BARVEN wants more markets included in Crop Over celebration Shanna Moore06/08/20250203 views The president of the Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) is calling for permanent market spaces to be more meaningfully included in future Crop Over programming, saying their… Read more
Heritage bands under threat Sheria Brathwaite06/08/20250283 views Veteran bandleader Betty West has issued another stark warning that heritage bands are fighting for survival amid dwindling sponsorship, plummeting local participation and the rise of “bikini-and-beads” bands. With judging… Read more
Sasha Mehter05/08/20250111 views As the curtains close on Crop Over 2025, I find myself reflecting on the few fetes I managed to attend. Even in party mode, my IT-trained eye is always scanning—not… Read more
Police chief reports incident-free Kadooment and overall Crop Over season Emmanuel Joseph04/08/20250784 views The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) is reporting a peaceful and incident-free 2025 Crop Over Festival, which climaxed Monday on the Mighty Grynner Highway with the Flow Grand Kadooment. Commissioner of… Read more
Leadpipe takes 2025 Tune of De Crop title with Tek Charge Dawne Parris04/08/202501.5K views Leadpipe has claimed the coveted Tune of De Crop 2025 title with his hit song Tek Charge, which dominated at the judging points during Monday’s Grand Kadooment. The high-energy track… Read more
NCF CEO on Crop Over changes: ‘Not my decision alone’ Jenique Belgrave04/08/202504.9K views Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Carol Roberts is defending the changes to the Crop Over Festival, maintaining that the adjustments followed stakeholder consultations and were… Read more
Worship in the mas: Walk Holy stands firm during Grand Kadooment Barbados Today04/08/20250736 views Amid the feathers, mesh, beads and bejewelled bikinis that filled the streets on Monday for the Flow Grand Kadooment 2025, one band again stood out with a different kind of… Read more
Kadooment back on track: Bands gets early start, better flow Sheria Brathwaite04/08/202501.4K views After last year’s frustrating delays, the 2025 Flow Grand Kadooment redeemed itself with a vibrant and punctual return that thrilled revellers and organisers. At precisely 8:30 a.m., the National Anthem… Read more
Scenes from Flow Grand Kadooment Barbados Today04/08/20250437 views Under the blazing sun and to the pulsating rhythm of soca music, Grand Kadooment Day exploded with colour and energy as bands made their way along the parade route, the… Read more
Young, old turn out to watch Grand Kadooment parade Shanna Moore04/08/202501K views Hundreds of onlookers lined the sidewalks of Eagle Hall Main Road on Monday to get an early glimpse of the bands in their element as the highly anticipated Grand Kadooment… Read more