Can Stiffy make it three in a row? Will Lil Rick add another title to his belt? Will Scrilla finally be crowned a Bashment Soca Monarch? Or will it be a female who will wear the tiara? The Yello International...
Ian Anthony Alvarez knew he wanted to be a dad. But he had to get his affairs in order. First item on the agenda was to get married to girlfriend Fay Ann Lyons. âIt [getting pregnant] wasnât planned...
Zahra Warner was only eight when her father - Bajan theatre director and writer Earl Warner passed away but she remembers their primary relationship and grew up on the knowledge of his work in the Caribbean.The...
Two-time defending champion Stiffy and Lil Rick are among the 25 artistes who will battle out in the semi-final round of the Yello International Bashment Soca Monarch Competition. During a live press...
The Yello International Bashment Soca Monarch Competition has seen the highest number of entries in its third year. Since rebranding the contest to include for the first time entrants worldwide, 4D...
The Royal Barbados Police Force band is helping to kick-start the 2018 Crop Over Festival with their sixth annual Crop Over in the City concert. Minister of Culture John King, who addressed the gathering...
It is now June 23. That is the new date for the official launch of Crop Over given by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), producers of the festival for the First Citizen Crop Over Xplosion under the...
THE HOUSE OF SOCA is ready for Crop Over. From earlier in the year, one of the islandâs oldest calypso tents has been busy gearing up for the Sweetest Summer Festival. However, its preparation...
The official start of the Crop Over Festival has gotten off to a rocky start but so far it has been smooth sailing at the Cave Shepherd All Stars Calypso Tent. The show began around 6 p.m. with hundreds...
Held at Copacabana, dubbed the first official fete for Crop Over, King Bubba's Illuminate brought Fire and Ice as its theme this year. For the second straight year it was pure soca vibes for the party,...
The First Citizens Crop Over Xplosion which was planned for tomorrow at King George V Park has been postponed. The National Cultural Foundation said the official start of the festival was delayed...
It will be pure soca tomorrow. Two fetes have branded themselves as the first fetes to âofficially start Crop Over and, based on their line-ups, there is enough soca to share. There is the return...
After 26 years of bringing the best in gospel music to stage in Barbados, executive producer Adrian Agard says Gospelfest is here to stay. While reflecting on the event over the years, Agard told the...
A Bajan-Canadian blogger says she has been receiving death threats since she offered to send two females back to school to sit Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations.Carla Babb, popularly known as 'Babbzy...
THE SWEET SOUNDS of gospel music engulfed the serene grounds of Farley Hill National Park yesterday for the annual Courts One Awesome Day. Thousands of gospel lovers packed into the picturesque St...
Not even a General Election could stop the Barbados Celtic Festival. Organisers made some changes to the programme, and the second annual Pipers Parade went off without a hitch at Hastings Rocks, Christ...
Barbadians got a taste of Celtic culture when the annual Barbados Celtic Festival kicked off with sing-along concerts at a number of schools across the island. Students were introduced to Celtic history...
It was a Trini double in the Banks Barbados International Masters Football Festival as Trinidadian sides Era Masters TT and X Men TT captured the Over-40s and Over-50s titles, respectively, on Whit Monday...
Following an electrifying and successful Easter Monday staging in Providence, Guyana, and a spectacular beach party as part of the Barbados Reggae Festival, Magnum Tonic Wine is bringing its high-energy event series,...
The Crop Over Festival is quickly approaching. And on Friday morning commuters in Bridgetown got a glimpse of whatâs to come when the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) held a press launch for the...
While Hypasounds is waiting for Crop Over 2018Â he is continuing to build his brand. âThe music really branch off and has been a feature at all the various carnivals and [the exposure] helps me to...
CANNES, France â âWhen they hear our female voices, they tremble with fear,â says the heroine of Girls of the Sun, a feminist war movie that captured the zeitgeist at a Cannes Film Festival dominated by...
Ever since she broke the news that she would be launching a lingerie line, the world had been waiting with bated breath. Today, the wait is over - Bajan bombshell Rihanna has officially launched her Savage x Fenty...
Rihanna says her forthcoming ninth studio album will be heavily reggae influenced. The yet-to-be titled album will feature production work from several producers, including Jamaica-born Dwayne âSupa Dupsâ...
The annual Barbados Workers' Union May Day parade was a festival celebrating workers as hundreds of Barbadians took part today. From its beginning at the Sir Frank Walcott statue, the parade travelled...
Police cracked down on the âhighâ number of patrons seeking to sneak in marijuana during Sundayâs Reggae On The Hill at Farley Hill National Park. As thousands took in the vibes at the final event...