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Canadians given chance to return to Barbados' sunny shores - Sens Army : Op
2007-12-09 05:56:00
There's a plan to send 200 Sens fans to Barbados for an exclusive four-day, three-night trip of a lifetime. The fans reach here April 1-4, 2008, and their fun includes:Airfare (charter) Hotel accommodationA terrific beach party An exclusive Sens beach shirt Sun and beautiful beaches Plus, a chance to join Senators' owner Eugene Melnyk for two televised Sens games at Bert's, Barbados' first sports bar and restaurant! And much more! The trip includes hotel/airport transfers in Barbados. Every guest will receive a gift bag upon arrival in Barbados. Every guest will receive two drink vouchers(redeemable for a Bank's beer or Mount Gay rum product) to use at Bert's for each of the nights of the trip.
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Cuba Offers Benefits of Eye Surgery Program to Barbados
2007-12-09 05:34:00
Barbadians who need to tend to their vision stand to benefit from a special deal brokered in Havana -"We are willing to extend the benefits of the "Operacion Milagro" {Ed's Note - That mens "Operation Miracle," I have heard many Bajans attest to the efficiency of Cuba n eye and heart surgery} eye-surgery program to Barbados ," said Cuban Deputy Minister for Foreign Investment and Economic Collaboration Orlando RequejoThe Cuban official was commenting during the opening session of the 5th joint Inter-Governmental commission between Bridgetown and Havana. Needless to say, the news was met with high approval from the Bajan side -The head of the delegation from Barbados - Charles Burnett, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, thanked Cuba for the proposal and expressed the willingness of his government to broaden areas of bilateral collaboration. During the two-day meeting, the parties will outline the c...
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Qatar and Barbados set up diplomatic ties
2007-12-09 04:48:00
The governments of Qatar and Barbados have agreed to establish diplomatic relations.The move follows a desire to strengthen the existing bonds of friendship and to develop bilateral co-operation between the two countries and their peoples in the political, economic and cultural fields.Based on the principle of mutual respect for territorial integrity and non-intervention in the internal affairs of each other, as well as norms of international law and the objectives and principles of the UN Charter, the two countries have agreed to establish relations, at the ambassadorial level, in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations, of 18 April 1961, as of the date of the signing of a joint communique in this respect. The agreement was signed by Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser, Qatar’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and permanent representative of Qatar to the UN and Dr Christopher Fitzherbert Hackett, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent...

THE HOPE SANCTUARY - XMAS BOOK SALE (SHAMELESS PLUG)
2007-12-09 04:31:00
Dominique Maraj: 428 4364‘We are always looking for volunteers to help at the Book Sale s’ To Donate your Time or Books, Magazines & Comics: (Fiction, Non-Fiction as well as Children's Books….& MORE!)For West Coast delivery or pick-up :Marilyn Weekes: 432-7560 Jennifer Weekes 432-1181
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Inaugural Youth Development Clinics to Visit Eight Countries Around the Reg
2007-12-09 04:19:00
Digicel, announced details of the ‘Digicel Kick Start Football Clinics’, which will offer talented young footballers a once in a lifetime chance to learn invaluable footballing skills from arguably the Caribbean’s greatest ever football player, while at the same time being afforded the chance to realize their dream of becoming professional footballers. Led by former England and Liverpool star John Barnes, who takes on the role of Head Coach for the clinics, the Digicel Kick Start Football Clinics begin in early 2008 and take place in Guyana, Barbados, Haiti, Antigua, Suriname, Trinidad, St. Kitts and Jamaica. Six of the most talented young footballers to participate in the clinics will be chosen by John Barnes to travel to the UK to spend a week at a top English Barclays Premier League football club, where they will take part in an intensive training session with the club.The clinics, which are run in association with the Caribbean Football Union, were developed by Digicel, w...
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WOLFIE REHOMED - Male dog from Black Bess Quarry gets harem (Follow-Up)
2007-12-09 01:20:00
Yesterday, Wolfie was adopted by an animal loving couple who already have 2 beautiful female dogs.Linda Pearson (professional dog trainer) was on hand to supervise the introductions which went very smoothly for everyone...Many thanks for all your efforts and prayers for this fellow - He is one lucky dog...
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MORE FOGGING FROM MONDAY - FOGGING MACHINE TAKES XMAS BREAK FROM 14TH DEC.
2007-12-08 13:26:00
A temporary halt will be placed on the Ministry of Health’s fogging programme from next week Friday, December 14. It is expected to resume early in the New Year. However, fogging for the next four days will run from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and householders are asked to assist by their opening windows and doors to allow the fog to penetrate. Ppl who have trouble breathing should protect themselves from inhaling the fogging stuff, while pedestrians and motorists must proceed with caution when encountering fogging operations on the street. Parents are instructed to prohibit children from playing in the fog or running behind the fogging machine. The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health commences the final fogging programme for 2007 on Monday , December 10, it will target areas in Christ Church. These are: Oistins, Welches, Maxwell Main Rd, Deal Gardens, Maxwell coast Rd, Dover, Dover Gardens, Top Rock, Bath Village, St Lawrence, Paradise Village, Worthing and its environs....
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Memories of Yesteryear - Flamboyant Restaurant and Video King as bad off as
2007-12-07 02:42:00
When VHS was God, I would check out Video King all the time and they were diagonally opposite the Seaview Hotel (Savannah Resort) where once I had their idea of surf & turf - lobster & fillet mignon, at a then astronomical 75 dollars a plate (it was my birthday, I think). I also had a disastrous Old Year's at DaLuciano's Ristorante Italiano when I used to work reception at a Tour Company...But I never went to Unicorn One Disco, Alexandra's Discotheque nor the Flamboyant Restaurant - but I heard of them when I was much younger and assumed they'd be there for me to visit when I get older...Yeah, right! Quoting Shelley is very appropriate now...I MET a Traveler from an antique land, Who said, "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desart. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read, Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,The han...
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POLICE UPDATE - ON LOOKOUT FOR 2 MEN: 1 WANTED & 1 MISSING
2007-12-07 02:27:00
Barbadians are asked to help in watching out for a wanted man. He is Hascal Anderson CRICHTON, 26 years of London Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael, alias ‘forty-five’. Crichton is wanted for questioning in connection with several serious criminal matters and is considered to be armed and dangerous. Members of the public are asked not to confront this person, but to call the police immediately. The Police Force is also appealing to Hascal Crichton to surrender himself. He can do this in the company of an attorney-at-law and/or a family member. DESCRIPTION: Hascal is 6’2” tall, slim build, of brown complexion with big brown eyes, has a flat forehead with a long scar on the left side, long plaited Indian like hair, high cheekbones and a pointed nose. He has two gold front teeth with the #s 4 on one and 5 on the other, he also has a tattoo with “ # 45 Haskel “ on his left forearm. Anyone with information relative to the whereabouts of Hascal Anderson Crichton...
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WHAT SHOULD BARBADIANS DO IF THERE IS AN AFTERSHOCK? CHECK SNOPES 1st
2007-12-07 01:49:00
Barbadians probably never thought we'd be reading up on earthquakes, but perhaps it is something we should know but verify it with myth-busters Snopes -dot-Com; especially as there is a particular e-mail now making the rounds... EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE "TRIANGLE OF LIFE", Edited by Larry Linn for MAA Safety Committee brief on 4/13/04.My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide under so...
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St Kitts touts Continued Success of Sports Tourism
2007-12-07 01:00:00
The year 2007 will go down in history as the most successful for sports tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis with a total of 1,797 athletes from 31 groups and a number of officials visiting the twin-island Federation. With the CARIFTA Games slated for next March and two One-Day Internationals between the Australian and West Indies cricket teams in July, government is continuing to work hard to match and possibly surpass the 2007 figures. Minister of State responsible for Tourism , Sports and Culture the Hon. Richard Skerritt told SKNIS that the quality of the sporting facilities coupled with the beauty of the destination and the highly rated accommodations is a formula that is yielding successful results. “It’s good news because it is one of the things that this government has been striving to do [by] building a sports tourism infrastructure and getting into the market in a serious way,” he said. “The results are coming. The CARIFTA Games is another perfect activ...
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Exercise and Dance Programmes now registering for the New Year at the Errol
2007-12-07 00:41:00
Dear Friend, You responded 1st to our call… so you are the 1st to be informed… Get ready to sculpt and tone like the Pros and to boogie Salsa style… Regis ter now for Pilates or Cuban Salsa, or BOTH !!! Registration ends Wednesday January 9, 2008 Details below Prior approval from your physician is strongly recommended before embarking on the following health and fitness activities. Details The duration of each programme is ten (10) weeks…… It’s up to you how much more we offer…… Pilates sculpting (with a Certified Instructor) Stick to this programme and tone, align, strengthen and lengthen muscles. Dance rs, actors and others use Pilates to improve posture, balance and flexibility. Now these benefits can be yours too. Wednesdays 6:00-7:00pm (EBCCI Dance Studio) From Wednesday January 16 – Wednesday March 19, 2008 Registration BDS$30; Programme fee BDS$100 Cuban Salsa (with Salsita from Salsa Caribe) This beginner’s course will ...
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Caribbean Visual Arts Festival deems Regional Carrier with best Animation
2007-12-07 00:06:00
From left to right: Roxanne Colthurst Promotions and Media Relations Director Animae Caribe – Francois Pariseau Director of Marketing Caribbean Airlines – Donna Wyke-Reece EVP Regional Director Client Services and Admin Publicis Caribbean Limited – Camile Selvon Abrahams Festival Director Animae Caribe – Patrick Johnstone CEO Publicis Caribbean Limited – Rachel Hitlal Caribbean Airlines Account Executive Publicis Caribbean Limited Publicis Caribbean won ‘Most Successful Commercial Animation ’ at the Animae Caribe Awards 2007 for its Caribbean Airlines television advertising. The animated ad, broadcast earlier this year in Miami, features the Caribbean Airlines hummingbird going from Island to Island promoting the Airline’s fares to Port-of-Spain, Guyana and Tobago. Animae Caribe is one of the most thriving visual art festivals in the Caribbean. It aims to promote animation and the new media movement throughout the Region. Sitting on the panel of judges f...
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Private Beach on Barbadian West Coast? According to online edition of Count
2007-12-06 12:09:00
Gabby wrote a song about the possibility of limiting access to beaches that was a hit back in 1982 and the refrain was "Dah beach is mine, Ah could bathe anytime!" Huh, that was then and this is NOW, buddy! You visit the Brit website, Country Life? Milord and Colina Del Mar, in Fitts Village near St James, are both in a very desirable area just 3 miles from Holetown and its restaurants and shops, but their most appealing characteristic is its private beachfront access. Space on the beach in this area in Barbados comes at a premium, and this property is certainly set to be popular with those looking for a holiday home, or a primary residence in the Caribbean. I understand why many UK folk want to come here, but I could have sworn Barbadian beaches are public, then again that is just me - I don't know. Somewhere along the way, I think, both Jack and Gabby must be in a rumshop with the Biblical Esau, comparing messes of pottage - is this right? What can be done?
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DISCOVERY - Rihanna wears sexy dress to avoid nude shoots or films
2007-12-06 11:49:00
According to a PR website, one thing and one thing alone stops Rihanna from baring all her flesh - it ain't religion, money nor Jay-Z... Something much closer to home in fact -R&B star RIHANNA has vowed never to strip off for a photo shoot - because her mother would be outraged.The Barbadian singer - who is reportedly dating Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett {Ed's Note - she denied it, see this link} - is keen to keep her image clean, despite giving her latest album the provocative title Good Girl Gone Bad. She says, "I'm only 19. My mother would kill me if I did!"
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New Videogame Blog compares Bajan-Guyanese Naturalist to fictional explorer
2007-12-06 03:27:00
Here is a letter from Richard Freeman - leader of the November 15-27 2007 Guyana Expedition of the Centre for Fortean Zoology - which will be made into a TV documentary & book in the UK in 2008.Richard is one of the world's most famous expert lecturer & author on Cryptozoology. You might have seen some of his other expeditions on the Discovery Channel or BBC.A fairly new blog about the Centre for Fortean Zoology expedition hailed the efforts of eco-warrior Damon Corrie and has turned up some amazing information and strange creatures never before heard of in the west.The team interviewed witnesses to a strange race of undiscovered mountain dwelling pygmies, These tiny red faced men appear to inhabit caves and have been seen in both north and south Guyana.At 3.5 feet tall the pygmies may be related to Homo floresensis discovered a couple of years ago in Indonesia.They also heard tell of the Di-Di (pronounced 'Die-Die') a yeti like hairy giant 8-10 feet tall.As recently as t...
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SKN SEEKING TO RAISE BAR ON HEALTH STANDARDS - SENDS DELEGATION TO CONFEREN
2007-12-06 02:58:00
The presence of health officials from St. Kitts and Nevis at the 2nd Annual Conference for Heal th care Policy Makers will assist the Federation as it continues to deliver quality health services to residents. The Federation’s delegation includes Honourable Ministers of Health Rupert Herbert, St. Kitts and Hensley Daniel, Nevis.They are accompanied by Permanent Secretaries Joslyn Liburd and Elvis Newton as well as Chief Medical Officer Dr. Patrick Martin and Chief of Staff Dr. Cardell Rawlins. The Miami, Florida Conference which runs from December 4 to 6, targets policy makers of the Caribbean Basin and Central America bringing together more than one hundred stakeholders to discuss health issues. Of particular importance to the Federation is the subject of national health insurance plans designed to provide universal access to health care and provision of tertiary services at offshore medical facilities.The delegation is also interested in the discussions which focus...
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LADY IS A CHAMP: BARBADIAN BLACK BELT EARN'S PRESIDENT'S TROPHY IN CANADA
2007-12-06 02:34:00
Keshia Lorde (Sister of Bernard) walked away with the coveted President's award over the weekend.The young Bajan is also a third degree black belt in taekwondo; she is a Milliken Mills High graduate, where she was an honour roll student every semester.She won awards in Spanish, media studies and English, plus two Alliance of Educators for Black Students awards.Keshia played on the girls’ field hockey team, acted as secretary for the school’s Stephen Lewis Foundation group and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and York Children’s Water Festival.She is studying international development at the University of Guelph [Ed's Note - When does she breathe? Wow, what a schedule!].Keshia receiving the President's award from Director of Education of the York Region District School Board, Mr Bill Hogarth.
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West Indies Cricket To Benefit From Cancellation Of Super Star Match
2007-12-05 05:46:00
The West Indies Cricket Board stands to benefit significantly with the cancellation of the Stanford Super Star s match which was slated for June 2008. India, winners of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship, through the Board of Control for Cricket in India indicated that they would be unable to accept the invitation for the US$5million match at the Stanford Cricket Ground in Antigua and as a result, Sir Allen Stanford along with his 14 legends of West Indies cricket have decided that the money would best be spent in grassroots cricket in the West Indies. “I am obviously disappointed that the invitation for the Super Star match was not accepted but this has caused us to redouble our efforts in ensuring that grassroots cricket benefits in addition to the monies which we have already ploughed into cricket development across the region since 2005,” Sir Allen stated. In September, Stanford 20/20 had extended an invitation to the winner of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship to...
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CARICOM-U.S. Initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking In Small Arms and Lig
2007-12-05 05:28:00
The United States and CARICOM Member States have pledged to enhance regional cooperation to prevent, combat, and eradicate the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in the region.Illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons poses a serious threat to the security of the Western Hemisphere because this thriving black market provides weapons to terrorist groups, drug traffickers, gangs, and other criminal organizations. The US-Caricom Partnership outlined concrete and practical measures they will undertake to address illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons throughout the region.The initiative is a follow-on to the agreement between the CARICOM Foreign Ministers and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on March 22, 2006, which called for cooperation to combat illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons.This commitment was reaffirmed during the US-CARICOM Heads of Government Summit during the June 2007 Conference on the Caribbean in Washington...
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JAMAICAN ENTERTAINER DISAPPOINTED DUE TO CANCELLED AFRICAN SHOW
2007-12-05 04:17:00
Ce'Cile would like to advise all her loyal fans and well-wishers that due to the cancellation of 'Nigeria Alive' she was not able to travel to Abuja, Nigeria on December 1, 2007. "I was really looking forward to performing in Africa for the 1st time and was disappointed to find out that the event would not take place as planned." Ce'Cile noted, "I hope that a new date will be set in the near future since I feel this event could have a good impact on bringing awareness to the AIDS epidemic." The aim of 'Nigeria Alive', which was scheduled for December 1, 2007 at the Abuja National Stadium in Nigeria, was to awaken the talents in Nigerian young people and raise morale and self-esteem in the under-privileged youths whose hopes have been dashed by the awareness that they are HIV/AIDS carriers. 9Ja Sounds Entertainment, the promoters of the show, are yet to release a new date.
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Shouts From The Outfield - Barbadian Cricket Anthology to cash in on remain
2007-04-03 20:13:00
{Ed's Note: I have been a very baaad boy but my day job has kept me swamped and covering these events outside of my regular duties left me with little energy to compile the data, this is actually the 6th of April but as I saved it as a draft - it still has the date of the 3rd! Plus S-L-O-W internet has not helped either, am using long weekend to catch up; plus many new features coming too! IDB}Like a highly touted match, the Spirit Bond in Bridgetown was packed - the event was the launch of the Arts Etc cricket anthology "Shouts From The Outfield ," the venture was a long process envisioned and engineered by Robert Sandiford (winner of NIFCA's Literary Arts Governor General's award 2006) and Linda Deane (Frank Collymore Literary Endowment winner 2006). The project in and of itself can be considered as a premature baby, its birth was really for 2008 and brought fwd to this year due to CWC 2007 and is already off to a healthy start!Emcee (and contributor to the anthology) for the ni...
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Geppetto would be proud... Venisian carpenter makes seafaring automobile
2007-04-03 03:48:00
One of my co-workers sent me these pictures, of course, I scoured cyberspace to find the rest of the story and here it is! It was a series of photos where ordinary objects have been recreated or carved out of wood, some functional, others decorative...The gent's name is Livio De Marchi, here is what he says about himself on his own site, which he calls his own Virtual Museum -Livio De Marchi was born in Venice where, still a child, he worked on ornamental sculpture in the Venetian tradition in the workshop of a craftsman and in the meantime he studied art and drawing at the "Accademia di Belle Arti" in Venice. His activity starts there, displaying at once an astounding skill in moulding materials, transforming them with wit and panache and creating sculptures with perfection of detail, spontaneity and essence. During his artistic evolution he worked first in marble, then bronze, and eventually in wood. However wood has always been his favourite material because it affords hi...
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Barbadian Trade Unionist shares his advice in a collection, as another Trad
2007-04-01 07:20:00
Dennis DePeiza compiled "Issues and Responses" a number of essays, speeches and newspaper items from the 90's to the very recent present; it took close to seven years to get off the ground.Along the way, Dennis had much support from different quarters - among them, there was Grace Husbands from Gold Dust Multi-Media Services who guided the publishing details and Coles Printery who actually got the book from theory to practice!Orlando "Gabby" Scott of the BWU was the emcee that night at the Savannah Hotel in Hastings, and kept it cool when an idiot latecomer knocked down CBC's camera light which in turn hit a poor member of the audience on his head, that man should be more careful!Patrick Frost, the former head of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union , sees DePeiza's book as a legacy to his pride in education; in that Dennis wanted to make sure that youth continue to learn from what he was taught.Mr Frost also saw DePeiza's trade unionism shining through in the pages by showing t...
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What does a Russian princess and Barbados' Boomtribe have in common? Daana!
2007-04-01 06:44:00
She won the Jahbulani Ballroom's Annette Byer Solo and the advance open... Not once or twice but three times! 2006 and this year were consecutive only...She is also busy helping her family with their business; she also hosts the popular Roamin tv series for the Boomtribe DJ's - it's currently on hiatus; but it was a cartoon, or animated feature for snooty folk, that got Daana Linton into dancing!Bajan Reporter managed to track Daana down for a quick interview shortly after she won the Strictly Latin for the second year in a row... Daana's younger brother Warren works with the renowned photographer Carl Blenman at Studio Studio and she says it was him who challenged her into taking up dance - it came after they saw Anastasia, about the doomed Romanov princess pursued by the spectre of Rasputin set in musical form.Warren said she could do it and she doubted but after his persistent pushing, she tried it out and has kept training for the last eight years!She eventually joined the ...
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BREAKING NEWS - HELL FREEZES OVER: cwc 2007 ALLOWS NOISE-MAKERS IN TO WATCH
2007-04-01 05:40:00
Now I may be wrong like how Smokey Burke usually is, but I think one of the main turn-offs for this CWC has been that West Indians cannot make noise like how they usually do during a match - no conch shells nor drums and trumpets!Dehring & Co are refuting claims this is partially why matches are not full to the brim with spectators, apart from the astronomical fees for tickets and how foreigners bought a bunch of tix just to get the Super 8 Final and skipped the rest - they're also denying that there was no danger in Antigua and yet at the same time citing the very danger they're ignoring...In light of recent press reports and interviews, which have surfaced in the media – namely The Nation newspaper of Barbados, regarding the temporary closure of the east stand on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. World Cup Antigua Inc., Local Organising Committee for ICC CWC 2007 issues the following statement: On Tuesday, March 27 a significant amount of rain fell and the match was ...
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Shameless Plug: Anansi Stories Pun De Grill on 7th April
2007-03-31 21:35:00
If you're looking to do something on Easter Saturday and cannot abide by avoiding your carnivorous habit for Lent any further, then you need to get Pun De Grill, no not actually on a BBQ, just get some meat and enjoy the performance of a guy called AnansiBear with them, their website is still under construction, but they have basic info out there for everyone - their number; the fact they're located on St Lawrence Gap; and they got a chef called Hassan Gibson to heat the barbie! Plus a young fellow will be performing who goes by the name of one of the most famous tricksters in the Caribbean... Who? No not that politician, I mean Anansi at Pun De Grill next Saturday!
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Halved Home, Frightened Felines - Benefits Ballots: The Invasion Of Strathc
2007-03-31 14:20:00
Now when the backhoe and open-backed truck trundle and grind their way towards my utility pole this Saturday, my cats are fighting between themselves and I learn early this morning that my neighbours across the once-empty lot (now the proposed site for Emmerton relocatees - last is my invented word) not only are their cats terrified for the construction/destruction, Mr Small's wife wants to sell their home and go back to the USA!That's the typical inverted pyramid capsule for a genuine News item, all the juicy meat up front then go over other details that can be dropped if pressed for time, total opposite of telling a story where you build a crescendo then WHAMMO - hit the reader or listener with the punchline! This new soundbite method of conveying data is probably part of the reason nearly everyone has attention deficit disorder syndrome!Anyway, as those who follow this News-Blog will recall, I have been trying since last year to campaign against the disruption to my residence o...
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Jamaican Rednecks -Vs- Barbadian Conservative Liberality: Getting to the bo
2007-03-30 01:59:00
Got this item in my Hotmail account the other day, it made me think, my opinion expressed may get me branded as a batty-boy but if you can get past the simplicity of the argument you may understand what I am trying to draw reference with?This is an item taken from a Jamaica n online daily, it is the 21st Century and we have a bunch of heterosexual Jamaicans behaving like the old days of the south when rednecks would hang their USA cousins by the dozens - not for who they screw, but what skin they were born with! It seems to me the lynching is for very similar reason, exaggerated fear over small or superficial differences...It is also intriguing to see how it travels across cyberspace - this story broke actually on February 12th made the Observer on the 15th of that month but did not reach Barbados until the start of March!My thanks to Tracie, she sent more photos than what the article had, and here is what the Observer had to say -THREE men branded as homosexuals were yesterday rescu...
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Once More Unto The Breach: Earthrace continues its goal to reach Barbados!
2007-03-30 00:56:00
The Guatemalan court has ruled in favour of Pete Bethune to be freed of charges related to the sad accident earlier this month.The Judge however ruled that the event was in fact an accident, and that no charges should be laid. Earth race has continually maintained that two major contributors to the accident were that the fishing vessel had no white light, and its crew was asleep at the time of the accident. Immediately preceding the court appearance, Earthrace crew met with the fishermen and their families, and Bethune says it was an extremely emotional experience for all involved... Earthrace -- is en-route to Acapulco, Mexico. Damage sustained in the accident will be repaired in Mexico, then the team will continue with their objective of setting a new world record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe.Incredibly enough, Bethune says they will continue to plough onwards for the goal to reach Barbados ?Mr Bethune was tonight crossing the Gulf of Tehuantepec at 40kph, headed for...
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