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Disabled community dreaming of a fully accessible Barbados
Web Posted - Thu Aug 07 2008 By Regina Selman The Fully Accessible Barbados campaign hosted by the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD), has been overshadowed by challenges for the past two years...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 18:06

Busy schedule for SA netball
Pretoria - Netball South Africa (NSA) vice-president Blanche de la Guerre on Thursday confirmed the international programme for the national team for the next few months. "Barbados will be comin...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 18:05

AC runs hot

ADRIAN CLARKE put down a masterful performance in the first half of the Cable & Wireless/First Caribbean International Bank Pic-O-De-Crop 2008 F inals, and at that point, looked very much like he had a good ...

Source : topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 16:48

Bet365 launches Caribbean Bingo promotion
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Following the successful launch of their new bingo offering a few weeks ago, bet365 have just announced a fantastic competition for a Caribbean Bingo Cruise Holiday. The lucky winne...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 14:23

Cheating students get lenient sentences
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Magistrate Adrian Darmanie has sentenced two students in Trinidad to community service after they pleaded guilty to having previous knowledge of the Communication Studi...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 13:21

Caribbean vacations make packing simple while saving money
CORAL GABLES, USA: With many major airline carriers now charging $15, $25 or even more, per checked bag, carrying-on seems like the smart move for many travelers. Traveling to the Caribbean, where a s...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:49

A new cold war can lead to superpower role in Caribbean domestic politcs
After Mikhail Grobachev dismantled the Soviet Union and the Berlin walls came down, we thought that the Cold War between the US and Russia was over, but it seems as though the two countries still hate...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:49

Barbados PM calls for focus on positive legacies of slavery
Thompson listed the negative legacies as: mental slavery manifested in low self-esteem; distrust manifested in political divisions; and the tendency to blame everything on slavery. However, he stresse...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:49

Barbadians turn to fish as a cheaper protein source
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Whether for reasons of health or wealth, Barbadians have been turning to fish for some ease in these challenging economic times. "Fish fish – flying fish!’ - Thi...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:49

Barbados and Grenada prime ministers hold informal talks
With respect to the EPA, Prime Minister Thompson said that there were very important decisions that had to be made within the region. He pointed out that Barbados had already expressed its position, a...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:49

Caribbean Travel Site TotallyBarbados.com Named Overall Travel Information Site by World Travel Awards
TotallyBarbados.com, an online site that promotes the country as a tourism destination, has been named "The Caribbean's Leading Overall Travel Information Website" by the World Travel A...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:27

Wisden History of the Cricket World Cup to be Launched in November 2006 By Miller Publishing Company of Barbados
The book reviews every Cricket World Cup since the first in 1975 and previews 2007. It is edited by Tony Cozier, leading cricket commentator and journalist, with foreword by Clive Lloyd, West Indies ...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:27

Working on Cloud 9
Fasten your seat belts! We are about to take off on a flight career.The job of pilot calls for you to be focused, passionate and dedicated. Kevin Hutson is "terrified of heights" but the former Ellers...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:22

Opposition Leader informed of her HIV status
ay was an initiative spearheaded by the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Ministry of Health. Mottley was informed of her HIV sta...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:22

Room for regional acts in Crop-Over
"The involvement of regional artistes in our Crop-Over is critical," the Prime Minister said on Starcom Network's Brass Tacks Sunday radio call-in programme. "My wife just came back from St Lucia she ...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:22

Clear the air on QEH
She said yesterday that she raised the matter in the face of two "obviously conflicting statements" in the space of just three days from the Democratic Labour Party on how it planned to go about tackl...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:22

New name soon for UDC
For one thing, he said, during Starcom Network's Brass Tacks Sunday, the state agency, which has faced allegations of corruption and mismanagement, will be renamed."Last week the Cabinet agreed to new...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:22

Heat on de road
that the only thing missing from Monday's explosion of culture and colour on the road would have been a few showers to ool them down.A senior official of the Meteorological Services described Monday's...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:22

PSVs may soon have their own fares
"We could consider removing bus fares on private sector vehicles from controls and allow them to charge whatever is the market price, which then perhaps would solve some of their problems," said Prime...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:18

Hard times hit bands
participated in yesterday's Rotherley Construction Grand Kadooment at the National Stadium, there were smaller numbers in bands and lacklustre stage presentations.Some bandleaders blamed hard economic...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 09:18

I shall not want
therefore shall I lack nothing. Sounds even better than those no-down-payment ads, and there's no catch involved.But you get the impression in the 23rd Psalm that God is guaranteeing a simple, basic l...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 08:52

Seen Up North
an even broader perspective about science."Samira Lorne, a Bajan student who was born in Martinique but has lived most of her life in Barbados with her mother Judy Lorne, was reflecting on the exposur...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 07-Aug-2008 08:52

Barbados and Grenada prime ministers hold informal talks
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The European Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the establishment of a textbook loan scheme were among the issues discussed recently when Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, met with Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 02:00

Barbados PM calls for focus on positive legacies of slavery
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbadians should not dwell on the negative legacies with which they are faced as a result of the unique nature of Caribbean slavery. Instead, they should bury their differences and reflect on the important lessons learned during one of the most shameful episodes in human history.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 02:00

Barbadians turn to fish as a cheaper protein source
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Whether for reasons of health or wealth, Barbadians have been turning to fish for some ease in these challenging economic times. Barbadians, like many of their regional counterparts, struggle to cope with an increased cost of living driven by spiraling oil prices.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 02:00

bet365 Announces Caribbean Bingo Cruise Competition
Following the successful launch of their new bingo offering a few weeks ago, bet365 have just announced a fantastic competition for a Caribbean Bingo Cruise Holiday. The lucky winners of the competiti...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 12:36

Some hiccups, but we
profitable to set up a stall at Spring Garden Highway for the Foreday Morning Jam, Bridgetown Market and Grand Kadooment?This question was put to Brian Mayers, a first timer:"Friday to Sunday was dead...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:11

Not a good move
TOTAL CHAOS!According to Morris Lee, president of the newly formed Association of Public Transport Operators (APTO), that is what will occur if Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) are left to charge their ...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:11

Better pay for police coming soon
Saying he thinks that "it is almost criminal negligence that the police in this country were so ignored for the past 14 years", the Prime Minister said the Government was moving to remedy that."We are...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:11

Get on trade train, farmers urged
have been advised to "get on the trade liberalisation train or be run over on the tracks".Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business Christopher Sinckler told a recent Carib...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:11

How the EPA can rule out CSME
he EPA which they now intend to sign, would supersede, pre-empt the CSME in respect of "the free trade regime; Common External Tariff; services regime; regional investment policy; competition policy; ...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:11

Disabled part of rehab pilot scheme
A NEW MILLION-DOLLAR rehabilitation project, for the disabled and possibly by the disabled, will come on stream soon in Barbados.That's because the Ministry of Health is offering the Barbados Council ...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:11

Edwin is Road March king
V for Victory - Four Road March victories to be exact! An exhausted but elated Tune-of-the-Crop winner Edwin Yearwood flashes the victory sign after winning yesterday for his tune Nah Missing Me.
Source : barbadosnews.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:11

PM Thompson: We're backing artistes

His comment could not have been made at a better time. Crop Over 2008 is heading for a spectacular climax on famous Spring Garden Highway today, and Mr.

Source : topix.net | 05-Aug-2008 16:31

Some not happy with new route
for some bands coming down Bush Hall Main Road to the junction, it was smooth sailing for most.Radikal was the first band to use the alternative route and when it reached the junction, it turned right...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 13:42

Youths for regional meeting
left the island last week to attend the 15th Caribbean Youth Meeting of the Martinican Organisation for Development of the Arts and Culture (OMDAC) in Martinique. They are Jeremy Alleyne, Alex Arc...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 13:42

Blackett happy with festival
came down on this year's Crop-Over Festival, Minister of Community Development and Culture Steve Blackett was yesterday upbeat over the outcome – whether or not a profit was made. The ministe...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 13:42

Bush Hall switch gets thumbs down
Describing it as "foolishness" and "nonsense", Sadé Brown and her family wanted to see the Grand Kadooment procession returned to its original route."It sucked! We did not get to see everybody....
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 13:42

Prince William in second drugs bust operation in Caribbean
Prince William has been involved in a second drugs bust operation in the Caribbean, where he is serving on board a Royal Navy warship, the defence ministry in London said.The 26-year-old, who is secon...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 10:19

OLADE chief urges energy saving campaign in L America, the Caribbean
The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) Executive Secretary Carlos Florez called Monday for a regional campaign to boost energy efficiency in Latin American and Caribbean countries. "The c...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 09:47

Ralph Oats Announces Caribbean Getaway for 12th Annual Incentive Cruise
Wellness International Network Founders Ralph and Cathy Oats recently returned from a luxurious incentive cruise with WIN's top producers and their families. PLANO, TX--(Marketwire - August 4, 2008...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 02:04

Caribbean publisher profiles region on Travel Channel
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago publisher Neysha Soodeen and her MACO line of publications are continuing to attract international attention and recognition. The managing director of Toute Bagai Publishing company, Soodeen has been chosen by a New York television production company.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 05-Aug-2008 02:00

PSU prof finds world
S. Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at Penn State University whose research teams also have discovered the world's tiniest lizard in the Dominican Republic and the smallest frog in Cuba, said t...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 01:55

Tiny snake species discovered in Barbados
In this photo taken in 2006 and released on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, by U.S. scientist S. Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at Penn State University, the globe's tiniest snake is shown curled up on...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 01:55

Thousands celebrate Pic-O-De-Crop in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS - Thousands of people from all over the Caribbean, North America and Europe flocked the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Friday to experience the crowning of the calypso monarch of ...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 05-Aug-2008 01:55

Caribbean tax haven under attack in US Senate
Typical American government. $4.00/gallon gas, smart Americans take their money to better economies, now all of a sudden the US government has problems with it. Let's see, are they mad that Americans ...
Source : barbadosnews.net | 04-Aug-2008 16:37