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Peta Alleyne: A Voice, A Presence, A Lasting Legacy
Hers was a voice that once heard, you never forgot it. It was a voice that became woven into the fabric of a nation, bringing laughter, comfort and connection into the lives of its people. Peta Alleyne, beloved veteran broadcaster, gifted actress, writer and cultural…
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CIBC Caribbean joins NIFCA 2026 as platinum sponsor
CIBC Caribbean has joined the 2026 National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) as its platinum sponsor, pledging support for Barbadian talent and the continued development of the island’s creative sector. The partnership was announced today at a press conference at…
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More Than A Side Dish: The New Possibilities Of Barbadian Food
The plantains sat under a hawker’s table, black, overripe, and destined for the rubbish. Taymer Mason asked for them. Back home in her kitchen, the food scientist and cookbook author began considering what they could become. Their flavour held possibilities: cookies, crackers,…
- There’s Still More to Experience at NIFCA 2026!
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MODERN CONTEMPORARY MASTERCLASS WITH YANNICK LEBRUN
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Marvin Applewhaite is bringing His Greatest Hits to Rise & Rum
At four in the morning, a good breakfast has a little competition. There is music to follow, a rum cocktail to sip and the promise of daybreak over Carlisle Bay. If Marvin Applewhaite asks you to pause for a plate, he knows it had better be worth it. Chief Marvin [...]
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The Poems He Tried To Hide
Kerry Belgrave took his poems to school, hoping nobody would see them. He was a young teacher at St. George Secondary School, using the privacy of his lunch break to sort through writing he had accumulated and tucked away. He enjoyed writing. He simply did not believe the work…
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NCF TO LAUNCH SAILORS’ VALENTINES ANIMATION FOR UNESCO INTERNATIONAL INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE DAY
Rooted in Barbados’ rich cultural heritage, Sailors’ Valentines preserve a story of traditional craftsmanship, the knowledge of Black Barbadian women and the enduring relationship between people and the marine environment. On October 17, the National Cultural Foundation (NCF)…
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A Little Rum, A Lot of Imagination: Inside the Barbados Food and Rum Festival’s Cocktail Creations
Jamaal Bowen can make you thirsty with an explanation. Give him green mango, cinnamon and a good rum, and he will take you through the fragrance, the first taste, the little flicker of something familiar and the finish. By the time he has described the drink, you want to know…
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Javon Cummins Dares You to Taste Barbados Differently at Barbados Food and Rum Festival
Would you recognise pudding and souse if it arrived without the familiar Saturday plate? Javon Cummins is willing to test you. His version begins with braised pork belly and a steamed pudding of beetroot and sweet potato. Mango and Scotch bonnet become a jewel bright gel. That…