For the first time in 57 years, Barbados held the Independence Day Parade at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex (UBSC) in Black Rock, St Michael yesterday morning. Scores of Barbadians were decked out in their best ultramarine, gold and black outfits and filled out the 5 000 seat stadium to celebrate their nation which Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley described as the “best little rock that this world has ever seen”. …
The annual Independence Day Parade will take place at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex (UBSC) on November 30. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams made the announcement in a media conference held at the Department of Home Affairs in Wildey yesterday afternoon. The decision was taken after the first choice Kensington Oval was unavailable for rehearsals due to the preparations for the upcoming white ball series between …
by Kumar David The enthusiasm that yesteryear enveloped the president is much subdued, the mood at best is ‘give him more time, it has been a bad year, let’s wait and see’. On the other side detractors who feared repression, racism and family banditry seem mollified that events have hurled such heavy blows that he […]