In this video Desmond Haynes, the former West Indian cricketer, recounts memories of growing up on the Caribbean island of Barbados. He talks about the cricket ground at St John the Baptist School, where he played as a young man, and Marshall's Bar, a favored drinking hole on Holders Hill. The video is part of Telegraph Travel's long-form feature, Barbados through the eyes … [Read more...]
Garry Sobers Talks About The People Of Barbados
Sir Garfield Sobers, the former West Indian cricketer, says "What makes Barbados so special is the people. It's a place where you will always be well looked after." He talks more about his birthplace in the following video - part of Telegraph Travel's long-form feature, Barbados through the eyes of its cricketers. … [Read more...]
Joel Garner Talks About The Wonders Of Barbados [Video]
In this video, the former West Indian cricketer Joel Garner talks about the wonders of his birth-place Barbados. One of his top recommendations is the Oistins Fish Fry - held on the south coast every Friday night. The video is part of Telegraph Travel's long-form feature, Barbados through the eyes of its cricketers. … [Read more...]
Above Barbados: A Drone’s Eye View of a Beautiful Caribbean Island
The video below shows the Caribbean island of Barbados as you've never seen it before - using a drone . It was created by Above Barbados as part of Telegraph Travel's long-form feature, Barbados through the eyes of its cricketers. … [Read more...]
Profiling Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs
InfoDev has released a report examining women's entrepreneurship in the Caribbean: Profiling Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs: Business Environment, Sectoral Constraints and Programming Lessons There is a paucity of information on women entrepreneurs in the Caribbean region. This InfoDev report seeks to redress this and seeks to develop an understanding of the main issues facing … [Read more...]
Just another day in paradise [video]
View of Sandy Beach from the veranda of my apartment in Worthing, Barbados - taken on Saturday morning, July 12. 2014. It's the hurricane season, so a few storms around. But you can always find days like this one. At certain times of the year, the sea removes a lot of the sand and so reveals the rocks shown here. At other times, very few of these rocks … [Read more...]
Best Island in the World – 2014 Travelers’ Choice Awards
For the second year in a row, Ambergris Caye takes top honors. The beautiful Belize island offers the perfect blend of modern development and laid-back tranquility. A mangrove swamp is the eye of this white beach island, the largest in Belize, and golf carts are the main form of transportation along the sandy roads. Reef divers drool over the Belize Barrier Reef and the Blue … [Read more...]
It’s Bobsled Time! Jamaican Team Gets Its Own Theme Song
After a 12-year absence from the Winter Olympic games, the Jamaican bobsled team is making a catchy comeback. According to the Jamaican Tourist Board, this groovy reggae tune, titled "The Bobsled Song," syncs perfectly with the Olympic bobsled track's twists and turns. The song was written by Sidney Mills and Jon Notard, and features a bright 8-bit music video that … [Read more...]
Jamaica Turns to the Earth for Food
Across the Caribbean, food imports have become a budget-busting problem, prompting one of the world’s most fertile regions to reclaim its agricultural past. But instead of turning to big agribusinesses, officials are recruiting everyone they can to combat the cost of imports, which have roughly doubled in price over the past decade. In Jamaica, Haiti, the Bahamas and elsewhere, … [Read more...]
