Postal Service to revive Jackie Opel Amphitheatre Ricardo Roberts28/08/20260125 views The long-underused Jackie Opel Amphitheatre at the General Post Office complex in Cheapside, is to be revitalised into a regular venue for culture, youth performance and community heritage, Postmaster General… Read more
Barbados celebrates Jackie Opel’s life, legacy Lauryn Escamilla28/08/20260236 views A lunchtime celebration at Queen’s Park on Thursday honoured Jackie Opel’s far-reaching musical legacy, with performers and artists tracing the Barbadian pioneer’s influence from Bridgetown to Kingston, Jamaica, and the… Read more
Vendors want Caribbean Grand Market to reach wider audience Lauryn Escamilla26/08/20260736 views Vendors at the Caribbean Grand Market have welcomed the opportunity to showcase their products but say greater promotion and different timing could help the event attract more shoppers. The market… Read more
Garvey’s son joins PM in rededicating amphitheatre Lauryn Escamilla22/08/20260189 views Nearly nine decades after Marcus Mosiah Garvey addressed Barbadians at Queen’s Park, his son stood at the historic site on Thursday as the amphitheatre bearing the Jamaican National Hero’s name… Read more
Ellerton camp puts cultural talent on display Lauryn Escamilla22/08/2026088 views Ellerton Community Centre came alive with dancing, gymnastics, stilt walking and creative arts as campers brought the National Summer Camp Programme to a close with a cultural showcase in Ellerton,… Read more
BVTB doubles down on culinary training Lourianne Graham21/08/20260485 views Demand for culinary training remains strong at the Barbados Vocational Training Board, with its international cuisine programme expanding from two to six classes and the possibility of doubling that number,… Read more
Summer camp showcases campers’ creativity, culture Lauryn Escamilla21/08/20260100 views The work of about 50 children who spent the past six weeks exploring Barbadian and Caribbean culture was on display on Thursday as the Division of Youth Affairs’ National Summer… Read more
The rhymes and reason behind Five Steez’s hip hop journey Leanne Mcgregor20/08/2026042 views Amidst Jamaica’s dominant reggae and dancehall culture, rapper Five Steez is carving out a lane for hip hop. With every album, he crafts lyrics that challenge expectations, explore social realities… Read more
Jenifer Lewis urges youth to find purpose, reject judgement Lauryn Escamilla19/08/20260163 views Award-winning Hollywood actress, author and activist Jenifer Lewis challenged young Barbadians to discover their purpose, embrace self-love and reject prejudice during an interactive youth engagement session with campers in the… Read more
Soundtracks of a Nation: How ‘BIM at 60’ Is archiving six decades of history through song Ricardo Roberts18/08/20260116 views Standing amidst the coral-stone walls of the Barbados Museum at the Garrison, the visitor is accustomed to encountering physical remnants of the past. Display cases house pre-Columbian ceramic fragments, colonial-era… Read more