Javon Cummins dares you to taste Barbados differently as Barbados Food and Rum Festival Barbados Today06/10/20260161 views Would you recognise pudding and souse if it arrived without the familiar Saturday plate? Javon Cummins is willing to test you. His version begins with braised pork belly and a… Read more
The Navigator’s Table Brings Fire and Rum to Barbados Food and Rum Festival 2026 Barbados Today06/10/20260232 views BRIDGETOWN, Barbados Tuesday October 6, 2026 Barbados is on the menu, and The Navigator’s Table is pulling up a chair. Best Dressed Plate (BDP) brings two experiences to The Crane,… Read more
Esther James and the Sweet Taste of Home Barbados Today02/10/20260394 views Meet Esther James at Liquid Gold Feast, where she’s turning the flavours of a Bajan childhood into dessert. Before the sugar flowers and celebration cakes, there was fruit with salt.… Read more
Mottley: Caribbean mourns Mighty Sparrow Barbados Today27/09/20260675 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley says the Caribbean has lost a towering cultural figure with the passing of calypso legend Slinger Francisco, the Mighty Sparrow. In a statement issued on his… Read more
Sparrow dead: calypso icon exits stage at 91 Barbados Today27/09/20260566 views Legendary Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow – real name Slinger Francisco – arguably the artform’s greatest exponent – passed away peacefully in New York on Sunday at the… Read more
Jeffrey Osborne headlines Barbados Jazz Excursion 10th anniversary Barbados Today27/09/202601.1K views For the past nine years, the Barbados Jazz Excursion has brought top international talent to the island, featuring Grammy-winning artists such as Najee, Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle, Norman Brown and… Read more
Radio to Reels: Who Decides What’s a Hit Today? Leanne Mcgregor26/09/20260152 views There was a time when catching your favourite song took patience. You waited for it to come on the radio and, if you wanted to hear it again without waiting… Read more
The flavours that made us: Barbados is on the menu Barbados Today20/09/20260371 views As Barbados approaches 60 years of Independence, its Food and Rum Festival invites us to discover the island through the flavours of home. Ask chef Damian Leach what takes him… Read more
Grand Market vendors call for December return Ricardo Roberts01/09/20260249 views Artisans at the Caribbean Grand Market are already seeking a December return after the 10-day event exceeded expectations, according to National Cultural Foundation chief executive Carol Roberts. “I can tell… Read more
Barbados celebrates Jackie Opel’s life, legacy Lauryn Escamilla28/08/20260237 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