Archive for ‘January, 2007’

Lancashire has NIMBY syndrome: Shows need for revival of death penalty

Lancashire has NIMBY syndrome: Shows need for revival of death penalty

This deportee crap is reaching new heights of ridiculousness, over in England there is a situation where a Bajan expat murdered his own child!
Now, they want to send him back here, why should Barbados have to contend with such a sickness?
Usually associated with environmental matters – this is another area where NIMBY, or – Not [...]

What does a Magician do? See The Magic? No, read on!

What does a Magician do? See The Magic? No, read on!

For those folk who missed the first Friday at the Limelight Cafe, it’s your own damn fault, I had a blast! That night I was a Magician’s assistant, couldn’t see one sh**e (tell you later, not what you might think) – but it was bare sport!
Elliott Smith as you will recall is a qualified illusionist, [...]

Let’s see if “BFP – B’dos Free Press” considers this racist too?

Let’s see if “BFP – B’dos Free Press” considers this racist too?

***U P D A T E***
HEY FOLKS, SEE THE COMMENTS, THERE IS A CONTENTION OVER ONE OF THE SITES LISTED AND THEREFORE I LET THE RESPONSE RUN AS IS FOR BALANCE’S SAKE!
Now I got this info from a pal over in the USA, but according to Barbados Free Press, this is rather racial data, so [...]

NSFW – Warning: Korean Sex Ed, IN PUBLIC PARK! roflmao

NSFW – Warning: Korean Sex Ed, IN PUBLIC PARK! roflmao

I got this e-mail from one of my former colleagues at CBC and when I saw it I did not believe it, but I couldn’t get rid of it… Then eventually I did some research and was shocked to learn it is really true!
This is an island that is in the southernmost part of [...]

Romance Travelling? When seeking Yellowtail, Milk Bottles or Air Coucoune, apply here!

Romance Travelling? When seeking Yellowtail, Milk Bottles or Air Coucoune, apply here!

Cricket World Cup aside…Did you know Barbados competes with Jamaica and the Dominican Republic for the attention of Canadian women? It seems gals from Maple-Leaf land move at this time of year not only to just get away from the cold and look for the warmth, but to find some Hot Stuff!
“Gotta have some [...]

CWC 2007 Visa Solved?

CWC 2007 Visa Solved?

Cariaccess guru and “David” versus “Goliath” of Cable & Wireless – Anthony Gunn – in his capacity as
Director of the Beachcombers Hotel in St Vincent & Turkish Honorary Consul General to Dominica, believes he has a solution to the whole sordid mess concerning CWC 2007 visae and what to do, of course [...]

International Soca Monarch has Bajan & Japanese competitors

International Soca Monarch has Bajan & Japanese competitors

Dale Carnegie once said that the sweetest sound a person can hear is their own name, so Barry Chandler must be ticked off that the Trinidad Newsday got his name wrong!
“From the Caribbean, Cupid and Ninja Dan from St Lucia, Barbadian Barry Callender and Baby Killer from Grenada have also lined up for the Soca [...]

More entertainers carp on B’dos Music Awards under cloak of anonymity

More entertainers carp on B’dos Music Awards under cloak of anonymity

If you recall, we had a short comment on the Barbados Music Awards, and even the Barbados Free Press was fascinated…
There is much that many performers found less than acceptable – how can Rihanna qualify for a BMA when she is yet to record a full album here? Having moved discs overseas, how can she [...]

Dipper: All Hands [nearly weren't] On Deck?

Dipper: All Hands [nearly weren't] On Deck?

Well, if you go by the Nation Newspaper, the launch of the Errol Barrow statue was one grand affair – they dedicated several articles to it both in the paper and online…However, I really have to wonder if all the cement is dry yet? They had some Chinese construction fellows buzzing about like ten [...]

Limelight: Café not Magazine, Giving Tribute to Bajan Entertainers

Limelight: Café not Magazine, Giving Tribute to Bajan Entertainers

Formerly the Fishermen’s Wharf, now the Limelight Café Barbados, it is a host of talent to come and an homage to talent of yesteryear.
Brainchild of Alan Sheppard, former lead vocalist/keyboardist and main composer of Spice & Co, he was also the emcee that night. Steve George (of Zafran’s Restaurant in Worthing fame) handles the food [...]

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