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  1. Prime Minister of Barbados gives tribute for the passing of Dr Hugh Sealy, Roofs To Reefs champion and pioneer

    News of the passing of Dr Hugh Sealy, with whom I have maintained a very close friendship since the days we attended primary school together, has left me in a state of shock. I have lost a true friend and trusted advisor, and Barbados, the region and small island developing states across the globe have […]

    March 19, 2022Breaking News, Featured, NatureNo comments
  2. Young Man found at Jemmott’s Lane identified, close family reject him

    The young man found on grounds of Winston Scott Polyclinic has been identified as BENTLEY WEBSTER (Junior) 27 years of Happy Cot, Bank Hall, St. Michael. The Police contacted the Welfare Dept. and other Government Agencies for their intervention in this matter. Nevertheless, the RBPF are grateful for all assistance rendered. Rodney Inniss – Insp. […]

    September 9, 2021Breaking News, Controversy, FeaturedNo comments
  3. Teenager in remand for Firearm, Ammunition & Drugs charges

    Police arrested and charged Zariq Amir Pierre Grant (18 years) of Farm Path, Hillaby, St. Thomas, for the offences of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of one (1) round of Ammunition, and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis. These offences were committed on Monday the 11th of September 2017, while at Hillaby, St. Thomas. Circumstances Grant […]

    September 18, 2017Breaking News, Crime, FeaturedNo comments
  4. How Hurricane Irma Sucked the Sea in the Bahamas Dry

    Videos and photos of water receding as far as the eye could see, from shorelines in the Bahamas up through Florida’s west coast after Hurricane Irma’s passage, have gone viral. And they have triggered fears that a tsunami is on the horizon. However, there’s actually a scientific explanation for those dry sea beds. Jamie Rhome, […]

    September 13, 2017Featured, NatureNo comments
  5. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley & Gabrielle Union)

    Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities – against himself and his fellow slaves – Nat orchestrates an […]

    July 10, 2016Books, Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  6. BWA CLEARS THE AIR RE, THE ASSOCIATION OF LEAD AND THE NEW WATER METERS

    ATTN, CONTRIBUTORS: For future reference, please avoid Adobe/PDF documents since when copying & pasting these pose a challenge in re-inserting breakpoints and realigning the text, Word or Open Office are accepted formats for submitting material. Over the last few days, erroneous reports have been circulating in the social media, suggesting that there have been sudden […]

    July 3, 2016Breaking News, Controversy, FeaturedNo comments
  7. SOL Banyans recovers after Freak Accident

    Christmas weekend was quiet for most Bajans until approximately around 11pm Sunday night, when a customer lost control of their vehicle and collided into the plate glass showcase of Sol Banyans on Bay Street. Sol Team is completing all details to resume full operations. Meanwhile, all gas pumps are fully operational.

    December 29, 2015OddityNo comments
  8. Esso Culloden needs to clone this guy and put them in every company across Barbados!

    It is so easy to complain – but today I’m here to praise… I went by Esso Culloden to go and get some gas for my car, this guy called Adrian asked me if I was there earlier in the day… I replied I was, he told me he noticed a brake light wasn’t on, […]

    November 8, 2015Business, Photo GalleryNo comments
  9. APPEAL FOR INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO UNNATURAL DEATH IN ST GEORGE

    Police are appealing for information to assist with the investigation into the unnatural death of Melanise Eversley which occurred on 3rd September 2015. Motorists and pedestrians who were in the area of Jordans and Walkers Roads or anyone who may have information are asked to call 429-8787 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477). David Welch […]

    September 6, 2015CrimeNo comments
  10. ‘COURT’ – Vivek Gomber, Pradeep Joshi & Usha Bane (India: 2015)

    A sewerage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An aging folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and […]

    July 30, 2015Cinema, Controversy, Video GalleryNo comments
  11. Cable and Wireless Communications Barbados is proud to officially launch the new “Flow” – The Aerialist!

    By far this was the highlight of the night, when Kristin Arrow (originally from New York, but based in Miami) made two silken trails bend and sway to her moves, a la Cirque Du Soleil – didn’t even realise the crane which was her hoist was there until very last second, her assistants were carefully […]

    July 19, 2015Photo Gallery, SportsNo comments
  12. CHILD CARE BOARD ISSUES STATEMENT ON JAHAN KING: SHAKESPEARE REMAINS POTENT IN 21ST CENTURY

    “Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” ? William Shakespeare, Macbeth Chairman of the Child Care Board, Ken Knight, in a […]

    July 5, 2015CrimeNo comments
  13. Love won: Same-sex marriage now recognised as all other unions in USA

    In a landmark opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that all states cannot ban same-sex marriage, handing gay rights advocates their biggest victory yet. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage is “a victory for America,” President Barack Obama said in the Rose Garden on the White House grounds. The decision […]

    June 27, 2015PoliticalNo comments
  14. “The Walk” (2015): Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Drama HD

    The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit‘s attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

    June 9, 2015Cinema, Oddity, Video GalleryNo comments
  15. BatKid Begins: Heroic Documentary (2015)

    One child. One wish. Millions touched. Who would have thought a 5-year-old boy who fought leukemia would transform a city and a nation for a day? No one. Not his family. Not his friends. Not the thousands of volunteers who came from near and far to help make his wish come true. But it did. […]

    May 24, 2015Cinema, Health, Video GalleryNo comments
  16. WHY THE R.H. IS A TEEN HANDLING A WEAPON SO? 16 YEAR OLD CHARGED WITH A SHOTGUN

    Roshawn Romario Gibbs, 16 years of 3rd Ave, Wilkinson Road, Richmond Gap, St. Michael was arrested and charged with committing the following offences about 03:00 am on February 8, 2015 while at Waterford, St. Michael. 1. Illegal possession one shot gun; 2. Unlawful possession one round of Ammunition; and 3. possession a one camouflage pants. […]

    February 14, 2015ControversyNo comments
  17. Mount Gay returning World’s Oldest Rum to its rightful Barbados Birthplace

    After remaining undisturbed for well over two centuries in a British cellar, three bottles from a cache of the world’s oldest rum are being returned to their rightful birthplace in Barbados. Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd., officially the world’s oldest rum distiller, successfully purchased the bottles of historic Barbados rum which date back to 1780, when […]

    February 15, 2014Agriculture, FeaturedNo comments
  18. “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” (Ethan Bortnick – 2013)

    Internationally renowned piano sensation Ethan Bortnick makes his film debut in ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, an uplifting story of hope and family, featuring inspiring songs written and performed by the young musical star. Ten-year-old Nathan (Bortnick) is devastated when his mom is reported missing while serving on an overseas Army rescue mission. Feeling scared and alone, […]

    August 10, 2013Cinema, Music, Video GalleryNo comments
  19. HBO DEBUTS TABOO-BREAKING WEEKLY SERIES “VICE”

    HBO Latin America announced the premiere of the fresh, gritty series VICE on June 7th in the Caribbean. The taboo-breaking news-magazine series is co-created and hosted by Shane Smith, co-founder of the edgy multi-media company of the same name. It features startling, groundbreaking news stories from around the world. From Afghanistan to North Korea to […]

    June 5, 2013Controversy, CrimeNo comments
  20. Bernie Bests them all at St Maarten’s Toppix Aviation Photo Contest

    And the winner is … Bernie Verhoeven! “I can’t believe it!” she exclaimed, shocked that her photo had been chosen as the winner of the first Toppix Aviation Photo Contest out of a total of 75 entries submitted, at final count, by 26 participants over in St Maarten. Verhoeven’s photo depicts the underbelly of an […]

    March 25, 2013Technology, TravelNo comments
  21. 12 Christmas Songs in 4 Minutes by Fredde Gredde

    Song list (spoileeeeer…) – White Christmas – The Christmas Song – What’s This? – Freezeezy Peak (Banjo-Kazooie) – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Fairy Tale of New York – O Holy Night – Sleigh Ride – Last Christmas – Julen är här – We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Jingle Bells

    December 23, 2011Cinema, Events, Oddity, Video GalleryNo comments
  22. Tie a Yellow Ribbon around WHAT?? Bridgetown, Barbados where a Cameraman is anything but Yellow!

    Here’s the Opening Remarks from the maker of this amazing video – “Every day these men and women find themselves in Bridgetown, Barbados urinating in these alleys around black businesses and they don’t even care they were warned not to by erecting of signs, look & see for yourself that blacks in Barbados don’t care […]

    December 13, 2011Crime, Featured, Video GalleryNo comments
  23. ‘How To Have Mind-Blowing Sex Without Losing Your Brain!’ – Bajan author ponders, “What Does Everyone Really Want?”

    Check out this latest promotional video on “You Tube”, shot on location in beautiful Barbados. And please; share with your friends.

    August 8, 2011Books, Controversy, Video GalleryNo comments
  24. DANCEHALL STAR VYBEZ KARTEL’S MUSIC BANNED FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

    Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) who has in recent weeks raised eyebrows for bleaching his skin, suffered a major blow on February 1, 2011 when leading NY club dj and award winning Irie Jam radio host/program director Dubb Master Chris announced that for Black History Month 2011, he will not play […]

    February 17, 2011Controversy, Editorial, Music1 comment
  25. Missing Nevis Water Department documents turn up in Nevisian media; investigation launched

    The person or persons responsible for the disappearance of documents from the Nevis Water Department, one of which was subsequently leaked to the media recently, will face the consequences on conclusion of an internal and or criminal investigation by the Police. That disclosure came from Minister responsible for Public Utilities and the Environment in the […]

    February 10, 2011Crime, Featured1 comment