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The cohort of Soca Goes Gold 5 – Calypso Kings Edition gets a full score of 10. The massive crowd endorsed that mark as they swayed and danced with abandon, some from their seats, others on their feet in the spacious hall of the Wyndham Grand Barbados, Sam Lord’s Castle Resort and Spa, St Philip, Wednesday night. Nine local calypso kings – some more prolific than others in winning the …
Barbadians came out in numbers to make sure back-to-school was done with a blast. Various organisations and individuals held events giving the children a “last hurrah” before studies, or simply made sure the young men’s hair was “lined up” with fresh haircuts. Yesterday, the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust continued its back to school programme by offering 20 young men free haircuts at the Drug Education & Counselling Services in …
When events coincide some call it happenstance, others say it is signs and wonders, while some say the stars are aligning. Reality is whatever name you choose to apply to the situation, when separate and distinct things occur either at the same time, it should always cause us to pause and wonder if a greater meaning is intended.On Monday, September 12 the Barbados Meteorological Services issued a weather bulletin headlined: Heat Information Statement for Barbados. The statement read: “Very warm conditions in Barbados are expected to persist throughout the month of September and the greater part of October. Maximum temperatures across the island have been peaking between 32 degrees Celsius and 34 degrees Celsius, particularly in the urban areas, which is normal during this period.”The Met office went on to outline key things that should be done in order to ensure good health and wellness during the extremely hot period.Days later on Wednesday, September 14, the Ministry of Education
Two local charities are reporting a drastic increase in the number of parents seeking help to get their children ready for the new school year which begins in two weeks.The Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust Programme and the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust, which worked together to provide uniforms to several students, said during the presentation of the items at Abed’s in Bridgetown on Tuesday that scores more had come forward for assistance.“This year, we saw an increase [with] over 400-odd children [from] less fortunate families being assisted from the Trust with the back-to-school programme,” reported public relations officer for the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust, Billie-June Langdon.