The Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM) has chastised corporate Barbados for failing to provide sufficient sponsorship support to Kadooment bands facing rising material and labour costs. “Before it was a …
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Creatives body seeking online earnings for artistes
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntThe Barbados Association of Creatives and Artistes (BACA) has declared it wants to see greater effort in helping artistes monetise their works on online platforms. With the formal media launch …
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Barbados rolled out the red carpet for Canadian cinema on Wednesday evening, marking the 10th anniversary of National Canadian Film Day with a special screening of the award-winning film Riceboy …
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This is the 50th year of Barbados’ biggest and most impactful festival. And from all accounts, it is shaping up to be a memorable one. The Crop Over Festival and …
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Fashion designer Cicely Harewood has unveiled her 2024 collection, Style Out Loud, a statement of recovery from a four-year hiatus. The line, launched at Daphne Joseph Hackett Theatre on Sunday …
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The Afrikan Heritage Foundation has criticised the execution and oversight of cannabis regulations in Barbados, urging authorities to take immediate action. The foundation highlighted the absence of provisions for citizens, …
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Gospel Fest 2024 has officially been launched with the organisers remaining committed to the cause and message of the region’s premier gospel festival. During a brief media conference at Chefette …
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Crop Over bandleaders see bumper season with T20 cricket boost
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntBy Shamar Blunt Crop Over 2024 is shaping up to be hugely successful, festival bandleaders said on Friday, declaring optimism on the heels of an intensified marketing effort by tourism …
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Crop Over masqueraders will play mas’ along a new route for Grand Kadooment that will begin in The City and ultimately wind up at cricket’s Caribbean Mecca, the head of …
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The Season of Emancipation pop-up series, which will take dance, spoken word, drama and musical performances to the island’s four towns, is back. On Saturday, April 13, events will be …