New calypso tent to spotlight young talent this Crop Over Shamar Blunt16/04/20260553 views A new youth-focused calypso tent is set to take the stage this Crop Over season, with organisers aiming to nurture emerging talent and strengthen the future of Barbadian music and… Read more
Barbados Reggae Weekend set for global streaming as ticket sales surge Shamar Blunt16/04/202601.4K views Barbados Reggae Weekend is set to beam live performances from Kensington Oval to audiences across three continents on a pay-per-view basis, as organisers confirm ticket sales have already reached markets… Read more
Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival launched with Barbados brunch event Barbados Today15/04/20260386 views By Leanne McGregor The Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival was officially launched on Tuesday with a Jazz and Brunch event at the Savannah Beach Club Hotel and Spa, giving… Read more
Filmmaker urges monetisation push as digital creativity booms Shamar Blunt14/04/20260135 views Barbados has no shortage of digital creative talent — but a filmmaker who came up making videos on a mobile phone has claimed that too many of the island’s content… Read more
BAM: Safeguard Foreday Morning Shamar Blunt13/04/20260151 views Head of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM), Bryan Worrell has reiterated his call for authorities to safeguard the legacy of Foreday Morning and other key Crop Over events, amid… Read more
Barbados-based publishing company to attend international children’s book fair Barbados Today13/04/20260368 views By Leanne McGregor Barbados-based publishing company Beyond Publishing Caribbean is set to represent the island and wider region at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) in Italy, which runs… Read more
Prescod urges Landship ‘rebirth’, slams ‘commercialisation’ Shanna Moore08/04/2026030 views Minister for Pan-African affairs and heritage, Trevor Prescod, has voiced concern that the Barbados Landship — one of the island’s oldest community-based cultural traditions — has become too commercialised and… Read more
Glad Hatters Shamar Blunt01/04/2026059 views A burst of colour and creativity filled Bay Primary School on Tuesday as it joined with Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary for a special joint Easter Bonnet Parade. Students proudly showcased… Read more
High spirits, higher kites: St Leonard’s boys take to the skies Sheria Brathwaite31/03/2026080 views The chatter and laughter of first-form boys amid flashes of colour filled the air above St Leonard’s Boys’ School as dozens of homemade kites danced in the breeze — a… Read more
School’s multicultural day toasts cross-border unity Lauryn Escamilla28/03/20260477 views Students, teachers and parents at Providence Elementary School in St George turned a day of global celebration into a lively lesson in identity, empathy and belonging on Friday, as more… Read more