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Sep 10, 2011, 7:55 pm
Despite government's pledges and promises otherwise, the stalled Four Seasons project in Walmer Lodge/Black Rock is turning out to be a bigger and bigger millstone around the necks of the taxpayers of Barbados. Word is now coming to light of yet another loan poor Third World people will have to pa... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2011, 6:48 pm
"On my first day at the Apes Hill Polo Villas I was awakened from an afternoon nap convinced that I was in the middle of an earthquake. The floor and walls seemed to be vibrating. Through the open doors of my veranda, beyond a wall of fuchsia bougainvillea, I could hear the sound of shouting in the ... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 2:51 am
"WHOSE UMBRELLA was it that Jay-Z and Beyoncé were sheltering under as they tried to shake off the paparazzi waiting in anticipation outside one of the upscale west coast villas in Barbados recently?
Jay-Z (real name Shawn Corey Carter) and Beyoncé Knowles almost slipped the lenses of photographer... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 12:26 pm
"We planned a two-week break, half spent with our extended family in a self-catering property and the other in a hotel. My first key observation on arrival was accompanied by a sigh of relief: no sign of Winner or Cowell! And I soon made a second and equally pleasing observation, which was that Barb... Comment - Like
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Aug 15, 2011, 4:18 am
"A visit to her native Barbados certainly seems to have given Rihanna a much needed rest from her hectic schedule.RiRi looked lovelier than ever for dinner with friends at Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on Friday night, shortly after returning from her homeland.The 23-year-old showed... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2011, 9:08 pm
Artist impression Palazatte ResidencesA little thing like poor condo sales at The Sands just south of Sandy Lane is not stopping their imitators five or so miles up the west coast from going full throttle bringing even larger ultra-luxury apartments to the marketplace. And, it doesn't seem the m... Comment - Like
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Jun 12, 2011, 10:21 am
"Government wants to turn Holetown into a major cruise tourism hub. Well-informed sources told Barbados TODAY that ever since August 2009, the Ministry of Tourism had been advancing a series of recommendations to drive cruise passengers into the historic St. James area. It's all part of the plan... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2011, 9:06 am
If there is one thing that is consistent about this project for the last two years it's the never-ending promises of a restart date. There was much hoopla late last year about the Government's finally signing the US$60M guarantee some were saying would allow the project to restart in January or F... Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2011, 11:29 pm
"While one coastal expert rated the island's tsunami readiness at "six out of ten", the head of disaster management disclosed there were "significant gaps" in the mechanism.
Deputy Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, Dr. Lorna Inniss gave preparedness for a tsunami a grade of six out of te... Comment - Like
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Mar 6, 2011, 5:02 pm
"What a talented and fascinating gentleman Oliver Messel was. I love one of the googled stories I found that talked about his later career in the Caribbean and Barbados as an architect. The brief description ends with “One lasting legacy is that his preferred light sage green shade of paint, now k... Comment - Like
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Feb 19, 2011, 5:37 am
From the webcam on Mullins Beach
(click link on the left to access)
See also: Save Mullins Bay
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Jan 27, 2011, 6:12 pm
Follow link below:Barbados TravelAdvisor • View topic - Interesting photos in this blog.. Comment - Like
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Jan 13, 2011, 12:04 pm
The newest block at Almond Beach Village ResortIn yet another sign that all is not well in the tourism business despite the recent upbeat forecasts on Barbados tourism coming from the Central Bank, the Ministry of Tourism and the media which could all be just another smokescreen to cover up the dire... Comment - Like
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Dec 16, 2010, 8:18 am
If you were hoping to shop Limegrove this Christmas for that special luxury item for that special someone, you may be a little disappointed with the official opening of the much ballyhooed Limegrove Lifestyle Center in Holetown. Not only were Louis Vutton, Hermes, Gucci, Calvin Klein, Armani and o... Comment - Like
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Dec 10, 2010, 3:07 am
"The footprint for another major tourism project on the West Coast is being cleared, and persons associated with the project say it's a clear sign of investor confidence returning to the island.
The project, which planning consultant Richard Gill, noted involves "mega bucks", is being undertaken by ... Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2010, 6:25 am
"I think you may be missing the point a little. I am sure those visitors totally accepted that the hurricane was an act of God. But I was also staying on the Royal Wesmoreland at that time and the service we received from the Royal Westmoreland management was certainly not first class! They displaye... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2010, 11:44 am
"By then someone from the Turtle Watch was there. I think it was a Hawksbill Turtle, it had a bash on it's head and it's meat had been cut out. Unlaid eggs were still attached to it. I think the Turtle Watch people took the eggs away.
How can people be so sick as to do this" ...
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Sep 24, 2010, 3:58 pm
"One of the largest developments planned for Barbados is
in limbo and searching for a buyer.
An alliance of real estate companies in Barbados, the
United Kingdom and British Virgin Islands (BVI) has for the
past several months been hunting someone with deep enough
pockets to purchase the property e... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2010, 5:46 pm
"What is now the town of Holetown on Barbados was the site of the first landing of English settlers on this island in 1625. It was originally called Jamestown in honor of the King of England at the time – James 1. The settlers had not originally planned to come to this island, but their ship was b... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2010, 5:38 am
"The Barbados Entrepreneurs' Venture Capital Fund will have a presence on the west coast of the island. Set up a year ago to stimulate economic growth, one successful enterprise after another, the entrepreneurship development organization, better known as Bimventures, has been allocated space at ... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2010, 2:40 pm
Chef Jonathan WrightCelebrated Setai - South Beach/Miami Executive Chef Jonathan Wright is packing up his knives. The British-born chef, who's manned kitchens in New Orleas, Singapore and London, is decamping for Barbados Sept. 3, having accepted a position at the Sandy Lane Resort.
Jonathan was bor... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 11:02 pm
“Just below the communities of Arch Hall
and Bennetts in St. Thomas, the Sandy Lane
Country Club today added its voice to the
concerns about the recent worsening of the stench from
the Mangrove Pond Landfill.
Golf and country club manager, Elvis Medford told
Barbados TODAY this afternoon that they... Comment - Like
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Jul 23, 2010, 12:22 am
"The dream of celebrities owning a villa facing a sandy beach in Barbados, adjacent to, and serviced by, a Four Seasons hotel, turned from idyll to nightmare as a bizarre saga unfolded.
It started in March 2005, when the Sandals hotel company announced it was selling Clearwater Bay, near ... Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2010, 12:32 pm
"After years of welcoming well-heeled tourists from around the world with open arms, one of Tuscany's smartest, most discreet beach resorts is in revolt against outsiders, wealthy or not.
Forte dei Marmi – the traditional summer retreat for Italian captains of industry, writers and film stars ... Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2010, 6:14 am
"Against my expectations, the patches of psoriasis became less angry and less visible within days. They were, of course, helped by the Barbados sun, but the exfoliation and rehydration seemed to help. Or maybe it was the "medicinal" rum punches and the seafood and vegetable diet. Spa S... Comment - Like
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May 19, 2010, 10:09 pm
Limegrove under construction on the mangrove swamp in Holetown(Click here for larger image)
Limegrove, the upmarket shopping, entertainment and residential development in the heart of Holetown has come under heavy environmental and ecological criticism from a professor of Marine Ecology and Fisherie... Comment - Like
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May 8, 2010, 3:32 pm
"Nishi Restaurant & Bar is now officially my favourite place.
The sushi bar upstairs has quite a few tables but you can also just sit at the sushi bar to eat and watch all the marvellous preparation with ever smiling sushi chefs.
Downstairs there is a Bistro whish serves up a variety of food. I ... Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 12:24 pm
"There has been an uptick in drug activity here on the west coast recently including a few high-profile arrests. So I have been more cautious going outside after dark. I was sitting out on my deck late the other night cruising the Internet when I heard what sounded like gun shots coming from... Comment - Like
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Mar 31, 2010, 3:37 am
The Bank Building at Limegrove, Holetown
The Limegrove Lifestyle Centre currently taking shape in Holetown not so quietly opened The Bank Building last week, one of the twelve commercial buildings making up the complex slated for completion by the end of this year. This happened with the move of th... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 10:36 am
"Luxury group Fairmont Hotels will plunge guests into darkness at the end of the month, when they turn out the lights at all 60 of their properties to raise awareness about climate change.
On 27 March at 8.30pm, Fairmont Hotels across the globe will switch off in support of 'Earth Hour', the world's... Comment - Like
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Mar 15, 2010, 8:33 am
"It is not hard to see why Barbados is considered the premier destination for Britons thinking of buying property in the Caribbean. Turquoise-coloured sea and beaches that live long in the memory are just a starter; add to this a warm sunny climate all year round, friendly people, infr... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2009, 12:28 am
"At the moment, it certainly doesn't look like paradise. Known locally as Black Rock, it remains a spread of rubble and weed, with unfinished roofs and unglazed windows. Hummingbirds, doves, bats and lizards enjoy it for now.
Still, Cowell wishes he was there. This was to be the year when he laid c... Comment - Like
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