|
|
|
Sandy
Lane
Winter forward bookings are strong for the Sandy
Lane Hotel, and the island's leading luxury property is predicting
another good year in 2006.
New chief executive Mike Pownall said the hotel
was expected to be busy for ten months of the year, with traditionally
slow periods in June and September.
< Read more >
|
Gold
Cup
The running of the Sandy Lane Gold Cup 2005
was preceded with the pomp and circumstance that patrons have come
to expect of this high-profile event.
Popular local personality Mac Fingall led the marching
band, impressing all who witnessed his expertise with the baton!
< Read more > |
Horse
racing
KA-BOOM! Top creole Kabul, with Paul Leacock up,
pushing to victory in the feature race of the Barbados Turf
Club's Centenary Day of racing 2005 at the Garrison Savannah.
Officer, with Rocco Bowen up, was second and Don Anglesonny, ridden
by Lorne Keizer, third.
< Read more >
The Barbados Turf Club (BFC) celebrated its centenary
anniversary of horse racing, 1905-2005, in grand style with loads
of prizes for spectators.
|
Rally
Racing
It's official, Roger Mayers and Max Ferri were
crowned the champions of Rally Barbados 2005, the
biggest motor sport event in the Caribbean.
At the well attended awards presentation held at
the Boatyard on Monday, Mayers and Ferri were declared the winners
.< Read
more >
Alpheus offer two Rally options for you to enjoy
this fantastic Rally Carnival.
< Read more >
|
Football
THE inaugural Digicel Caribbean Cup trophy was unveiled
for the first time at a press conference at the Turtle Beach Hotel
in Barbados
Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Digicel Caribbean
Cup Finals 2005
Sponsors of the inaugural event, Digicel unveiled
the impressive sterling silver cup with a black granite base that
incorporates flags from each of the CONCACAF nations.
< Read
more > |
Volley
Ball
THEY CAME, they saw and they conquered!
That best describes the American and Canadian pairs
who spiked and blocked their way to the top honours in the grand
finals of the Sizzlin Sand Barbados Beach Bash 2005
Defending Barbados in the women's tournament, Karen
Sutherland and Cindy Phillips made light work of their opponents
from Trinidad and Tobago
< Read more
> |
Netball
Springer Memorial the undisputed queens of secondary
school sports, added another trophy to the cabinet when they sealed
their seventh straight title in the Barbados Secondary Schools'
Netball League Under-19 Competition 2005
< Read more
>
The Barbados Under-16 netball team 2005
is still basking in the glory of being crowned the new champions
of Caribbean netball.
< Read more
> |
| 
Hockey
Festival Committee chairman Mark Owen said there
were 50 teams in 2005 (up from 42), and overseas teams have started
to return to the tournament.
"We are proud to say that the Banks
Hockey Festival is one of the permanent fixtures on
the sports tourism calendar for the past 20 years. We have never
missed a year since 1986.
THE Barbados Hockey Federation came in for high
praise following the successful staging of the Pan American
Women’s Hockey Cup at the National Hockey Centre
Tony von Ondarza, president of the Pan American
Hockey Federation, congratulated the organising committee for staging
“a top-level event here in Barbados”.
< Read more >
|
SPORTS
NEWS
Let the work begin!" was the call of Stephen
Alleyne, chief executive officer of World Cup Barbados, and workmen
moved in with a giant machine and demolished the sightscreen in
front of the Peter Short Media Centre at the Kensington Oval on
June 18th 2005. At 10:13 a.m. the coral stone sightscreen at the
Malcolm Marshall End of the Oval came tumbling down. It was the
start of demolition of the Oval to make way for a new, ultra-modern
28 000-seat stadium which will host the final of the 2007 Cricket
World Cup.
World Cup Barbados chief executive
officer Stephen Alleyne ( below right), Prime Minister Owen Arthur
(centre) and Sir Garfield Sobers showing their delight after Barbados
was awarded the World Cup final.
|
Cycling - Barry Forde
Yesterday was national Heroes’ Day and one
of the modern-day “champions” delivered a golden tribute
to his forefathers.
Barry Forde, the No.1 cyclist in the Western Hemisphere, rode to
the top again when he won the gold medal in the men’s sprint
event at the Pan American Cycling Championships 2005 in
Argentina. It was his second gold, having won the keirin.
“All Barbados deserves this medal. It’s for the heroes
who have done the island proud and who inspired me in the past.
It’s for all the people who work in the cane grounds and all
the people who work hard to send their children to school,”
Forde said after the heroic performance.
< Read more >
|
Sir
Garfield Sobers
Garfield St. Auburn Sobers was a supreme batsman,
he could bowl pace or spin and was a brilliant fielder as well as
being a superb captain. He is without a doubt the worlds greatest
all rounder.
|
Dwayne
Smith
Exciting devastation! That was the only way to describe
the performance of Barbados' swashbuckling all-rounder Dwayne Smith
who showed he remains the region's most exciting batsman in limited
overs cricket. |
| 
Sailing
The
Banks Challenge Trophy 2005 is now in the firm grasp
of Gus Reader. He sailed into first place in the Handicap Class
of the recently held Banks/Cruising Club Offshore Regatta with his
boat Laser II.
< Read
more>
Local sailors will be seeking to build on their
successes at the recent Tobago Sail Week when the 20th annual
Mount Gay/Boatyard Regatta sails off today.
The Barbados Sailing Association Inc disclosed there
is strong competition from regional boats.
|
Surfing
The 2005
Reef Bowl Barbados
Classic attracted 90 surfers from 12 countries.
A surfer from Britain, Russell Winter, took top
honours delighting the large crowd gathered
at the 'Soup Bowl', Bathsheba, to witness this exciting annual event
<
Read more >
One of Barbados' most promising junior surfers Bruce
Mackie, emerged winner of the boys' 13 and
Under Division at the Rip Curl GromSearch contest at New
Smyrna Beach. |
Windsurfing
Professional Windsurfing Association's (PWA) freestyle
windsurfing event launched the Waterman Festival
in keeping with the tourism ambassador's work in promoting the beach
culture of Barbados.
Organised specifically to bring the international
media to the island following personalities like former world freestyle
champion Josh Stone, Kelly Slater, veteran Nevin Sayer, the festival
has generated publicity in all corners of the globe.
Barbados offers great watersports holidays
< Read more > |
Diving
The Coral Reef is one of the most productive ecosystems
found on our planet. Corals, as well as their associated flora and
fauna play a vital and vibrant role in both the ecological and economic
health of Barbados.
Barbados has excellent visibility and an abundance
of natural diving attractions and interesting wrecks such as the
Stavronikita,
Bajan Queen and the Pamir.
Barbados offers professional, safe scuba instruction,
with all instructors being members of P.I.R.A and the P.A.D.O Barbados.
|
|
Ecotourism
Barbados has several spectacular locations for
the eco traveller, mostly on the east and north coasts. The ancient
trees of Turners Hall Woods allow one to experience the sights and
sounds that met the settlers of 1627, in what is now one of the
few areas of original woodland left on the island, ideal for hiking
and birdwatching.
Horticultural
Gardens, small, large, functional and exotic can
be visited during the Barbados Horticultural Society's Open Gardens
season during the winter. Founded in 1927
the Barbados Horticultural Society is one of the oldest in the Commonwealth. |
In 2005 the Barbados National
Conservation Commission has been instrumental in promoting a new
venue for weddings, corporate events and musical presentations,
the magnificent Farley Hill National Park. Together with a group
of partners the NCC recently showcased Farley Hill with a presentation
titled Another Side
of Farley Hill, which showed the park’s suitability
for a variety of special events.
CONSERVATION
CREP is
a programme designed to strengthen Regional cooperation and build
greater awareness of environmental issues in The Caribbean Forum
of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM)* - Haiti and
the Dominican Republic are covered under a separate programme.
CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
Barbados was in full bloomas it struck it's 12th
gold at the annual Chelsea Flower Show
in London, England. The winning arrangement, Moonlight At
13 Degrees North, comprised a variety of local flowers
against a backdrop of tropical moonlite.
|
Flower Forest
With lovely vistas of the east coast along the
way, the privately owned and operated,
Flower Forest offers stunning flora in a natural
setting.Numerous indigenous and imported plants
and trees are all labelled with their Latin and English names as
well as country of origin.
Orchid World
The dream of horticulturalist and plants-man Richard
Coughlan who was trained at London's Kew Gardens and was instrumental
in landscaping the Flower Forest. |
| 
Rihanna
We have come to the end of
another year and 2005 has been an interesting one in the entertainment
industry. Naturally, the big story was Rihanna's
success on the international market with Pon De Replay
following her signing to Def Jam Records.
Janelle
Headley’s debut performance at the
Barbados Jazz Festival 2005 at Heritage Park
was dynamic and well received by the 2 500-plus patrons.
The
Barbados Gold Cup Festival came out of the gates in
great style with ‘Broadway Rocks & Grooves’, A Musical
Journey through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
|
Gold
Cup Festival
The Barbados Gold Cup Festival 2005 came out of
the gates in great style with ‘Broadway Rocks & Grooves’,
A Musical Journey through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
A star-studded cast enthralled the packed houses at the Frank Collymore
Hall, all six performances being sold out before opening night,
such is the reputation of Musical Director Neil Berg’s annual
offering.
The final night saw several standing ovations and
festival chairman Robert Bourque spoke for all when he thanked the
cast for their wonderful performances.
< Read
more > |
Jazz Festival
Everybody gather around now and let the Latin rhythms
of timbales player, Tito De Gracia and friends, move your feet!
This troupe of dancers captivated patrons at Jazz
On The Hill 2005 at Farley Hill National Park with salsa moves.
Wearing red bandanas inscribed with Salsa Vida, the troupe, led
by Majbritt Waageles, an instructor of Cuban salsa from Denmark
motivated others to join the action.
Arturo Tappin, ended
the Barbados Jazz Festival’s dinner set with a spouge number
and a calypso medley at the Colony Club.
< Read
more >
|
Ivory
One Night Only
Ivory One Night Only was introduced by prominent
broadcaster and businessman, Vic Fernandes, who spoke of the band’s
beginnings in the 70’s as The Merriboys and of the re-named
Ivory’s popularity locally, regionally and internationally
in the 80’s
The capacity crowd at the Barbados Yacht Club was
treated to a great night of entertainment as Ivory took old fans
and new for a trip down Memory Lane
Franc Mossbaugh flew in from Canada for the reunion,
his many fans in Barbados were thrilled at his performance
< Read more > |
|
|
 |
