Barbados

Barbados: Where sand meets kitchen

I went to Barbados for the flying fish sandwiches. Not that this island at the easternmost edge of the Caribbean doesn't offer other attractions. Like perfect weather. And beaches that come in two flavors: Caribbean, where the...

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The lowdown on nematode damage

Plant nematodes are small, simple worms. Fungi and bacteria, that cause root rots, wilt and other plant diseases, often infect nematode damaged plants earlier and more severely than uninjured roots. Depending on the kinds of...

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Genealogy Query - FORD : FORDE : THOMPSON

I am looking for relatives of sisters Orrill Gwendoline Thompson and Icilmah Athrin (Thompson) Harris. Orrill is 93 years old. Athrin is recently deceased. Both sisters were born in Barbados and then moved to the US. Their...

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Rihanna: 'That's a part of my life I want to throw away'

Days before her 21st birthday R&B star Rihanna was viciously beaten by her then boyfriend, the singer Chris Brown. The shocking police photo told the whole story. But now, with a new album, she explains why she's no victim...

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Hitting back

Days before her 21st birthday R&B star Rihanna was viciously beaten by her then boyfriend, the singer Chris Brown. The shocking police photo told the whole story. But now, with a new album, she explains why she's no victim...

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50% off Seychelles holiday

ITC Classics (01244 355 527) is offering 50% off accommodation at the Sainte Anne Resort & Spa in the Seychelles, and 50% off flights with Air Seychelles, so that 7 nights at Sainte Anne in a Garden Villa starts from £1,699pp -...

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On 'Rated R,' Rihanna sounds darker, harder

Rating: 3.5 stars (out of 4) “To those of you who think you can take it, we say welcome to the Mad House.” But the trauma Rihanna addresses on her fourth studio album, “Rated R” (Def Jam), is a good deal more jarring than that...

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Windies face fight for survival

West Indies batsmen must survive four sessions to avoid a heavy defeat in the four-day tour match against Queensland at Allan Border Field. At tea on day three, the Windies were 0-28 in their second innings, still 318 runs...

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CDs of the week: Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent

POP RIHANNA Rated R (Mercury/Def Jam) In very different ways, Rihanna Fenty's misguided choice of boyfriend, her commercially successful perfume and her undeniably individual approach to fashion have contributed to her...

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Barbados: Mini Monaco?

Recent Articles also in Americas Recent Links also in Americas question the vision of the island being transformed into another Monaco. Cuba's Generation Y sends a questionnaire to U.S. President Obama “with some of the issues...

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