Barbados wants to ban Smoking, but Santo Domingo urges an encounter with the aroma of the best cigars

Whether or not you are a cigar aficionado, if you will be visiting, don’t think twice and make the most of the opportunity to tour the Tabacalera de Garcia Cigar Factory.
Watch the hands that roll some of the best cigars in the world.
More than 300 different blends are made at the factory.

Ask the Consul [#4 in a series]: All About IV Marriage Visas – US Embassy for Barbados & Eastern Caribbean

What is the difference between an Immigrant Visa CR1/IR1 and a K3? Which is better for my spouse and I?

Marriage-based petitions for spouses of United States Citizens fall under the immigrant visa categories of IR1 (for couples married more than two years) and CR1 (for couples married less than two years). A K3 [...]

U.S. Government Mobilizes Support for Flood Ravaged Pakistan

“These are dark days.” That is the assessment of Pakistan’s cricket captain, Salman Butt, as his country continues to grapple with the floods that have become the worst natural disaster in its history.
The United Nations estimates that the impact of the flooding, which stretches from the Himalaya mountains down to the Arabian Sea, is now [...]

Barbadian author donates books to number of St. Martin institutions

The author Cynthia Wilson, a new entrant to Barbadian literary culture, presented copies of her short stories collection, Same Sea … Another Wave, to seven St. Martin institutions, said Jacqueline Sample, president of House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP).
Same Sea recipients are the St. Martin’s Home and Bethany Home, both facilities for the elderly, the [...]

Charlestown Fisheries Centre project draws closer to realisation for Nevisians

Nevis’ Minister responsible for Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Robelto Hector, viewed the signing of the minutes of consultations held during the preparatory survey for the Fisheries Centre Project in Charlestown, as an indication of the commitment and deepening relationship between the Federal Government and by extension the Nevis Island Administration and the Government of Japan.
Mr. [...]

Barbados to revise Oil Exploration in light of BP Gulf Spill: Energy Mister of Barbados visits Norway to discover clean extraction techniques

Barbados has plans in tow for if or when effluent from the BP’s spill in the gulf should reach our shores. This pledge from Judy Thomas of the District Emergency Management formerly CERO: Central Emergency Relief Organisation. She emphasised the main thrust of the plan is being finalised by Barbados’ Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and [...]

Haitian schoolchildren to receive helping hand from Barbados’ Opposition with fund-raising concert come October

In the midst of the current political bacchanal in Barbados over striking doctors, housing contracts and an administration run amuck while its real leader recuperates – an initiative is being spearheaded by Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition of Barbados to help Haitian children become better equipped to deal with the world as they get older.
Political leader of the Barbados Labour [...]

Let Go – Let Peace Come In: Charity against Tyranny of Lifetime Scars from Sexual Abuse

Research shows that regardless of whether survivors hold vivid, vague, or repressed memories of their childhood sexual abuse, the first step survivors must take is to understand the need for support and help to be able to LET GO… of the memories of the trauma, the shame, the fear, the isolation, and the one or [...]

U.S. Navy’s HSV Swift Crew Engages Garrison Secondary School in Community Project

Crew from the U.S. Navy’s SWIFT high speed vessel currently visiting Barbados will join forces with Garrison Secondary parents and alumni on Friday, August 13, to repaint the school’s Manny Bowen auditorium.
Commanding Officer of the Swift, Captain Kurt E. Hedberg, will present the donated material during a ship-side ceremony at the Bridgetown Port at 9:00 [...]

Open letter to Barbados Water Authority: Complaint from Fort George Resident – WARNING, Language {PG-13}

I just received an email concerning Barbados Water Authority and after referring to relevant sources, learned this is an HR matter. It was not sent to Advocate nor CBC but shipped to myself, VOB, Nation, Barbados Free Press among other places ;-

This is a forward of an email I sent to the BWA regarding an [...]