I was shock to heard of the passing of broadcaster and sport journalist Terry Mayers. I first heard of his hospitalization a last week from a worker of ours who is an asthmatic himself.
Thought I don’t know him personally, the few times that he did came to our business place I found him to be down [...]
Imagine going to your favourite lunch spot to have some good ‘ole bajan rice & stew with finger licking baked chicken or just to grab a quick bite to quell the hungry pangs until you get home to eat.
Imagine between now and the next couple of hours you start to experience stomach cramps, diarrhoea and [...]
About two weeks ago we reported on a showdown between Jamaica And Guyana where Jamaica was looking a the possibilty of importing rice from the US because Guyana was having difficulities meet their quota under an agreement between the two.
Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Commerce and Investment, Karl Samuda response back then was,
“We will not place consumers [...]
Did I heard on the CBC NEWS TV 8 last night that the Prime Minister at a forum held recently at Sherbourne Centre said that Barbados was not for sale to the highest bidder?.
That brings me to an interesting email I received from Bajan Reporter. It seems that Ian is taking some French lessons and wants to [...]
On Thursday 29th 2007 Barbados experience a 5.0 earthquake that was felt as far as Peurto Rico in the North to Venezuela in the South. For some it was a frightening experience. A wake up call. One house in St.George was extensively damage at the base. For days Barbadians traded stories on What, Where, When, Why and How. Experts and ordinary [...]
Heavy rain and wrecked roads hampered efforts to reach areas hardest-hit by China’s worst earthquake in three decades today, as the death toll rose to nearly 10,000.
State media reports indicated that the number of dead was likely to soar, with Xinhua news agency saying 10,000 people remained buried in the Mianzhu area of Sichuan province [...]
The response to this natural disaster was a welcome change compared to the slowness of the Myanmar [Burma] government in responding to the aftermath of the destruction caused by the cyclone in their country. According to Christian Broadcasting Network
India’s meteorological department said Wednesday [7th May] that it had warned Myanmar of the storm two days [...]
The Crop Over season is here. Officially it started on Friday night in the NCF [National Cultural Foundation] car part with the first of 11 calvacades design to get patrons into the festive mood early and to introduce especially any up and coming young singers.
WHAT!!!. Not a squeak of controversy this year!!!.
Maybe it had to [...]
Thursday afternoon 29th November 2007 was just like any typical day in Bim. Near cloudless sunny skies. Vibrant green colour captivating ones eyes from nature’s tree tops. A picture perfect day. The kind of day that will send someone to the beach.
The next day was Independence Day and business had slow to a crawl since Bajans were [...]
Less than three months before the Chinese capital is expected to be full of hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors for the Summer Olympics in August, China has been hit with a massive earthquake with injuries and deaths including children, workers and possible hospital patients and staff. Rain was also predicted for the disaster area.
More than [...]
Dual Citizenship: the status of an individual who is a citizen of two or more nations.
Anyone following Caribbean politics would of known by now of Danville Walker resignation as head of Jamaica director of elections over the matter of his US citizenship. He held that position for 11 years. Whether he knew it or not members [...]
Emine Yaman lies in bed, her legs rigid, her feet prone to sores and swelling. Paralyzed by a bullet her husband fired into her chest, she is the face of domestic violence in a country still struggling to discard long-held cultural practices that denigrate women.
She wears diapers and reaches for a knotted sheet hanging [...]
Prince William is to fight in the war against South American drug cartels.
The Household Cavalry officer will join Royal Navy patrols to catch cocaine smugglers in the Caribbean.
Both Clarence House and Armed Forces chiefs want William, 25, to gain experience as an officer in all three services and he will soon [...]
Cuban authorities have refused to give a travel visa to Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez so she can receive one of Spain’s top journalism awards in Madrid on Wednesday, said Spanish newspaper El Pais which hands out the awards annually.
Last month the newspaper announced it has awarded 32-year-old [...]
