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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Barbados Rihanna continues to rock the world with her music.
Click here to watch to her video ‘Take A Bow’.
Rihanna will be featured on the June cover of Elle Magazine. Just one of her many magazine shoots.
Click here.
This report from chinaview.cn
David Thompson, prime minister of Barbados in central America, arrived in Beijing on Monday, kicking off a four-day official visit to China as a guest of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
During his stay in Beijing, Thompson will meet Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s [...]
No sooner had the ink dry on the previous post where pointed questions where asked about our security of rice here on this island than when I was inform that today’s Sunday Sun have reported that some supermarkets have started to limit the amount of rice customers could purchase. Well it was bound to happen sooner [...]
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dreams I saw [seven heads] of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk. after them, seven others sprouted - withered and thin and sorched by the east wind. The thin heads of grain swallowed up the [seven] good heads……….”. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh,”God has revealed [...]
As we took a look around the blogsphere we came across two interesting blogs on the issue of food crisis here in the Caribbean.
But first we have to ask a few questions. Is telling your citizens that there is no food crisis a way to avoid panic amongst the population [...]
