Author: Tyrone Roach
Retired Barbadian University lecturer, Trade Unionist, and Administrator, Doctor Beverley Goring, was elected Chairperson of The National Council of Barbadian Associations in the UK at the group’s recent Bi-Annual AGM in Birmingham.
Inniss announced that he would be demitting office in June and wished those present would continue supporting this event and the NCBA efforts. On behalf of the umbrella group, the newly appointed Chair of the National Council of Barbadian Associations, Dr Beverley Goring, presented him with a gift, as did London group Barbados Overseas Communities and Families Associations Chairperson Ashdine Greaves.
Our world is in crisis. I will not sugarcoat it. These are among the most challenging of times for our region since the majority of our members gained their independence. Indeed, it is the most difficult period our world has faced since the end of World War II, 80 years ago
Addressing the media inside No. 10, Sir Keir said it was a “pleasure and a privilege” to welcome Ms. Mottley, who has been the leader of the Barbados Labour Party since 2008, to Downing Street.
It can be argued that no one has made as significant a contribution to tiny Barbados than Errol Walton Barrow. Indeed, when he bestrode the country like a colossus during the 1960s and early 1970s, some Barbadians used to refer to Barbados as ‘Barrow- Barbados’.
When the British first settled in Barbados in 1627, it was uninhabited. Enslaved Africans worked the sugar plantations established on the island, which initially dominated the Caribbean sugar industry.
The agenda delved into the crucial topic of how hostile rhetoric and narratives tied to ‘race’ and religion have fuelled far-right-related activities over the last decade and a half (especially the riots in August 2024) and posed a serious threat to the unity of our communities.
Barbadian Canon Revd David Tudor, Rector of Canvey Island in the Diocese of Chelmsford, has been prohibited from ministry for life and removed from his post as Rector by the Bishop of Southwark’s Disciplinary Tribunal, a body responsible for adjudicating on disciplinary matters within the Church, following a hearing on Monday, 28th October and Tuesday, 29th October.
I’m Lisa, a BBC Good Food Magazine Cook Smart Champion, and I’m passionate about cooking.I started cooking at an early age and attended my first cookery course at twelve. I have been a cooking tutor teaching basic cookery, vegetarian and vegan cooking, and Caribbean cuisine. On the evening of November 30, 2024, the Holiday Inn, Brentford, London, became a vibrant hub of Barbadian pride and culinary extravagance as The Barbados Overseas Community and Friends Association (BOCFA) hosted the annual Barbados Independence Dinner and Dance. It had been too long since I had the pleasure of attending such a celebratory event,…
An unprecedented number of events meant Londoners were spoilt for choice with Boat rides and dance concerts featuring Lil Rick, Saddis, Lead Pipe, Mole, and Bruce Lee.