Embark, Festivals and Events, United Kingdom, Barbados
By Emily Zobel Marshall and Nailah Folami Imoja ● Issue 140 (July/August 2016)
Word of mouth (July/August 2016)
Start with the music Nailah Folami Imoja gives a run-down of her favourite events in Barbados’s Crop Over calendar Crop Over — the...
By Mirissa De Four ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Caribbean Datebook (July/August 2015)
Don’t miss . . . Mango season It’s without debate the Caribbean’s favourite fruit, and across the islands the start of mango season...
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 47 (January/February 2001)
John King: standing for something
You can trace John King’s progress by his hair. In 1982, when he appeared as the young “Johnny Ma Boy” in Barbados’s Crop Over...
Embark, Festivals and Events, Sports
By Mirissa De Four ● Issue 128 (July/August 2014)
Caribbean Datebook (July/August 2014)
Barbados Hop to crop It’s Crop Over time again! That’s right: head over to the most easterly of the Caribbean islands this July and...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 44 (July/August 2000)
Datebook (July/August 2000)
JULY Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Race, Antigua and Barbuda (1st-3rd) Race from Antigua to sister isle Barbuda, overnighting at Spanish Point...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 98 (July/August 2009)
Happenings (July/August 2009)
Rescuing Aruba’s reefs Mirissa De Four The first weekend in July usually signals the beginning of school vacation, beach visits and fun...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 92 (July/August 2008)
Happenings (July/August 2008)
Carnival in the air “Carnival in the air, pretty girls everywhere…” go the lyrics of a song by Trinidadian soca artiste Patrice...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Barbados
By Laura Dowrich-Phillips ● Issue 91 (May/June 2008)
Barbados: Island in the sun
This year’s Barbados Music Awards turned out to be a talent show. The crème de la crème of Barbados’s music industry displayed a...