Stories about Barbados from May, 2006
Barbados: What will happen to drug-bust yacht?
Two US citizens have been arrested in Barbados for attempting to smuggle 135 pounds of cocaine into the country on their yacht, according to media reports. What Barbados Free Press...
Barbados: Kamau Braithwaite
Geoffrey Philp pays tribute to Edward Kamau Braithwaite on the occasion of the Barbadian poet's birthday.
Barbados: Immigration double standard
A construction firm operating in Barbados was charged last year with hiring 14 illegal labourers from India: Barbados Free Press wonders how come the same penalties aren't levelled at immigrants...
Barbados: BTA inks deal with NY Mets
Linda Thompkins reports that the Barbados Tourism Association has signed a promotional deal with the New York Mets baseball team. Mets fans will have the chance to win trips to...
Caribbean: New West Indies anthem
At the Trinidad & Tobago World Cup blog Stacy-Marie Ishmael parses some of the mixed reactions to the new West Indies anthem, which was sung for the first time at...
Barbados: Will Cuban film be banned?
Barbados Free Press wonders whether Barbados will ban The Lost City, Andy Garcia's film about “Che, Castro and the Cuban Revolution”, which “is effectively being banned in many Central, South...
Barbados: She blinded them with numbers
Barbados Free Press questions the assertion by the Governor of the Barbados Central Bank that the economy is soaring. “This purported “Barbados GDP Growth” is not being fuelled by increases...
Barbados: More on the death boat
Barbados Free Press posts a follow-up to an earlier entry concerning the boat found adrift off the Barbados coast containing the corpses of 11 men. It would appear the men...
Barbados: Newsletter for UK Bajans
Barbados Free Press sings the praises of “Ping Yark”, a quarterly newsletter published in London which is a lifeline for many UK-based Barbadian expats. “Just make sure you have a...
Barbados: Water park threatens wetland area
The future of the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary in Barbados is threatened by a multi-million dollar water park to be built in the area, reports Barbados Free Press. The crux...
Caribbean: Regional Telecom Penetrates French DOMs
“For 155 million dollars, Denis O'Brien's Digicel Group just acquired Bouygues Telecom Caribbean, the second wireless network in the French Caribbean DOMs i.e. about 160,000 subscribers and 80 employees,” says...
Barbados: Mysterious death boat
“Everyone seems to know someone who saw the small vessel brought into harbour on Sunday. White hull streaked with rust, baby blue deck and the sombre faces of those whose...
