ALIVE AGAIN: Spice for Life – Can it really be one night only for Barbados? Say it ain’t so!

When I was in my 20’s I used to be one of the first voices on Yess FM, now Love 104.1, I was also an open advocate for Spice & Co, sometimes to criticism from within VOB itself and at other times from Government entities (Noel “Barney” Lynch, as a Jr Member of the Tourism Authority at [...]

THE BRITISH HAVE COME, THE BRITISH HAVE COME! Cheshire ready for Chukkas with Barbados at Holders & other venues this week

Once again Diamonds International (DI) has coordinated what’s expected to be a lively and thrill-bending array of action with the Cheshire team here to compete with Barbados’ best for Chukkas, unlike last year the host venue has switched to Holders as opposed to Lion Castle (LC), but LC will have a subsidiary game on March 4th.
Jennifer Harding [...]

DIGICEL AND RIM WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE LOW COST, EASY-TO-ACCESS BLACKBERRY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES

Businesses of all sizes across the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific will be able to enjoy the benefits of Blackberry services quickly, easily and at a low cost point thanks to the introduction of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express.
Launching on 1st March, BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express is a new product from RIM that offers a [...]

TRANSITION (DEATH) – DANGER ZONE MISSES MIKEY PELPA

Danger Zone Music Group wishes to express its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mikey Pelpa. Over the years Danger Zone has had a productive relationship with the artiste and is deeply saddened by his untimely passing.
CEO of Danger Zone Music Group Delmar ‘Della Danger’ Drummond who was a friend of Mikey Pelpa [...]

DARYL HALL TRAVELS TO JAMAICA FOR 28th EDITION OF GROUNDBREAKING WEB SERIES FEATURING LEGENDARY TOOTS & THE MAYTALS

Daryl Hall took his groundbreaking web series to sunny Jamaica this month, where he hooked up with legendary reggae group Toots and the Maytals for the 28th and most recent edition of Live From Daryl’s House, available starting Feb. 15 at www.lfdh.com.
The shoot took place at the home of famed reggae DJ “Native” Wayne Jobson [...]

Barbadian Head Coach of Windies team warns against complacency with Zimbabwe – Digicel Media Release

Newly appointed West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson has warned that – despite their lowly ranking – Zimbabwe are not to be taken for granted and that if they are the result could be disastrous.
“If we take Zimbabwe for granted what happened in Australia could easily continue. We have to get together as a group [...]

Levelling VAT not the answer: Former Barbadian Leader Owen Arthur spoke to packed UWI crowd, Ex-PM sounds Battle Cry for Stalwarts as Recession continues

First of all let’s give a huge round of applause to Barbados Today for using my question about Ministerial Salary Reductions as a means of bolstering the infrastructure of Barbados. It’s good to know that another online entity has to rely on my expertise to make their story – will send you a bill soon [...]

DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL/BREITLING CHESHIRE POLO TOUR – Sunday February 28, 2010 at Holders

Action starts 3:30 PM              Feature Match: 4:30 PM
After Party: 6:30 PM

COME FOR THE POLO… STAY ON FOR THE PARTY!
GET A CHANCE TO WIN A BREITLING WATCH AT THE DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL CHESHIRE POLO TOUR 2010

Associated Press Puts Spotlight On Carib ID: Mainstream Media recognises West Indian Diaspora

Carib ID, the movement founded in 2008 by Felicia Persaud to get Caribbean nationals accurately counted in the U.S., gained a promotional shot in the arm on Wednesday as the Associated Press turned its spotlight on the organization.
Persaud has been working diligently to encourage the Caribbean communities to become accurately counted by the Census through [...]

DIGICEL DONATES US$3 MILLION WORTH OF TENTS TO SHELTER MORE THAN 100,000 HAITIANS

Digicel today announced details of its plans to purchase and distribute 19,000 six-man tents – valued at US$3 million – to provide shelter to more than 100,000 Haitians who are living in makeshift campsites following the January 12th earthquake which devastated Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas.
The tents – which are designed for extended living in [...]