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A reflection on CARIFESTA 2017
“When we observe calmly, we discover that everything has their fulfillment.” BASHO: Japanese Poet. Judy Layne-Banks, a Barbadian batik artist who lives and works in the Kentucky Elementary school system as an art educator, spent part of the 2018 Spring Break reflecting on her visit to Barbados for CARIFESTA 2017. Did she, as Basho does, believe that every form of existence be…
Taming your temper
“The big problem isn’t anger,” says professor Charles Carver who specializes in anger studies at the University of Miami, “it's that it leads to action.” In spite of his wise words, the problem does simply seem to be our anger. There presently appears to be a relentless upsurge of it, with no obvious explanation for why so many of us…
Combatting intimate partner violence
I remember clearly when the discussion about Guyanese immigration was at its peak in Barbados. I remember the rhetoric about Guyanese women coming to take Barbadian men away from Barbadian women. The responses of the Barbadian men were instructive and worrisome to me. Many responded [saying] the Guyanese women were easier to get along with. They were willing to have sex…
The power of the spoken word
‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me’. I remember hearing these words uttered throughout my primary school years as one child responded to [a hurtful comment] said to him or her by another child. Perhaps this little rhyme itself was a defence mechanism against the painful truth that words really do have the power to hurt…
Marijuana - to legalise or not?
We were told that if we wanted the youth vote, that we must agree to legalise marijuana for recreational use. Well, Solutions Barbados policies will significantly benefit the youth of Barbados. However, while we plan to allow non-addictive extracts to be prescribed by doctors for medicinal uses, recreational use of marijuana is another question. In a Solutions Barbados administration, using marijuana will not attract…
Leaders are fearless
Life is not a walk in the park. In actuality, it is probably more akin to a walk in a dense forest or wooded area at midnight. There are so many unknowns – so many aspects of it that can inspire dread and concern. Should I take another step forward? What is lurking around the corner? What is that sound? Which…
Justice for Commonwealth migrants who helped build Britain
At the service themed Rediscovering Justice in Westminster Abbey last week, and which marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Revd Dr Martin Luther King Jr (News, April 6 ), my thoughts drifted to the numerous elderly Caribbean immigrants who are fighting for justice and compassion in the UK. Some have already lost the fight and, in the…
A Giraffe approach to communicating with your child
As parents we [need to be aware of] how we communicate with our children. We [must] ask ourselves whether it is lending to a relationship built on mutual respect, caring and trust. In the book, Raising children compassionately: parenting the nonviolent communication (NVC) way, Rosenberg makes a winning argument for re-focusing on the quality of relationships with your children and…
China open to deepening cooperation with Barbados
From April 8-11 2018, the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018 themed An Open and Innovation Asia for A World of Greater Prosperity was held in Boao, Hainan Province, China. Chinese President H.E. Xi Jinping delivered the keynote speech at the opening ceremony, stressing that all countries should conform to the trend of the times, [be dedicated] to openness and win-win outcomes,…
The Commonwealth: what’s in it for small states
Writing in the British Guardian newspaper on April 10, my colleague, Professor Phillip Murphy, the Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London, recalled that for those who campaigned for Britain to leave the European Union, “depicting the Commonwealth as a huge potential trading opportunity for the UK was a useful fiction”. It was a fiction…

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A new direction
With fewer people returning to Barbados who need help to reintegrate into the local society, a group that was established to assist those persons is now focusing on other charities. The Northern Group for Returning Nationals (NGRN), a registered charity, has been raising funds over the years to support a number of organizations across the island. Speaking to Barbados TODAY, Public…
A joyful mission
christian couple deliver artistic ministry to toddlers Seventy-year-old married couple Jeff and Anne Posner are happily spending their retirement sharing God’s love through the ministry of music and art around the globe. This week they were in Barbados sharing with several groups. Today they visited the Hephzibag Nursery and Preschool in Brittons Hill, St Michael where they donated art for the…
Community tourism projects underway
Visitors to Barbados often say the warmth of locals is the number one reason why they return to the island, and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA) wants citizens to capitalize on that by embracing the concept of community tourism. The BTPA says this niche provides the perfect opportunity for visitors and locals to interact. It has been working assiduously to…
Argentina boosts Caribbean disaster management
The way has been cleared for Barbados and other Caribbean countries to receive more assistance in disaster risk management from the Argentina-based White Helmets Commission. The commission, which falls under the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, was established primarily to design and implement international humanitarian assistance. Today, President of the Commission Alejandro Daneri signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
Battered countries on the road to recovery
The 2017 Hurricane season was devastating for the Caribbean islands of Dominica, Barbuda, The British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, St Martin, Turks and Caicos and the U.S Virgin Islands. After a rough start, these islands are on the road to recovery. Today we conclude our look at how these popular destinations are rebuilding with a special focus on Turks and…
Getting set
When you run, walk, dance or circuit train with the Barbados Defence Force, (BDF) you're helping to make children's wishes come true. The fees that persons pay to participate in the BDF's boot camp series will be donated to the Precious Touch Foundation Inc., which assists children diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition, or who are terminally ill, realise their wishes. The five…
Charities benefit from $20 challenge
More than a dozen local charities have received thousands of dollars in donations from secondary school children who took part in last year’s Scotiabank/Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF) $20 Challenge. Now in its seventh cycle, the annual $20 Challenge started toward the end of last year and lasted for several weeks. Scores of fourth and fifth form students from six secondary…
Smith’s secret
Gwendolyn Smith is Barbados’ newest centenarian. The elderly woman was in high spirits as she was showered with love by friends and family for the auspicious occasion. Her granddaughter Michelle Smith, who spoke to Barbados TODAY on her behalf, said her grandmother was a very religious woman, “She would credit her longevity to the love of Jesus Christ. My grandmother…
Battered countries on the road to recovery (Part 3)
The 2017 Hurricane season was devastating for the Caribbean islands of Dominica, Barbuda, The British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, St Martin, Turks and Caicos and the U.S Virgin Islands. After a rough start, these islands are on the road to recovery. Today we continue our look at how these popular destinations are rebuilding with a special focus on Puerto Rico…
Students learn agriculture and business skills for life
After two years with the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Schools Agriculture Entrepreneurship Project students say they have learned skills in agriculture and business that can benefit them for life. The students graduated recently, receiving their official qualifications at the Frank Collymore Hall. One student, Tara Forde, said she realised that it was not all fun and games. “I do not like to talk to people in front of their…

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Syria 'chemical' attack: Experts finally visit Douma site
International chemical weapons experts have finally inspected the site of a suspected attack near Damascus which caused an international crisis. The team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) travelled to the town of Douma and collected samples and other items. Last week Western states bombed several Syrian government sites in retaliation for the suspected attack on…
ENGLAND - Rapist who pretended to be ghost jailed for 26 years
EXETER – A rapist who manipulated a girl into having sex with him by pretending to be a ghost has been jailed for 26 years. Liam Clarke knew she was terrified of evil spirits and used that to exploit her, Exeter Crown Court heard. Clarke, 35, of Crediton, Devon, was convicted of four rapes, three assaults by penetration, sexual activity…
ENGLAND - Commonwealth urged to name Prince Charles as its next leader
LONDON – The Queen has appealed to Commonwealth leaders to appoint her son, Prince Charles, to succeed her as their head. She said it was her “sincere wish” that Prince Charles takes over “one day”, as she opened the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London. The role is not hereditary and will not pass automatically to the Prince…
INDIA - Indian women’s commissioner push for stricter laws for rape
New Delhi – The head of Delhi’s Commission for Women (DCW) is staging an indefinite hunger strike to push for stricter laws for rape in India, including the death penalty, after a series of horrific attacks on young girls. Swati Maliwal, chairwoman of the DCW, has been refusing food since April 13, as protests flared nationwide over the separate alleged…
USA - One dead after jetliner blows an engine in flight
PHILADELPHIA — A Southwest Airlines jet apparently blew an engine at about 30,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday, killing a passenger and injuring seven others, authorities said. The plane, a twin-engine Boeing 737 bound from New York to Dallas with 149 people aboard, made an emergency landing in Philadelphia just…
USA - Efforts on to arrange unprecedented meeting between US and North Korean
PALM BEACH - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States is engaged in direct talks at “extremely high levels” with North Korea to try to set up a summit between him and its leader, Kim Jong Un. Trump made the comment as he and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe opened two days of talks at the president’s Mar-a-Lago…
Thousands attend Winnie Mandela's funeral
WORLD - Crowds gathered in South Africa for the funeral of the anti-apartheid campaigner, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Thousands of mourners crowded into a stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, where the campaigner was given a high-level send-off. Her casket was draped in the national flag, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy. Mrs Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, died…
ALGERIA - Algerians mourn victims of deadly military plane crash
ALGIERS – Algerians, many of them weeping, queued at a hospital on Thursday to identify the victims of the country’s worst plane disaster which killed 257 people. The Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transporter crashed on Wednesday after takeoff from the Boufarik air base southwest of Algiers. Witnesses said a wing had caught fire. Most of the dead were soldiers but…
USA - Trump puts off Syria strike decision, will talk to allies
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS – President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed United States (US) options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fears of wider conflict between Washington and Moscow. Worries about a confrontation between Russia, Syria’s big ally, and the West have…
ALGERIA - Military plane Crashes, kills 257
ALGIERS — A hulking military transport plane crashed just after takeoff in Algeria Wednesday, killing 257 people in the worst aviation disaster in the North African nation’s history and plunging the country into mourning. Soldiers, their family members and a group of 30 people returning to refugee camps from hospital stays in Algeria’s capital died in the morning crash of…

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