Hallowe’en 2009 – Annual Story from the Bajan Reporter “Headcold (2005)”

Every year I have told a story in honour of the Celtic New Year, what Druids call “Samhain” or turning of the wheel (In Gaelic, wheel is Yule, thus we have a confusing Christmas reference of ‘Yuletide‘ – in other words Jesus was probably Libra or earlier… Not Capricorn! There was no January nor July [...]

British pullout of SSRP seems led by – Guyana’s refusal of UK request for ‘live firing’ near Amerindian community – PPP says SSRP will run regardless

QUOTE:“It is tempting to believe that this about-face from the December 2008 joint agreement to what happened in the middle of 2009 might have been associated with some decision that the Guyanese Government made with request for training by the UK Special Forces, on a Western Border location with live firing to which the Government [...]

Bill Grace show at Zemicon Gallery in the City – PLEASE CLICK ICONS FOR LARGER IMAGES

Bill Grace Exhibition
“Art about water, the reef, interconnections, balance, harmony, healing and peace“
New Work at Zemicon Gallery
Opening Sunday November 1st, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMalsoNov 2nd & Nov 3rd, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Informal retrospective at Blue Waters Studio by appointment
* Excellent opportunity; Limited offer: 20% off, further 15% for past purchasers*
“Art gives pleasure while [...]

USVI-TRAINED CUSTOMS CANINES BEGIN PATROL IN BIRD ROCK, SKN

St Kitts’ Customs Canine Unit is now in full work mode, after members graduated during a ceremony to relocate the Customs and Excise Department’s Courier Service to Custom’s Headquarters, Bird Rock.
Also located at Bird Rock, the Canine Unit is staffed with two labrador retrievers as well as four handlers and adds to the Customs Department’s [...]

Canadian Alleges Treaty Violations by Barbados

A complaint filed by the Canadian owner of Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, an eco-tourist facility in Barbados, alleges that the Government of Barbados has violated its international obligations by refusing to enforce its environmental laws, thereby allowing increased pollution and land development to damage the Sanctuary.Notice of the dispute was given to Barbados in accordance [...]

The Good, The Bad & The Lovely – ACF 2009: Barbados’ Royal Pavilion, Trilogy – Pt 1

What went right or wrong about the recent Absolut Caribbean Fashion?
Some was poor organisation while other faults were definitely at the attitudes, needles and threads of designers.
The better bit can be found in the interludes as clothing lines switch from one designer to the next and of course there were some hot numbers in and [...]

Barbadian Economics – 4 Burgers cheaper than SIX? Talk about hit for 6!

Visited the bakery on the outskirts of Eagle Hall not long ago, was doing late last-minute shopping on a weekend and decided some burgers for work during the week would be cool…
Me and the wife like Farmers’ Choice Seasoned Burgers so I go to the freezer and check what’s available, I see a six-pack and [...]

“COOL RUNNINGS” AT IT AGAIN, SAVE THE DATE: IRIE JAM CELEBRITY SKI FEST February 19 -21 2010

Irie Jam Media Group, the Tri-State region’s top-rated Caribbean entertainment firm, plans to bring some of the heat from the islands to the snow-covered Pocono Mountains this winter with the inaugural Irie Jam Celebrity Ski Fest. The Fernwood Hotel & Resort in Bushkill, PA will be the site of the massive Irie Jam snow [...]

“Jewel Me” New art gallery opening in Brighton – Rafza Nehaul on show again

Queen Mushiya Reviews Gramps Morgan – Reggae Artiste’s soulful sultry performance makes an old woman wish to be younger!

I have been riding on cloud 29 since attending Gramps Morgan and Buju Banton concert on Tuesday night October 20, 2009 at Dallas’s Palm Beach Reggae Club. This dynamic duo was brought to Dallas by Houston’s own DJ SuperGold.
Gramps (a fraction of the Morgan Heritage fame), is currently on the Buju Banton “Rasta Got [...]