Stakeholders interested in taking part in the National Cultural Foundation-staged events for Crop Over 2023 can now log on to www.ncf.bb to register.
Click on Registration Forms, which is located at the top right-hand corner if you log on via a desktop computer and the top left if using a mobile device. There, you will find registration forms for Junior Kadooment,
A 26-year-old mechanic who threatened a uniformed police officer has been remanded to Dodds until September 1.Javon Jerome Hinds, of 2nd Avenue Bird’s River, Deacon’s Road, St Michael appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Friday and pleaded not guilty to issuing the threatening words “You think I don’t know you. I would throw a shot in you” towards Richard Walkes on July 30.When it came time for bail, Station Sergeant Crishna Graham objected on the grounds of the seriousness of the charge as the alleged threat was made while the officer was on duty, in the uniform of the Barbados Police Service, and in a public setting.“It was the time of the Foreday Morning jam that this alleged threat was made. We cannot have the accused believing that it is alright for him to make this threat within a public setting, so that society will believe that his utterances are [acceptable],” the prosecutor submitted.
Street vendors and farmers reaped sizeable profits from the 2022 Crop Over Festival although it was not a “bumper” season for them.The heads of various farming and vendor associations reported a positive outcome and an uptick in sales during the annual summer festival that returned after a two-year hiatus, following the ease in restrictions that had been implemented as a result of COVID-19.Vice-president of the Barbados Pig Farmers Co-operative Society Ltd David Catlyn told Barbados TODAY members saw increased sales, particularly from people who visited the island to take part in the festivities as well as from food vendors at various events.He added that the demand for pudding and souse was also picking back up and the co-op’s membership was taking full advantage of that.President of the Pig Farmers Association Henderson Williams said the season concluded on a high note for his members.He said while statistics were not available at this time, “from a brief assessment of what w
Our unique 2022 Crop Over Festival ended on Monday with masqueraders parading in Grand Kadooment from Warrens, St Michael to Bussa Statue and back down to the National Stadium via Waterford Bottom.The route, like anything new, has sparked a national debate about whether revellers and spectators should return to the old route which ends on the Mighty Grynner Highway. Many voiced their opposition to the new ABC Highway route, as is their right, while others gave the change a warm welcome and thumbs up.The Barbados Police Service reported that the space in the area allowed them to better secure the route. This meant they did not have to contend with the barrage of criminal issues that often plague the annual jump-up when it hits certain communities.
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