Culture

The metropolitan region known as the DMV ( Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia) will feel the energy of Hookie Weekend from June 16th to 20th 2022. The weekend-long extravaganza produced by Hookie Life Entertainment will feature a full Caribbean Carnival-style experience and adding to this buffet of events are every festival lover’s favourite elements i.e. J’ouvert and Mas. Feel the energy and...

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The decision by the National Cultural Foundation ( NCF) to have three separate categories judged in the 2022 Junior Monarch Competition meets with approval from Head of the Barbados Association of Creatives and Artistes (BACA) Sean Apache Carter… The gospel artiste, under his NGO hat, described the move to add soca and bashment soca to the traditional calypso category as a progressive step...

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A small gathering of local hoteliers and locals came together for the launch of the rum-centric bar Rummaz Bar & Grill on the West End in Negril, Westmoreland sponsored by Worthy Park Estate. L – R Art Antique Dealer Chris Scott Brown and boutique hotel owner David Rosenstein came to check out the newest bar on the West End. Known for birthing the most popular and favoured rums in the world...

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The National Cultural Foundation is pleased to officially mark the first day of this year’s Season of Emancipation, which falls on anniversary of the Bussa Rebellion, with an original production called Fires of Division. The theatre arts and spoken word piece speaks to all of the obstacles and separations that occurred throughout the journey from emancipation. With themed pieces entitled: Origins...

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Featuring Jack Davenport, Hiftu Quasem and Jim Broadbent along with celeb cameos. Starring Jack Davenport, Hiftu Quasem and Jim Broadbent with celeb cameos including Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, David Oyelowo and Dominic West – is coming 28 April to Prime Video.

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Gerardus Theodorus Benedictus Maria van Veen died peacefully in his sleep at St. Maarten Medical Center, Cay Hill. He was 88. Better known as Gerard van Veen or “ Mr. van Veen,” and often as “Opa,” “Oom Gerard,” and “Uncle,” Gerard leaves his beloved wife Bernadine (St. Martin); his dearest sister Catherina “Tiny” van Veen and family (The Netherlands); his adopted children, nieces, nephews...

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Dominican poet, Tamara Lowe’s work was recently featured in the Acalabash Blog’s Poetry Portfolio; curated by John Robert Lee, a notable St. Lucian writer, who along with Andy Caul, the founder and main editor, are the persons behind the online repository of contemporary Caribbean writing. Her poems featured on the site (both written and in audio format) are: “To You Who Love Him,” “What I Want,”...

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The CATAPULT Arts Grant, valued at $210,000 USD, returns to support Caribbean creatives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arts Grant was born out of a collaboration between Kingston Creative and The American Friends of Jamaica and is partly funded by the Open Society Foundation. In its second year, the COVID-19 emergency relief grant, will offer financial support to 300 artists across the...

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The children at the Nightengale Children’s Home just received toys from U.S. Ambassador Linda Taglialatela and U.S. Marines on staff at the U.S. Embassy. The toys, games, and clothing were donated by Barbadian and American employees at the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, through the annual Toys for Tots campaign. Toys For Tots? is an official mission of the United States Marine Corps Reserve to...

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The 10 lucky entrants who participated in the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) inaugural Decorate and Win Independence promotion have received their winnings. The competition saw 10 lucky people claiming close to $10,000 in cash prizes from the NCF. Throughout the month of November, the NCF encouraged Barbadians to show their national pride by decorating their house for Independence...

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