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A new Barbados.....

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:20:00 +0000

I am not one of those Bajans that lament the changing demographics....I like to see the movement of all different cultures into Barbados....there is a certain strength in diversity

The rains have started.

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:39:00 +0000

The rains have started again and i love it.I don't think I can get accustomed to the weather forecasters and other persons suggesting that a bright sunny day is a lovely day.Sure bright and sunny is okay but in my mind and sensually there is nothing like a rainy day in Barbados....and strangely enough my little girl is getting the feeling now too....

Barbados Rocks

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:03:00 +0000

Have you ever seen a beach quite like this before
Have you ever seen the sea looking quite so clear and blue

Ride a jetskii, swim with the turtles
Go on a submarine, and go to the wildlife park

Barbados rocks, Barbados rulez, oh yeah
Barbados rocks, Barbados rulez, oh yeah........

Even my little girl loves this video...brilliant

what a hero!

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:43:00 +0000

Today is national heroes' day in Barbados and if you take a visit to Bridgetown you will see a statue of our most prominent hero resting peacefully in heroes square...what a hero...what an island.......

Jujitsu in Barbados

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:26:00 +0000

It seems I was wrong after all about Jujitsu schools not being in Barbados.I found one that actually teaches traditional Japanese Jujitsu....

Barbados escapes AA flight cancellations

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:39:00 +0000

CBC.bb: "American airlines cancelled just over 900 flights Thursday, again stranding thousands of passengers.
CBC's Lisa Lorde says Barbados has been fortunate not to be affected like those in the United States.
The cancellation of hundreds of flights comes as the airline continues to undergo a rigid inspection of certain jets.
Barbados has remained unaffected by the three days of cancelled flights which have left up to one hundred thousand passengers stranded mostly in the US.
An AA representative says all flights to and from Barbados are on schedule as well as their connecting flights."

I like cocou but without the flying fish

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:57:00 +0000

I know Coucou and flying fish is the national dish of Barbados.I love the coucou especially the way my wife does it but please spare the flying fish.

The way my wife does coucou for me is with a kind of pickled cucumber and whole okras.The flavour is amazing although I try not obsess myself with these sweet tastes.

Racism in Barbados?

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:10:00 +0000

The Nation Newspaper THE HUMAN RACE: Racism in our hotels: "I have never had a problem driving into any of the walled and gated resorts on this island. Indeed, at one large hotel where I dine periodically, the guard starts opening the massive gate as soon as I turn off the main road.
So what's the problem? My easy access happens only because I am white."

This is nothing new; It is just simply amazing that things like this happen in countries that are predominately African and seems to be tolerated by the majority African population.......but then again it speaks volumes when we see that a statue of the racist horatio nelson remains in heroes square...what do you expect?

Barbados A Caribbean Traveler's Dream

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:36:00 +0000

Travel Agent Central: "It was in 1976 when travel agent Joyeuce King first visited Barbados. On her way to Trinidad for the annual Carnival festival, her flight was canceled, so she and her friend decided to take a detour to the little-known, most easterly island in the Caribbean. When she arrived in Barbados, her first thought was, 'I feel like I've been here before.' That's because, as Travel Agent also discovered during a recent trip there, the island makes any American traveler feel at home."

WestJet cleared to fly to Barbados

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

FP Posted: "WestJet Airlines Ltd. received designation to fly to Barbados late Friday, on the same week Ottawa liberalized the skies between to the Caribbean hot spot and Canada."

'Best of Barbados 2008' Offers the Ultimate Caribbean Spring & Fall Packages at a Price That's Right

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:29:00 +0000

Barbados Tourism Authority: "Taking that much needed Barbados vacation full of fun & sun doesn't mean breaking the bank -- at least not anymore!

From February 25 until April 1 2008, Barbados is offering the chance to book an authentic Caribbean experience for travel during either Spring (May 1 - July 15) or Fall (September 1 - November 30). The 2008 Best of Barbados package is guaranteed to leave memories that last a lifetime, as well as, a pocket full of savings.

The special Best of Barbados program invites visitors to customize vacations directly with their travel agent, selecting options from a full range of the very best hotels, attractions and activities available on island. Best of Barbados offers a truly unforgettable Caribbean experience at an exceptionally low rate, proving there has never been a better time to visit Barbados."

Barbados - Caribbean culture with a British accent

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:16:00 +0000

Global Holidays: "Once the home of huge colonial plantations, Barbados is now a destination for many sun hungry Brits wanting to get away from it all during the colder months.

Far from abandoning its British-influenced past, the island state's 270,000 or so inhabitants have adopted elements of British culture into the West Indian way of life. Its national sport is cricket, while the island is still predominantly Protestant."

Sandy Lane Incident Raises More Questions Than Answers «

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:49:00 +0000

Sandy Lane Incident Raises More Questions Than Answers «: "Sandy Lane Incident Raises More Questions Than Answers"

I really have to admit that I find the content on the Barbados underground quite intriguing..sometimes half the story is never told...hopefully we will get to the truth of the matter of what really happened at Sandy Lane

She didn't forget Barbados

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:41:00 +0000

Rihanna just doesn't forget Barbados does she?Good work Rihanna....and she is keeping the Bajan accent....just like a Combermere girl

Will the Barbados girl win a Grammy?

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:21:00 +0000

Will the Barbados girl Rihanna win a Grammy? We will wait and see tonight......

How to find the perfect Caribbean beach

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:21:00 +0000

Telegraph: "Miami Beach is on the outskirts of the fishing village of Oistins. Shaded by casuarinas and with sheltered swimming, it gets busy at weekends with Bajans who come to picnic, play cricket and wallow in the warm waters."

The Traditional Barbados winter....

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:46:00 +0000

I like the cold early mornings that we have been experiencing recently.This is the traditional Barbados weather that we had lost over the past few years,i would say about 3-5 years. Over these years we were experiencing warmer temperatures during December.This is it now.The tradional Barbados winter.....

If you are a Bajan you know what I mean...if you are not you are probably thinking I'm mad...that is OK.

Why do black women fear the 'fro?

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:47:00 +0000

I love to see African women with dreadlocks and other traditional African styles but it is not too common to see an African woman wearing her normal hair in Barbados. I am definitely making sure that my little girl is aware of her African culture ...it is not going to be easy in Barbados ...considering that we are proud to display a statue of a racist british admiral in heroes square of all places......it just shows the thinking.......

TheStar.com "As a black woman living in Canada, I often feel invisible when it comes to my natural hair. The television series da Kink In My Hair (which just wrapped up its first season on Global television) taps into a lot of the issues black women have with hair, but on the streets of Toronto, it's a whole other story."

Ken’s dream holiday ruined

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:22:00 +0000

Maybe if Ken hasn't gotten this resolved the Barbados Tourist Board could help out...you never know....The man always wanted to come to Barbados...I hope someone makes his dream come true....

Ken’s dream holiday ruined : "A PENSIONER fears he has lost his savings and missed on his dream holiday after a travel company went bust – 24 hours after it withdrew money from his bank.
Ken Williams, aged 72, of New Park, Talbot Green, spent two years saving for a £3,148 luxury cruise, which was set to sale from Falmouth to Barbados this April.
But Mr Williams was horrified to find that just a week after booking the holiday Travelscope Holidays Limited was going into administration – a day after taking the money out of his account.
Mr Williams said: “I booked up for the cruise on December 16 – I had always wanted to go to Barbados."

What's cooking in Barbados

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:05:00 +0000

ajc.com: "It was hard to decide what to be more excited about. Slipping underwater to watch colorful fish darting in and out of a sunken ship or digging into a lunch of flying fish served on board a snorkel-and-sail day trip in Barbados.
Because for me — and many other travelers who fall into the newly defined culinary tourist category — it is all about the food."

What I know of David Thompson...Barbados' New Prime Minister

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:20:00 +0000

It doesn't seem too long ago that I was seeing David Thompson walking the corridors of Combermere School.These were the times of Devere 'bumpy 'Moore and Charlie Pilgrim...I don't think I ever had occasion to even utter a word to Thompson in those days but I use to utter some words about him to myself.Things like whether he ever leaves the school or what is it that is keeping him so busy.....

Usually I would leave school early.As soon as the bell goes so would I but on those occasions when for some reason or another I would be at school late Thompson would still be about. No matter how early you got to school Thompson would be there before. I use to wonder if he ever did leave the school.....

Actually I remembered Mascoll too...and unlike Thompson he was into sports,and if I can remember correctly he threw the Javelin and Discuss and was a member of the same set as I was...set F....I was amazed that he didn't even know me when he was canvassing in St.James South and even more amazed when he shook my hand about three different times on the same night at the Combermere Grand Reunion...but that,I suppose is Clyde Mascoll...

I can remember a school political debate featuring David Thompson and Sam Soyer....that had the youngsters talking for days after and here I am years after still talking about it ......it was after that I suspected that the youngsters believed that we had witnessed the birth of two new politicians....

I remember when on the television programme 'understanding' when a young school boy named David Thompson was 'rinsing out' Hutson Linton(he ran against Errol barrow) my father turned to me and asked 'who is this youngster?'...of course I had to let him know ...you haven't seem Soyer yet.Yeah..they were both good but Thompson had the antics,the mannerisms and the biting comments of a ....dare I say..Tom Adams....I wondered about that because it was obvious that he was an admirer of Barrow but he must have spent a lot of time watching Tom....

Sam Soyer never went into politics and the last I heard he was teaching literature at Queens College .....and you know what became of Thompson...

I have already cast my vote in this Barbados Election 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:33:00 +0000

Yes I did,at around 6.30 am.....I was there only to be surprised that I had to wait in a fairly lengthy line.Does that mean that there is going to be a high voter turnout? I don't know but I was surprised by the relatively high number of young people at that early morning time waiting to vote....but then again the St.James south constituency is a pretty large one.......

What I don't like is the practice of writing the ID number on the ballot paper...that is a means for people to identify who you voted for and although Barbados is very mature when it comes to these things ...it is something that needs to be looked at....

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:10:00 +0000

I ,like everyone else, have been trying to determine before hand who will win this election in Barbados.Apparently not even the pollsters can determine that ...we have been getting conflicting results .One pollster is giving the BLP the edge while the other is giving the opposition DLP.

One thing is for sure...it is going to be a much more closely contested election .In the previous two elections we had in Barbados it seemed as though the opposition had no money to spend,not this time around...

I know there have been some really big issues recently and the Barbados political blogs have been having a field day.I really believe that the influence of these blogs may have been underestimated but we shall wait and see.....I do believe that Bajans will make the right choice...they always do......

Party time in Barbados

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:26:00 +0000

Barbados will go to the polls on January 15......Many are suggesting that this election is unlike any of our previous ones and I tend to agree. Mainly I think because of the fact that more technology is being used.I think Bajans have just awakened to the reality of Internet technology and have now started to utilise it ...mostly for gossiping and spreading rumours...but also for positive things....

In the space of a few months the websites of the major political parties have been upgraded and the constituency offices have turned into hives of activity although I am seeing more drinking and playing of loud music...but I suspect that may be why they are called political parties...

Where the celebs went in the Caribbean

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:19:00 +0000

Actually Barbados was always a celebrity spot.I guess it maybe because Bajans tend not to pay too much attention to celebrities...as far as I know we don't mob them for autographs and things like that...as far as I know....

Caribbean Travel News: News for travelers visiting the Caribbean: "The other celebrity hot spot this New Years was Barbados. Barbados seems to be a growing celebrity destination. Stars visiting Barbados: , Simon Cowell (as usual), Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton, and 'Waking the Dead' star Trevor Eve vacationed with wife Sharon Maughan."