Archive for ‘May, 2010’

Another Amla century pilots Proteas to last ball win – Digicel ODI Cricket Report

Another Amla century pilots Proteas to last ball win – Digicel ODI Cricket Report

West Indian hearts were once again broken at Windsor Park. But on this occasion, victory for South Africa seemed, as usual, inevitable until an almost miraculous last over from Dwayne Bravo for whom hope evaporates only after the last ball, never before.
West Indies, put together a collective batting effort and made their best score of [...]

EULOGY: St Maarten’s Laurelle “Yaya” Richards was herself a “community center” by Lasana M. Sekou

EULOGY: St Maarten’s Laurelle “Yaya” Richards was herself a “community center” by Lasana M. Sekou

The St. Martin folklorist Laurelle Richards, affectionately known island-wide as “Yaya,” passed away on May 26, 2010 and will be laid to rest in Marigot on June 4. She was 55 years old.
Laurelle Richards was born on April 28, 1955 in Freetown, the first of nine children to Alvira Bryan and Albert Richards. At age [...]

BVI Performer ‘Sowande’ Releases his Debut Single “I Wanna Fly” for Global Distribution

BVI Performer ‘Sowande’ Releases his Debut Single “I Wanna Fly” for Global Distribution

Writer, poet, lecturer and activist, Sowande has released his debut single titled “I Wanna Fly.” According to Sowande, “I Wanna Fly” deals with wanting to escape all the negativity around him and hopefully can serve as a source of upliftment to every listener.
“Fly from this wickedness/ Fly from this poverty/ Fly to a place where [...]

Do bad things 6/13 at 9:00 pm, only on HBO – “WAITING SUCKS”

elphabarox – “Damn, Bill is soo sexy, and so faithful to Sookie >< I mean I know he wouldnt want this old chick, but still, he really loves Sookie n he’s cute w/? his Southern accent. *-* screw Eric, he’s hot, but Bill is adorable.”

“Legal Aspects of Film Production” – 5th & 6th June at the Tom Adams Financial Centre

“Legal Aspects of Film Production” – 5th & 6th June at the Tom Adams Financial Centre

Practising and emerging filmmakers and film enthusiasts are expected to share in a unique educational experience this coming weekend when the National Cultural Foundation presents a seminar-workshop entitled “Legal Aspects of Film Production” on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th at the Grande Salle, Tom Adams Financial Centre. Presenters are notable Caribbean producer/director, Frances-Anne Solomon, and [...]

Gibson says batsmen not taking responsibility – Digicel ODI Cricket Release

Gibson says batsmen not taking responsibility – Digicel ODI Cricket Release

One day after West Indies Head Coach, Ottis Gibson, publicly declared that he would like to have a batting coach as part of the team set up, his batsmen gave his declaration a ringing endorsement as they crashed to 157 all out in pursuit of South Africa’s modest 224 in the Third Digicel One Day [...]

Tivoli Speaks – Jamaica Gleaner Video Documentary: Kammie Holder on facebook

Kammie Holder – I am from Barbados and this brought tears to my eyes where is the humanity? It is clear the rule of law does not exist in Jamaica. A very sad day in the political history of Jamaica, but only the people can change this continued slide towards a failed country…

NCF Cultural Officer accepts late announcement of “May Read-IN!” is his fault alone…

NCF Cultural Officer accepts late announcement of “May Read-IN!” is his fault alone…

Friends, countrymen…
I have to: APOLOGISE for the late notification on this one, but it’s the May edition of Read-IN! (Hooray!!)
And… we
continue to celebrate Kamau in conjunction with the current exhibit at the Queen’s Park Gallery that intertwines, compliments and interrogates various aspects of Kamau’s work and the themes which he expresses.
The event will feature:
Cicely Spencer [...]

Dominican Republic ill-prepared for disasters: How much better is Barbados?

Dominican Republic ill-prepared for disasters: How much better is Barbados?

Over in Santo Domingo is a situation which leads one to wonder about here in Barbados – on the eve of this year’s hurricane season serious weaknesses are being brought to the forefront of the DR’s capabilities. These include a lack of meteorological radars in key locations around the country and the government’s failure to [...]

P*ss-poor Windies hand Digicel Series to South Africa – Fans want to know, ‘When will they be fired?’

P*ss-poor Windies hand Digicel Series to South Africa – Fans want to know, ‘When will they be fired?’

The West Indies team continues to play infuriating Jekyll & Hyde cricket. The regional side is beginning to perfect playing exceedingly well for half of the match, thereby infusing their fans with hope for an elusive victory. Then for the other half it is as if the team is on a mission to find every [...]

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