Sweet sounds of pan Barbados Today12/07/2019276 views The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is gearing up to stage one of the biggest events for the Crop Over season, the Massy Pan Pun de Sand 2019, scheduled for this… Read more
Bargaining as one Barbados Today11/07/20190133 views The managing director of a Caribbean-based hospitality consultancy is urging regional countries including Central America to come together and form the Organisation of Tourism Economy Countries (OTEC) as a means… Read more
Stronger together Barbados Today11/07/2019092 views As this year’s hurricane season gets underway, psychosocial support will be utilised to help Caribbean people when disaster hits. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development Bank… Read more
Help ‘on the line’ Barbados Today11/07/2019234 views A charity helpline in the name of prominent children’s advocate Faith Marshall-Harris is partnering with the Grantley Adams Memorial School to work with its 14 to 15-year-old students. The Faith… Read more
Brancker, ‘Boogsie’ in pan fusion ‘conversation’ Barbados Today10/07/2019036 views The Nicholas Brancker Band aims to hold a “musical conversation” with concert-goers, as legendary steelpan maestro Len ‘Boogsie’ Sharpe headlines this Saturday at Crop Over’s Fusions concert. One of the key… Read more
Art a force for good Barbados Today10/07/2019040 views It was a full house at the Courtney Blackman Grand Salle of the Central Bank last evening as artists and members of the public turned out for the annual Crop… Read more
Deepening ties Barbados Today09/07/2019044 views As part of its mandate, the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency (CDEMA) has worked with the islands of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean, providing them with assistance in the case of… Read more
Keeping it cool Barbados Today09/07/2019252 views Students of the Daryll Jordan Secondary School gave back to their community recently, when they donated an industrial fan to the St Lucy District Hospital, River Bay, St Lucy. Teachers… Read more
Getting physically fit Barbados Today09/07/2019031 views Barbadians are becoming more aware of the dangers associated with chronic non-communicable diseases, and as that awareness grows, this year a summer camp is being held for children with weight… Read more
High obesity, little food security Barbados Today09/07/20191031 views Latin America and the Caribbean is facing an obesity epidemic while paradoxically the number of people facing food insecurity in the region continues to rise, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation… Read more