Resurgence: This series of essays curated by the National Cultural Foundation's Literary Arts Officer, Karra Price, features the thoughts and commentaries of Barbadians immersed in various aspects of daily endeavour. This essay takes a critical look at the tourism industry, which was adversely affected by the pandemic. It reflects, investigates and looks optimistically towards future possibilities. As we reflect on all that we have experienced in the past two and …
Resurgence: This series of essays curated by the National Cultural Foundation's Literary Arts Officer, Karra Price, features the thoughts and commentaries of Barbadians immersed in various aspects of daily endeavour. This essay examines the role played by the media during the height of the pandemic and the ways in which media practitioners embraced their responsibilities, while facing unchartered territory. New normal. Post pandemic. Contact tracing. Self-isolation. Home quarantine. Social distancing. …
Resurgence: This series of essays curated by the National Cultural Foundation's Literary Arts Officer, Karra Price, features the thoughts and commentaries of Barbadians immersed in various aspects of daily endeavour. This theme, “life in a post-pandemic Barbados”, is provocative in that it implies a country and a world that takes a more relaxed approach to COVID and its varieties as we transition out of this global state of emergency. In …
Resurgence: This series of essays curated by the National Cultural Foundation's Literary Arts Officer, Karra Price, features the thoughts and commentaries of Barbadians immersed in various aspects of daily endeavour. This essay examines the effects of the pandemic on the educational system, seen through the eyes of a child. 2020 – the year that seemed to flip our lives upside down. No one saw it coming. No one was truly …
Resurgence: This series of essays curated by the National Cultural Foundation's Literary Arts Officer, Karra Price, features the thoughts and commentaries of Barbadians immersed in various aspects of daily endeavour. This essay examines the ways in which entrepreneurship grappled with a changing economic landscape amidst a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic came as a whirlwind and severely damaged our little island of Barbados. It ushered in many changes – both …