George Lamming slams Barbadian, Guyanese & Vincentian leaders for Immigration Squabble: Pedagogical Centre, Pt 1

It is still amazing how mainstream media marginalises significant events… Case in point? The minimal attention given to renaming of UWI Cave Hill Campus’ Pedagogical Centre to the George Lamming Pedagogical Centre – it was an amazing moment for Caribbean history, by virtue of Professor Lamming’s views and remarks and sources he quoted to support [...]

JAMROCK REGGAEFEST – BERES HAMMOND & FRIENDS: SATURDAY – JULY 18, 2009 – WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER, NY

Musical legends Frankie Paul and John Holt will join Beres Hammond on stage at the 12th Annual JAMROCK Reggae Fest! Come see Frankie “Dancehall” Paul, the father of Rock Steady, John Holt along with the originator of Lover’s Rock, Beres Hammond, all on one stage. Newly added acts are Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill and Lenya [...]

BARBADIAN AMONG EIGHT TALENTED PLAYERS FROM THE DIGICEL KICK START CLINICS SELECTED TO TRAIN WITH SUNDERLAND AFC – DIGICEL FOOTBALL NEWS

The 2nd Digicel Kick Start Clinics in the Caribbean concluded in St. Kitts as John Barnes revealed the eight young Caribbean footballers who will travel to Sunderland AFC in September to spend one week training at Sunderland’s Academy of Light.
Diquan Adamson from Barbados, Esso Amichy from Haiti, Omar Holness and Paul Wilson from Jamaica, [...]

Puffing Billy – History of the Barbados Railway pleads for revival of old service

At long last another of my Trailer items promised earlier this month… So who’d’ve thought Big Joe Turner would have assisted the cause of bringing back the train which ran from Belleplaine to Bridgetown?“Shake, Rattle & Roll” is the story of Barbados’ short sojourn with trains from the late 19th to early 20th Century, the [...]

Who Am I: The Untold Story of Dancehall’s King Hits North America

…From living on the streets and sleeping in the neighborhood gutter, the boys seldom changed; their clothes would be filthy, their skin dirty, and their hair caked with grime. But out there they were free. No rules. No whippings. And the freedom to wander rom one community sound system to the next, singing and deejaying [...]

Book launch of THE STONE GATHERER to be held in August

A new collection of poems from Esther Phillips was published by Peepal Tree Press, UK. It’s slated for a Barbadian debut month after next – we’ll keep you posted.
Here’s a vote of thanks from Jamaica to Esther for a special reading of Calabash over there;-

“…what was undoubtedly one of the best readings of our festival [...]

Two Young Barbadians to play at SUPA International Polo Festival

The School & Universities Polo Association extended a joint invitation to the Jamaica Polo Association and the Barbados Polo Club to participate as Young West Indies in the 2009 SUPA International Polo Festival in England which will take place from the 7 – 12 July 2009.
{NB – Adam is grabbing 4th goal at a [...]

Can Mass Media increase unrealistic expectations during tragedy? Bajan Reporter finally speaks out on death of Michael Jackson

I am still in shock… I got a call around 5:30 Thursday afternoon, by 6:00 I knew what the rest of the world was trying to accept… That of the original Jackson 5, the youngest was the first to go!
I know all the current anecdotes of how Google and Twitter were almost shut down due [...]

ONE CHILD PERFORMER REMEMBERS ANOTHER – TRINIDAD’S MACHEL MONTANO MOURNS THE KING OF POP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MACHEL MONTANOJune 26, 2009[IN HIS OWN WORDS]

Condolences to the King’s family, friends and fans as we all mourn together! Michael Jackson will be missed but never forgotten. Even in death he was able to unite people of all creeds and colors and make them happy; he is the greatest entertainer that ever lived.

I [...]

Graeme Hall Parkland Loss Map Released – As Environment Ministry remains silent on shrinkage and sluices

A land use map depicting the planned loss of parkland at Graeme Hall is now available from the Sanctuary {NB: This as Environment Ministry continues its deafening silence, write them!}.
Titled “Parkland Loss Planned at Graeme Hall,” the new map (www.graemehall.com/press/papers/ThenNowMap1.pdf ) illustrates the Government’s plan to allow residential and commercial development on government-owned Graeme Hall [...]