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Barbadians rise as they fall – 2007 Barbados World Record Festival (Follow-Up)

The Barbados World Record Festival (In aide of HOPE for Children Charity) At the National Stadium on Saturday, March 31, 2007 The day started out slowly. However, as the day progressed, several world …

by AirBourne • April 4th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Games, News, Oddity )

Canadian Charity Auction – Barbadian Bids on Hockey & Golf Items assist child burn victims

It’s not every day one gets to bid on exclusive Sports memorabilia in Barbados or have a chance to win a bid to have lunch for 4 at an exclusive Golf Club with a round of Golf for 4 among other …

by AirBourne • April 3rd, 2007 • 0 comments ( Entertainment, Featured, News )

Shouts From The Outfield – Barbadian Cricket Anthology to cash in on remainder of CWC 2007

{Ed’s Note: I have been a very baaad boy but my day job has kept me swamped and covering these events outside of my regular duties left me with little energy to compile the data, this is actuall…

by AirBourne • April 3rd, 2007 • 1 comment ( Books, Cricket, Featured )

Geppetto would be proud… Venisian carpenter makes seafaring automobile

One of my co-workers sent me these pictures, of course, I scoured cyberspace to find the rest of the story and here it is! It was a series of photos where ordinary objects have been recreated or carve…

by AirBourne • April 3rd, 2007 • 1 comment ( News, Oddity, Technology )

Barbadian Trade Unionist shares his advice in a collection, as another Trade Unionist ponders the way forward for Unions in a 21st Century Barbados

Dennis DePeiza compiled “Issues and Responses” a number of essays, speeches and newspaper items from the 90’s to the very recent present; it took close to seven years to get off the …

by AirBourne • April 1st, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured, News )

What does a Russian princess and Barbados’ Boomtribe have in common? Daana!

She won the Jahbulani Ballroom’s Annette Byer Solo and the advance open… Not once or twice but three times! 2006 and this year were consecutive only… She is also busy helping her fam…

by AirBourne • April 1st, 2007 • 1 comment ( Culture, Entertainment, Featured )

BREAKING NEWS – HELL FREEZES OVER: cwc 2007 ALLOWS NOISE-MAKERS IN TO WATCH CRICKET, BUT THEY MUST “REGISTER”

Now I may be wrong like how Smokey Burke usually is, but I think one of the main turn-offs for this CWC has been that West Indians cannot make noise like how they usually do during a match – no …

by AirBourne • April 1st, 2007 • 1 comment ( Controversy, Cricket, Featured )

Halved Home, Frightened Felines – Benefits Ballots: The Invasion Of Strathclyde, Pt 4

Now when the backhoe and open-backed truck trundle and grind their way towards my utility pole this Saturday, my cats are fighting between themselves and I learn early this morning that my neighbours …

by AirBourne • March 31st, 2007 • 0 comments ( Controversy, Featured, Nature, News )

Jamaican Rednecks -Vs- Barbadian Conservative Liberality: Getting to the bottom of an issue

Got this item in my Hotmail account the other day, it made me think, my opinion expressed may get me branded as a batty-boy but if you can get past the simplicity of the argument you may understand wh…

by AirBourne • March 29th, 2007 • 4 comments ( Controversy, Featured, News )

Once More Unto The Breach: Earthrace continues its goal to reach Barbados! (Follow-Up)

The Guatemalan court has ruled in favour of Pete Bethune to be freed of charges related to the sad accident earlier this month. The Judge however ruled that the event was in fact an accident, and that…

by AirBourne • March 29th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Featured, Sports, Technology )

More Caribbean Telecom News – Court forces TSTT to answer the call for Digicel

Bajan Reporter has not heard from Anthony Gunn since late January, now he’s back and not with tourism news – but telecommunications info, it seems interconnectivity issues in Hummingbird-V…

by AirBourne • March 27th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Controversy, Featured, Technology )

London Bourne is falling down: The Invasion of Strathclyde, Pt 3

It is a good thing from my News days I learned how to shuttle off noise – you had no choice when the newsroom is typing + shouting + ringing + etc at each other while you try to finish YOUR stor…

by AirBourne • March 25th, 2007 • 1 comment ( Controversy, Featured, Nature, News )

Canadian Transplant looks at Barbadian Hypocrisy and names it for what it is: Modern-Day Emperor’s New Clothes (NC-17)

Ever look at Bim’s “Is there anybody out there?” very good reading… She has two gems; one looks at the hypocrisy of Barbadians with sex and religion in “Of Jesus, Eunuchs…

by AirBourne • March 25th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Controversy, Culture, Featured )

Barbados and Caribbean get lashes for CWC 2007 – aka – Don’t Quote Me!

There are different perspectives but similar conclusions coming from Scottish and New Zealand bloggers on not only the CWC 2007, but the way forward for not only sports and cricket in the Caribbean bu…

by AirBourne • March 25th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Controversy, Cricket, Crime, Featured )

BREAKING NEWS – Earthrace’s Insurance settles with Guatemalan families – Skipper hopes to be released Monday (Follow-Up)

When last you may have heard about Earthrace – the biodiesel powerboat from New Zealand – is that they were looking at doing it over next year, after the Guatemalan tragedy with the illega…

by AirBourne • March 25th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Controversy, Featured, Sports )

Crystal Cave of Giants: Another Betty Holford special

Betty Holford , a former colleague from CBC and also wrote excellent columns in the Barbados Advocate, is a good source for unusual material, as you recall she sent me a sweet story about a deer adopt…

by AirBourne • March 24th, 2007 • 1 comment ( Featured, News, Oddity )

Caricom Multi-National Security Forces shut barn door way past the Clydesdale searching for Clover – Reaction to Pakistani Coach’s Murder (Follow-Up)

Caricom allegedly has an agency for handling security matters, it’s known as IMPACS: The Implementation Agency for Crime and Security {Ed’s Note: With IMPACS breakdown of its acronym, inst…

by AirBourne • March 24th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Controversy, Cricket, Crime, Featured )

NCF: Will you won’t you join The Dance? Cricket Culture Village now Art Supermarket (Shameless Plug)

Remember when we said the NCF was hosting a cricketing Culture Village? Then we said “NO” they’re not? Like Alice In Wonderland‘s characters, now they are, AGAIN – The ex…

by AirBourne • March 24th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Cricket, Culture, Featured )

Get Lucky at a Charity Fete: Shameless Plug

If you’re looking to blow your pay-packet next week, why not do it for a good cause? Laura Galt says lots is happening at Lucky Horseshoe‘s Warrens branch next week… Lucky Horseshoe …

by AirBourne • March 22nd, 2007 • 0 comments ( News )

CWC 2007’s Security in hands of Foreigners: Where were they for poor Bob Woolmer?

There was a special release sent by Caricom’s agency for Security during CWC 2007 which gives overseas officers powers to operate in terms of security here, but nevertheless ensures they follow …

by AirBourne • March 22nd, 2007 • 0 comments ( Controversy, Cricket, Crime, Featured )

Earthrace Update: Capt’s wife says vessel with Barbados start may abandon quest – despite fishermen had no lights (Follow-Up)

There’s bad news and good news… In continuing coverage of the ever-saddening plight of the Earthrace a check with a Kiwi website of a radio station there indicates the crew may be forced t…

by AirBourne • March 20th, 2007 • 1 comment ( Controversy, Featured, Sports )

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