Trimart Supermarket chain as a going concern. This news was disclosed to the Trimart staff by Nicholas Mouttet, CEO of ANSA McAL (Barbados) Limited who have operated the three supermarkets at Rendezvous, St Martin’s […]

The continuing adventures of former hitman, John Wick…

Birth of the Dragon is an upcoming American martial arts biographical drama film directed by George Nolfi and written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. The film stars Billy Magnussen, Philip Ng, and Xia Yu. The true story revolves around the young martial artist Bruce Lee, who challenges kung fu master Wong Jack Man […]

This year’s Banks Calendar Girl showpiece will be one with a difference. Under the theme “Bootcamp”, the competition will see Banks raise the bar to once again recruit a suitable representative for a 2017 “mission” as ambassador for the ‘Beer of Barbados’. “Bootcamp” is the third themed edition of the show, following on from last […]

The Barbados Licensing Authority is not subjecting owners of Toyota cars in Barbados to any unusually “thorough interrogation” or investigation that is not standard for all applicants registering any kind of vehicle. The comments from the senior Licensing Authority official follow the recent publication of a front page article by the Daily Nation, where it […]

British-born Barbadian journalist and communications expert, Kim Young, has taken up the post of Policy & Practice Advisor with Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Europe. Young took up the post recently and her work will take her throughout the African continent, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. Young’s background includes […]

Local real estate company, Island Villas Ltd, has announced a landmark associate partnership with international real estate services company, Cluttons. Island Villas has been confirmed as Cluttons’ exclusive partner in the Caribbean, joining a select group of associate partners. “This is a tremendous achievement not just for the team at Island Villas, but also for […]

A corps of Caribbean nurses will soon be even more skilled at providing care for children afflicted with blood disorders and cancers. Drawn from Barbados, The Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the nurses recently enrolled in a specialised one-year Nursing Training Programme at the University of the West Indies School […]

Star Chick Limited has announced its plans to take the company forward on a more socially and environmentally sustainable path in an effort to better serve its stakeholders. Management officials of the company made this disclosure in a recent Re-branding Launch and Mingle event held at the Radisson Aquatica Resort. . CEO of Star Chick […]

In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for.

An African American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950’s and coming to terms with the events of his life.

Swimming brought home the gold for one Scotiabank customer this summer. Marcia Best won a VIP viewing party for her family with a spectacular shot of her son Zachary Best swimming the 50m butterfly at a local swim meet on the Scotiabank Facebook page. Marcia came out on top with an impressive 852 likes and […]

Jennifer Hinkson’s love and passion for service, her love and passion to help and her love and passion for children, has motivated her and in turn continue to inspire others like her. It is that drive and positive and willing mindset that others have seen motivating them to elect her as The Lieutenant Governor for […]

Trident Insurance, the originator of road rescue and accident assist services in Barbados since 2004, is once again taking the lead in innovation with the launch of new road rescue vehicles emphasising its reliable and customer-focused services. Emblazoned with a modern angular design in complementary shades of blue including the Trident logo colour, the new […]

Foreign Office Minister Baroness Anelay stressed the importance of a modern partnership based on shared interests during her first visit to Barbados. Foreign Office Minister, Baroness Anelay, visited Barbados recently for the first time as Minister of State for the Caribbean. During the one-day visit Baroness Anelay met with Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, and the Leader […]

Despite several hours of torrential rain and gusty winds associated with the passing of Tropical Storm Matthew, Barbados’ leading telecommunications provider is reporting that its networks, systems and infrastructure are intact, and that broadband and mobile connectivity across Barbados remains steady and unbroken. According to Marilyn Sealy, Director of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, Flow Barbados, […]

Harvest local foods instead of illegal drugs… St Michael West Central MP, James Paul, made this stern admonition to the University of the West Indies, in the wake of a request from a senior administrator there for the laws to be changed to allow the Cave Hill Campus to grow medicinal marijuana on farmland in […]

“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Dylan Thomas (1914 – 1953) This is exactly what happened when the branch of the Barbados Labour Party’s St Michael South Central constituency chose a new candidate to run […]