Major Shopping Lifestyle Centre For Barbados’ West Coast On Target By End Of 2010

Barbadians will soon be enjoying the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, the West Indies first-mixed use lifestyle centre.

This & That – Part Four

So the Government  of the day is courting the idea of a wage freeze? Humph. I don’t know if to laugh or cry.

Barbados TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards 2010

Trip Advisor, whose tagline is the ‘world’s most trusted travel service’ has named its Top 10 B&B (bed & breakfast), Inns and luxury hotels in the Caribbean & Mexico.

Barbados Today – Barbados First Digital Newspaper

Barbados first digital newspaper is online. It called Business Today and by the looks of it, it reminds me of the digital issue of Charisma magazine online – the first I have seen of its kind.

How Hosting The 2010 World Cup Has Transformed A Nation

Now is a hell of a time to be a South African or in South Africa.

Orange Juice Prices To Rise In Barbados As Crisis Hits Crop

Lovers of orange juice will dig deeper in their pockets as the price of concentrated orange juice is sure to go up here in Barbados due to disease and cold weather that have hit citrus groves in Florida, one of the world’s main producers of orange juice.

Blessed 2010 Everyone

A blessed and wonderful 2009  to all our faithful readers. May the the year bring you your promised dreams and renewed strenght to faced each and every day for as long as we endeavour  on this side.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Photo Of The Year

Photo Credit: http://www.boston.com

Italian Premier Silivio Berlusconi and media tycoon lost half a litre of blood after being hit in the face with a plaster souvenir of a replica of Milan’s famously jagged cathedral, the Duomo during an attack on him at a rally in Milan on 13th Dec (Sunday night). The Italy’s billionaire leader suffered a fractured nose and two broken teeth which took place as he mingled with the crowd in the city. He was cut under one eye and his top lip was split in two places by an attacker with a long history of mental illness.

The attack occurred at a time when Mr. Berlusconi, one of Italy’s wealthiest men, is embroiled in a sex scandal, a divorce case with his wife and public protests demanding his resignation.

Barrack’s Millions

Sir, as a concerned Barbadian citizen and tax payer, I hope that you will permit me enough space in your publication to discuss Al Barrack and the $60 million owed to him by our Government.

I recall hearing about Al Barrack and the monies owed to him in the media a few years ago, as well as in recent times. According to a an online article on the Nation newspapers’ website, Prime Minister David Thompson said: “He will definitely be paid” and “There has never been an occasion when the Government of Barbados has had an obligation that it has not eventually paid.”

Rihanna Covers January GQ

This was posted against  my better judgement but the reason I did is simply because I have a few words to say about this latest judgement call.

Open Letter To Garbage Thrower

Letter to The Editor

Sir, I am writing this letter to you today because I would like your assistance in thanking someone.

A few days ago, while driving home from work, I noticed someone throwing their garbage out of the window of a bus waiting at a junction.

Sir, it is this individual that I would like to thank and I am seeking your assitance in doing so by asking that you publish my letter. What follows is for him (or her):

You see, when you (i.e., the throw-er of the garbage) threw whatever you threw out of the window, you weren’t littering, you were doing your bit for the economy! YOu were trying to show us that there is another way besides tourism!

Win The Race – Ruin Your Health?

Pushing it to the limit during exercise increases ones chance of breaking down with the flu, and with Swine Flu among us this year is it worth the risk?

Individuals who take part in running races have higher flu and injury rates than their counterparts who trained for the race but did not run it according to current research.  In general healthy adults have less to fear of swine flu than children, the elderly, or individuals suffering from other illness, but an overworked athlete is an easy target for the flu.  

Medical Doctor Retracts H1N1 Vaccine Advice After Reading Insert

I was privileged to come across a video that confirmed info that pertains to facts on the H1N1 vaccine inserts.

Privileged because I have read online in more than one place, statements associating with the inserts and now to see a doctor corroborate such, in living colour, one can only draw the obvious conclusion. This is information provided by the manufacturers detailing the pro and cons of the particular product for the particular risk group(s).

Malaysia Blogger In Hiding

A court in Malaysia has temporarily dropped the trial of a prominent blogger accused of sedition, because they do not know his whereabouts.

Raja Petra Kamaruddin, who runs the Malaysia Today website, is believed to have gone into hiding, possibly outside of Malaysia.

The trial which began in October last year stems from an article he wrote last year that allegedly implied the involvement of Malaysia’s prime minister in the high-profile 2006 murder of a Mongolian woman. Two policemen were sentenced to death in April for the killing, although the trial never established any motive.

Increase H1N1 Cases Health Ministry Answer To Issue Repeat Prescriptions!!! This And That Part 3

Barbadians from all walks of life were able to hear Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joy St. John on CBC TV Tuesday night confirming 73 cases of the H1N1 which represent ‘only a fraction of the real figure’ and the overwhelming pressure being place on the polyclinics and the hospital due to the upsurge.

 As I sat listening to the lady, waiting for some concrete measures, the Ministry of Health would be undertaking to dealt with the ongoing flu-like symptoms which in some if not all cases would translate into the H1N1 influenza virus, the most the Chief could recommend was increase treatment for high-risk groups. Extending it to children under 5 years and persons with chronic illness like diabetes, asthma and sickle cell. Nothing about isolating persons in a separate facility!

Breakdown Of Swine Flu Vaccine

A look inside the swine flu vaccine.

• aluminum hydroxide
• aluminum phosphate
• ammonium sulfate
• amphotericin B
• animal tissues:  pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain
• dog kidney, monkey kidney,
• chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg
• calf (bovine)serum
• betapropiolactone
• fetal bovine serum
• formaldehyde

Breakdown Of What Is In A Vaccine!

With all this swine flu, H1N1, vaccine, pandemic talk, the following is an eye opener for those who may not be aware of what is found in a vaccine.

Aluminum

Implicated as a cause of brain damage; suspected factor in Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, seizures and comas. Allergic can occur on the skin.

Ammonium Sulfate [ salt ]

Suspected gastrointestinal, liver, nerve and respiratory system poison.

Beta-Propiolactone

Known to cause cancer. Suspected gastrointestinal, liver, nerve and respiratory, skin and sense organ poison.

Deadly 3rd Wave Swine Flu Pandemic Coming!!! Is Barbados Ready?

Came across a very curious article on Trinidad & Tobago Express news site yesterday. According to the online piece, Necia Holtzman, a health educator at a private firm specializing in health and infection control sounded the alarm to her countrymen about the devastating impact of the coming swine flu virus this time around.

In Miss Holtzman words, at the recently held International Swine Flu Conference (in which she attended) held in Washington D.C (in August before schools reopened) experts there “have said that the third wave of swine flu should be taken very seriously because they is going to be an extremely severe and virulent attack which could result in a lot of deaths and could follow the pattern of the 1918 Spanish Flu.”

FIFA Jack Warner Spellbound After Meeting Obama

“I was able to see his daughter play football, they call it socer,on the lawns of the White House. I saw where he (Obama) dines with his family, where he holds his press conferences …..I am spellbound,” he said.

Trinidad Express reports that FIFA President Sepp Blatter and  FIFA vice president Jack Warner were treated to a tour of the White House before sitting down and having a gentleman’s chat with Obama. This chat discuss issues of tertiary education, ‘sports and the US bid to host the 2018 World Cup.’

2009 Top 10 Caribbean Vacation Destinations

 The Caribbean islands in particular are amongst islands in general where millions of tourists descend each year to relax and enjoy its beauty, ambience, weather, culture and adventure, including choosing them for weddings and honeymoons. Caribbean islands  boast of one of the world’s top vacation/travel destinations. In its listing for 2009, Squidoo lists Barbados at No.3.

Top 10 Vacation Destinations In The Caribbean To Go In 2009 # 3 Barbados 

Barbados is a comparatively flat island situated in the easterly Caribbean Sea just to the north of Trinidad. There is a glitzier, more sophisticated feel to Barbados than most other Caribbean islands, it also features some of the best hotels and resorts in the Caribbean that makes the island to one of the top 10 vacation destinations in the Caribbeans to go for a honeymoon.