Fresh start for Betty B
23 November 2018Betty B launched her new four track album Behind Bars last Saturday night at Limegrove Lifestyle Centre before a gathering of family, friends, singers, musicians, industry players, supporters and other specially invited guests. Read More
Lashley in top 30
23 November 2018Miss Barbados World has made it into the top 30.The announcement was made on the official Miss World page on Wednesday. Read More
Robert De Niro and wife split after 20-year marriage
22 November 2018LOS ANGELES − Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and his wife of more than 20 years have separated, media reports said on Tuesday. De Niro, 75, and Grace Hightower, 63, have been living apart for some time, The Hollywood Reporter, celebrity website TMZ and People... Read More
Bim Tipsy is in full swing
18 November 2018Bim Tipsy kicked off the Independence celebrations early as it started the Party mood at Bellevue Polo Estate tonight. Read More
St Andrew have the spirit
17 November 2018Crowd favourites St Andrew are the Most Outstanding Parish Ambassadors for 2018. Keyon Watson and Zhara Khan fended off tough competition from runners-up Jevon Yearwood and Jalisa Parris of St Lucy. Read More
World stage awaits artists
17 November 2018“We acknowledge that the world is changing rapidly for all of us, including our creatives and particularly so in the fine arts arena. I am a strong advocate for embracing technology and culture, and in looking for new ways to promote the talent within our local creative... Read More
Stan Lee, creator of many Marvel superheroes, dead at 95
12 November 2018LOS ANGELES − Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said on... Read More
SOCIAL SCENE: New Trust Loan Fund Unit opens
11 November 2018The air was charged with excitement when ministers of Government, leaders in the small business sector, prospective entrepreneurs and a host of other guests gathered at the Harbour Road premises for the grand opening of the new Trust Loan Fund Unit last week. Read More
Making monumental impact
11 November 2018The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘monumental’ as epic, huge, massive or enormous. That’s exactly the type of impact Darnel Greenidge is looking to make with his new local luxury brand Monumental Watches. Since launching his brand on August 30, the buzz has been nothing... Read More
Wonder Woman stuntwoman dies at 72
07 November 2018Kitty O'Neil, a stuntwoman who was Lynda Carter's stunt double on 1970s TV series Wonder Woman, has died in South Dakota at the age of 72. O'Neil, who lost her hearing when she was five months old, also doubled for Lindsay Wagner on The Bionic Woman. Read More
People: Elba named the sexiest man alive
06 November 2018LOS ANGELES - Actor Idris Elba, who James Bond fans are campaigning to be the next person to play 007, was named the sexiest man alive on Monday by People magazine. The London-born actor, 46, said he didn’t believe it when the magazine told him. “I was like,... Read More
Michael Jackson’s Bad tour jacket up for auction
27 October 2018LOS ANGELES − Michael Jackson’s black Bad jacket that the singer wore on his first solo tour is going up for auction in November and could fetch up to $100 000. Julien’s Auctions said on Friday that the jacket, which Jackson signed on the back with a silver permanent... Read More
City Nights take on Broadway feel
12 October 2018It was as though Broadway met Barbados last weekend during the 2018 staging of City Nights at Frank Collymore Hall. This year’s show took patrons on a musical journey, with selections from classic and contemporary Broadway musicals. Read More
Kerwin keeps Corner cosy
05 October 2018On Sunday night, Kerwin Du Bois kept it formal, but he still turned Mahalia’s Corner into the house of Bacchanal. It was the season finale, and hundreds of Bajans came out in their numbers at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre to support the Trinidadian singer/songwriter... Read More
Cardi B charged in connection with assault in New York
02 October 2018NEW YORK − Rapper Cardi B surrendered to New York City police on Monday and was charged with assault and reckless endangerment after a complaint claimed she was involved in a fight at a strip club in August. Read More
Cover Drive taking a break
28 September 2018Local band Cover Drive is taking a break but definitely not breaking up. The four-member group – made up of lead vocalist Amanda Reifer; guitarist/keytarist Barry “Bar Man” Hill; bassist Jamar Harding and percussionist/back up vocalist Thomas “T-Ray” Armstrong –... Read More
HBO getting out of the boxing business after 45 years
28 September 2018United States broadcaster HBO said on Thursday it will be dropping live boxing from its programming schedule from 2019 due to dwindling ratings, ending a 45-year association with the sport. Read More
Stoute, Coscap in money row
23 September 2018Veteran entertainer and Teen Talent pioneer Richard Stoute is singing the blues. He laments he has never received “one red cent” in royalties for his music from COSCAP, the Copyright Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The author of Goodbye Bajan Girl,... Read More
The voice that is Ch’An
21 September 2018What can’t Ch’An sing? This could have been the question swirling in the minds of those who attended the most recent staging of Mahalia’s Corner at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Read More
Rihanna is new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
20 September 2018Government has appointed international pop icon, Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, with specific responsibility for promoting education, tourism and investment for the island. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stated that Government... Read More
Mrs Maisel, Game of Thrones win on night of Emmy upsets
18 September 2018LOS ANGELES − Game of Thrones and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on Monday on a night of upsets for the highest honours in television and a triumph for streaming services. Dystopian female show The Handmaid’s Tale and FX’s surreal... Read More
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