Terry Donaldson’s “Hell In Barbados” shows Glendairy was not only challenge Barbadians face – REVIEW OBSERVING 5th ANNIVERSARY OF PRISON RIOTS

“Hell In Barbados” is a book which is not available easily in Barbados, I had friends bring it in for me – neither Bees nor Dems would like the issues raised by Mr Donaldson in this tell-all to see light of day.  Because it is so difficult to access, I will have many spoilers in [...]

THE PRISSY PRINCESS AND OTHER ADULT FAIRY TALES: Caribbean Chapters publishes clever whimsy from Orlando Marville

Orlando Marville knows how to make you ponder and laugh at the same time. He shares his humorous insights on our childhood stories, those familiar, imaginative tales that don’t seem to make sense to you once you have grown up. He re-tells them, questioning their true meanings… offering alternative interpretations; and it’s funny!!
THE PRISSY PRINCESS [...]

ATLANTA TOP 30 REGGAE – LOOK WHO’S NUMBER 1? MR SYCAMORE TREE, AKA – VYBZ KARTEL

TOP 30 SINGLES

RANK
TITLE
ARTIST
LABEL

1
DOLLAR SIGN
VYBZ KARTEL
LIV UP RECORDS

2
ONE MORE NIGHT
BUSY SIGNAL
VP

3
LIFE SWEET
VYBZ KARTEL
ADIDJAHIEM

4
LIONESS ON THE RISE
QUEEN IFRICA
VP

5
NO GOODBYE
BERES HAMMOND
VP

6
SOMETHING AGO HAPPEN
VYBZ KARTEL
VP

7
BABY GIRL I AM ALONE
JAH VINCI
VP

8
RISE AGAIN
SHAGGY, DESTRA, SEAN KINGSTON, ALISON HINDS, SEAN PAUL, ETANA, TESSANNE CHIN & OTHERS
BIG YARD

9
2010
JAH CURE
DON CORLEONE

10
I NEED TO KNOW
WAYNE MARSHALL
DON CORLEONE

11
HARD TIMES
BUJU BANTON
GARGAMEL

12
HUMAN NATURE
TARRUS RILEY
VP

13
GOOD GIRL [...]

GET A CHANCE TO WIN A PIAGET DIAMOND NECKLACE FROM DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL AT THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES POLO TOUR: 3-11 APRIL 2010

DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL/PIAGET & DIGICEL
BATTLE OF THE SEXES POLO TOUR (Ladies vs. Men)
Saturday April 3, 2010 at Holders
Action starts 3:30 PM Ladies vs. Men Match: 4:30 PM
After Party: 6:30 PM
Come to Polo & Get a chance to
WIN a Beautiful Diamond Piaget Necklace
COME FOR THE [...]

West Indies All-Rounder from Barbados to lead Bajan side in County Festival at Kensington Oval

West Indies allrounder Ryan Hinds has been named to captain the Barbados Select XI in a series of matches against English County Teams which are currently on tour of Barbados. The teams – Derbyshire, Essex, Lancashire and Yorkshire – are on the island for pre-season training and warm-up matches.
Hinds, a left-handed batsman and left-arm spinner, [...]

BARBADIAN BOWLER OFF TO LORDS, FELLOW COUNTRYMAN POSSIBLE CHOICE FOR YORKSHIRE

Digicel Cricket says – Former West Indies left arm seamer Pedro Collins has signed a one season deal with Middlesex for the 2010 English County Season while his Barbadian teammate Tino Best is likely to join the Yorkshire squad.
The 33 year old Collins who last played for the Windies in 2006 and who was previously [...]

CLICO Unplugged: An Insider’s Perspective By the Business GURU {Devil’s Advocate #5}

There are more questions than answers
Pictures in my mind that will not show
There are more questions than answers
And the more I find out the less I know
Yeah, the more I find out the less I know
- Johnny Nash

It is with some reluctance but also a keen sense of duty that I enter [...]

Charlestown Police Officers destroy marijuana field in Nevis heights – Thousands of EC $’s up in smoke

A total of 562 high breed marijuana plants were uprooted and destroyed by members of the Special Task Force, Nevis Police Division in the heights of Nevis on Monday. Officer in charge of the eradication operation Corporal Irvin Bradshaw made an appeal to the youths of Nevis.
“I am appealing to the general public, the young [...]

Pair of Missing Rottweilers in St Peter, Barbados

Winners of British Virgin Islands’ World Poetry Day Poetry Competition Announced and Awarded

A packed audience of students, parents, poets and supporters filled Mellow Moods on Saturday evening in celebration of World Poetry Day. Many of the students were participants in the second World Poetry Day Poetry Competition themed “How Can I Be a Good Role Model” put on by the Callaloo Poets in conjunction with the BVI [...]