Island signatures issue # 7

JUNE i ssue # 7

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Editor’s Desk

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pOEM- NIKITA PROVERBS

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feature- Lucinda robinson

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feature- JERVONNE CHRISTOPHER

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burn art piece by justin mayers-tull

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feature- STEVE hyacinth

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COUNTDOWN TO Vincy mas 2018

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Artist spotlight: VONLEY SMITH

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Island Signatures’ Bucket List: Barbados- BRIDGETOWN

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Highlights of JAMaiCA Carnival

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oNLINE PARTICIPATION

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Food Features

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ADVERTISEMENTS

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culture shock - tobago

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ADVERTISE WITH US

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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el com e e ve r yone, ne w a n d o ld,

to t he 2018 “ The Creative Ed it io n” o f

CONTRIBUTORS

I s la nd Sign at ure s. This is o ur sevent h i s s u e overal l a nd it is pa ck e d wit h

Justin Ellis

c re at ive an d inspir ing individ u a ls t h ro u gh out the Ca r ibbe a n. We st a r t o ff w i t h a l ovel y poem by N ik it a Prover b s.

Publisher

Th e n Sh an ice J o rda n fe ature s Lu cin d a R o b i n son , w ho ca lls he rse lf t h e “ent re p re n eur s’ entre pre ne ur ” . The n we h a d a c hat w ith D o minica n a r t ist Jer r vo n n e C h r i s top h er who is a qua druple t h reat ; s i n ger, son g wr iter,a c to r a nd d a n cer.

Als o featured wa s Ba r ba dos own Vo n ley S m i t h w h o ta lk s a bout film ma k in g

Petula Alie

i n Bar b ados and his a cheive m ent s in t h e fiel d. For our Buck e t L ist, we visit

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B r i d g etow n , t he ca pita l o f B a r b a d o s, an d on e of the isla nd ’s mo st sp ec t a c ula r attrac tions. R a ndy Batson t a kes yo u t h rough the cit y a nd high light s i t s most interesting fe ature s. Also we p u t t he sp otlig ht on Steve H ya c int h

J u s t i n Mayers-Tull

a D o min ican play wr ig ht of a ma zin g t ale nt. I n additio n, we have i n fo r m a t i o n from th e t a le nted Dina Wilk in so n w ho wr ites a bout the Ca r ibbea n p e o p l e an d o nline shopping. S h e a lso

Graphic Designer

d i s c u ss es th e k e y to we a lth a n d t h e o n li n e in f l uence s. We a lways give o u r read e rs a piece of the culina r y a r t s, so we b r in g you recipe s for a cockt a il, a s we ll as a m ou thwater ing dish , wr it ten

by S h an ica Ya rde. Fina lly, t he re is a p i c tor ial s p rea d o n J a ma ica’s Ca r n iva l.

R andy B ats o n

I h o p e you enjoy it a ll.

Ju s t in E l l i s Pu b l is h e r

Writer

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Shanice Jordan writer

D i n a wilkinson Writer

Shanica Yarde writer

O ther Cont r i b u to r s: K ia h R ic ha rd s , R a c h a el s h r um ph o to gra phy, Fl a s h booth, M axin B rown e

BEHIND WITH SIGNATURES

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w r i t te n by : nik eta . ra e

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Lu ci n da R ob i ns on L uci n d a

R ob i n so n ha s a yo u ng e n ergetic s o ul, s h e c a l l s h er s el f th e e ntrepre neurs’ e nt re p reneu r w hic h shows s h e is a l l a bo ut h el pin g future entrepre neurs to b u i l d their b u siness. Thes e in c l ude giv in g a dv ice a n d h el pi ng wi th bus i n e s s p rom o t io n a nd m a r k et in g. Luc in da is a l s o pa s s io n ate a bo ut the m akeu p i n d u s t r y a s she is c u r rentl y a bea ut y bl o gger fo r M o den M akeup.

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1 . Te l l u s about Lu c in da. Tell us abo ut Lucin da.

I a m t he e ntre pren eurs’ ent rep ren eur.

6 . What ’s nex t fo r yo u ( Wo r k ing o n any n e w p ro j ec ts, ideas o r s el f - devel o pm ent).

2 . G i ve us an i de a of yo ur day to day life.

M y d ay to day li fe c an t ak e many t ur n s, o n e m in u te I could be on lo cat io n at a client ’s o f f ice, nex t t a k i ng prod u c t p h o to s o r ch asin g my c ats a ro u n d t he hous e. I t var ies ver y much .

3 . Wh at wou ld be yo ur b est / mo st memo rabl e m o m ent ?

O nce i n J ama i c a on t h e dr ive down f ro m B l u e L a g o o n , the taxi s topp ed by a ven do r wh o m ak es re d b e a n s oup. The ven do r was a p leasant o l d m a n who told u s that h e sent to sch o o l h is c hil d re n fro m hi s cook i n g. Th e so up was amazi ng ; m o re so be c a u s e I declin ed to t r y it at f irst.

4 . I s e e that you’re a beaut y b lo gger fo r M o den M ak e u p, te ll u s a bi t abo ut yo ur ex per ien ce in the m a k e u p i ndus tr y.

Thi s co u ld ta ke a ll day. Well, p ro duc t limit a tio n s from li v i ng i n B ar bado s aside, t h e in d u s tr y is growi n g. I re v i e w pro duc t s fo r w w w. mo d enm a k eu p.com . # Te a mM o den co mpr ises o f M r s.

Hei d i B owe n, a n i nter n at io n ally t rain ed and a cc re d i te d M a ke Up Ar t ist an d myself. Lo cal re t a i le r s s e e m to be co min g aro un d an d o f fer ing m o re b rands bu t m uch mo re n eeds to be do ne re g a rd i n g i nflu e ncer mar ket in g.

5 . . Are t he y a ny other o rgan izat io n s o r gro ups that yo u’re i nvolve d in ?

Ye s, v i a I nte r lace I nc. I’m also co n n ec ted to a few e nt re p re ne u r i a l ve nt ures. Th e latest o f wh ic h is DODI B ar bados ; c heck it o ut o n I n st agram: @ d o d i b a r ba d os

There’s al ways s o m ething in the wo r ks ( t h e revam ping o f w w w. inter l aceinc. co m . b e i n g o n e o f them ). Yo u’ l l j u s t have to k eep an e ye o ut to s ee w hat g o es pu bl ic.

7 . What m es s ag e wo u l d yo u s end to yo un g adu l ts ?

I wo u l d enco u rag e them to pl an and exe c ute. We have no s ho r tag e o f ideas o n the is l a n d, b ut we l ac k ef f ic ient im pl em entatio n.

8 . I f yo u weren’t do ing w hat yo u’re d o i n g to d ay w hat wo u l d yo u s ay yo u wo u l d be invo l ve d i n ?

Wel l I didn’t think I wo u l d be do ing w h at I a m to day.

9 . Where do yo u s ee yo u r s el f in the n ex t 5 ye a r s ?

Ho pef u l l y ver y wel l -travel l ed.

Te a m i nte r l a ce i n c

Jer vonn e Chr istop her Ph otogra p hy by : R a c h a e l s h ru m ph o to gra phy

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J e r vo nne D e nni s Ch r isto p h er ak a “ To ph er r �

B o r n M ay 27th 1993, (G emin i) Favo r i te food : Pe lau Favo r i te hang ou t sp o t : Fresh Water lake M a nt ra: Fi nd wi thin t h e co n f usio n , clar it y beneath the tem pes t is tranq u il it y.

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o mi ni c a n Si nger/S o n g wr iter/Ac to r & D ancer q u adr u pl e threat to s ay the l eas t. B o r n to S a m a ntha J ame s an d D esmo n d Ch r isto ph er, rais ed in G o o dw il l by H is au nt M ar il y n M at t h e w, who re a li ze d Topher r h ad a passio n fo r m u s ic and D ance at a ver y ear l y ag e, enro l l ing h i m i n h i s e l em e nta r y s c hoo l ch o ir, ch urch t alent ac tiv ities, yo u th gro u ps and ac ting c l as s es. He q ui c k l y be ca m e popu lar due to h is ab ilit y to captivate o ne’s attentio n at eas e w ith his u niq u e vo c a l a b i l i t i es. Tophe r r pro gressed into do in g l ive per fo r m ances at s c ho o l m u s ic fes tival s tak i n g p a r t a nd yo uth d ance gro ups, To ph er t h en went o n to per fo r m at the 2 01 3 Wo r l d Creo l e M u s i c fe s ti va l w he re he pe r fo r med in so n g an d in D ance. As tim e advances he s tar ted real izing h i s s k i l l in S o n g wr i ti ng a nd t h e ar t o f reco rdin g and is c u r rentl y in the pro ces s o f s tir r ing u p H i t s a s h e co u nts - down his deb ut. To p h er r is definitel y an ar tis t to l o o k o u t fo r, w ith his edg y m us i c, G r u ng y s e ns e of fash io n an d a p erso n alit y as big as the wo r l d.

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1 . H ow m any ye a r s have yo u been sin gin g?

As f a r a s I c an re me mber I’ve b een sin gin g, ever sin ce p r i m ar y s c hool all b oys ch o ir days I’ve b e e n t h e li ttle guy th e camera wo uld fo cus o n b e c a u se o f how s m all I was so t h at ’s if I h ave b e e n i n front of the micro p h o n e.

2 . Wh at i s your favor ite t h in g to do o n t h e we e k e n d ?

O n t h e we e ke nd I love go in g to t h e st udio to wor k o n ne w proje c t s h owever in my sp are tim e I j u st love he adi ng to t h e mo unt ain s an d k ayak in g o n t he fre s hwater lak e wit h f r ien ds esp e cia l l y whe n i t ’s foggy an d rainy, WITH NO OR E S !

And le t o u r i ma gi nat io n run wild! I t ’s dar in g and d a n g e ro u s but I li ve in t h e wild side.

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5 . w hat wo u l d be yo u r bes t/m o s t m emo ra b l e per fo r m ance?

Fl ow M is s B o l d & B eau tif u l Pag eant. S i m p l y bec au s e I was the m o s t prepared and t h at i n i t s s el f -trans m itted co nf idence and co m fo r t f ro m mys el f to my au dience c reating expec te d re a c tio n and no t o nl y m ak ing this exper ie n ce m e m o rabl e fo r m e bu t fo r al l tho s e w ho were a p a r t o f i t.

6. Where wo u l d yo u l ik e to per fo r m if gi ve n t h e o ppo r tu nit y ?

G ram my g o al s ! B es t N ew ar tis t and eve r yt h i n g !

Tak e m e to Co ac hel l a baby ! # Pherc hel l a I fe e l l ik e this is the to p event fo r this g ene rat i o n b ut w hatever tak es its pl ace nex t, S u re! Why n o t ?

3 . Wh o m i s i ns pi re d yo u in to do in g music?

I’m great ly i ns pi re d by 2Pac, S ade, big sean , Card i B, M i c hae l J ac kso n b ut mo st ly 2Pac be c a u s e o f hi s brave r y, st ren gt h to st an d up fo r s ome t h i ng he be li e ved in , en ergy, co n f idence and hu m i li t y. wi z K halif a an d A$ap R o ck y for thei r m u si c and pas sio n fo r p assio n 4 . Wh at wou ld you tell so meo n e t h at wo uld be inte re ste d i n pur s u i ng t h is similar f ield?

R e m a i n foc u s e d, hu milit y go es a lo n g way, dis ta nce yo ur s e lf from n egat ive en ergy, k n ow yo u rse l f, a lways be whe re yo u are celeb rated n ot to l e rated, jus t be your self b ecause o ut o f 8 b il l io n p e o p l e i n thi s wor ld t h ere’s o n ly o n e yo u an d that my fr i e nd i s u ni que.

7. I f yo u weren’t do ing m u s ic w hat wo ul d yo u b e do ing ?

I wo u l d u ndo u btedl y be an enter tainm e nt a n d Ar tis t m anag er and s o m e A& R wo r k !

8. What is yo u r f avo r ite g enre o f m u s i c to l i s te n to?

To u g h q u es tio n bec au s e I’m to r n bet we e n t wo.

I’m r ig ht in bet ween that 90 ’s H ip -Ho p a n d t h e g o o d o l d R & B boys 2 m en, J o dec i s t y l e i t ’s w h e re I f ind my peace away f ro m the c ig aret te s.

S te v e H y a ci n th Wr itten B y : Petul a Al ie

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Wh at has i ns pi red yo u to b e a play wr ight?

L i fe. H uma n iro n ies, in just ices, t h e d es ire to ed u c ate, e nte r ta in an d to be greeted by f an, k nown or unk nown w it h a lovely, a h ug o r t he wo rd s “ I e njoye d the p lay ” an d t h en t h e ques tio n “ wh en i s the nex t on e? Th is in sp ires me.

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H ow long does it t ak e to wr ite a p lay ?

The le ngth of t ime will b e in f luen ced by s e vera l fac tor s : Whe n I was wo r k in g it wo ul d h ave t a k e n me a bout 4 -5 mo nt h s but n ow I am re t i re d, i t ta ke s about 8 week s.

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As a re ti re d Ch ief Educat io n O f f icer, yo u r pl ays a re s e e n as a st aple to o l in teach in g S o ci et y how to man age so cial issues. What ad v i ce would you gi ve to yo un g Car ibb ean wr i ter s ?

Prac ti ce m akes per fec t. Co nt in ue to w r ite.

D o n’t b e too thi n s k in . Accep t cr it icism a nd le a r n from t h em. No t h in g is wro n g in s e e k i ng and a d v i ce.

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Wh i c h i s your m ost memo rab le play?

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6 . D o yo u bel ieve dram a and theatre s h o ul d b e a par t o f Car ifes ta?

O Yes ! M y Theatre gro u p, the Ne w D im ens io n Theatre had the o ppo r tu n i t y to per fo r m I n G u yana at Car ifes ta 20 08 . Th e p l ay Yo u r S o n M y Hu s band was s tag ed in B e r b i ce, Anna R egina and al s o in G eo rg e tow n . I n a rev iew o f the pl ay in G eo rg e Tow n o n Aug us t 3 1, 20 08 by M ar k M c G owan, h e w ro te a s fo l l ows : “ The pl ay was wel l received by the au dience and co u l d be acc u rate l y des c r ibed as a “ bel l y-f u l l o f l au g hs”.

I n s pite o f this, the pl ay deal t w i t h s o m e s er io u s is s u es. The is s u es o f l ove, m ar r iag e and rel atio ns hips are ex p l o re d i n depth and o ther is s u es s u c h as m igratio n co m e to the fo re.

7 . Have yo u tho u g ht abo u t w r iting mus i c a l s a n d have o u r ver y ow n “ bro adway ”?

Yes ! I have w r itten t wo m u s ica l s a l re a d y nam el y D r u m Vo ices and the o ther Th e G o o d, The B ad and The I n B et ween. I i nte n d to w r ite o ne to co -inc ide w ith o u r 4 0th ye a r s o f I ndependence.

YOUR SON MY H US BA ND.

8 . How do yo u rel ax?

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D o you thi nk educat io n al in st it ut io ns s ho u l d explore and in clude t h e ar t s in s c h o ols ?

Yo u s u re m ak e m e l au g h. Yo u m ay no t b e l i e ve i t bu t I do rel ax by w r iting. I f no t, I g o into my s tu d i o a n d p l ay m u s ic.

O yes ! As ma ny as possib le sh o uld make use o f t h e o p por tu ni ti e s t h ey h ave at S eco n dar y S cho o l to obtai n ce r t if icat io n in t h e Per fo r m ing Ar t s. We d o have great t alented st udent s at o u r sc h o o l s and we ne e d to provide t h em wit h the opp o r t u ni ti e s to pu rsue t h eir dreams. Th e enterta in m ent i ndus tr y of wh ich in cludes Th eat re Ar t s i s not only one o f t h e mo st rap idly grow ing s e c to r s of the wor ld eco n o my, it is also prov iding n e w o p p or tuni ti e s fo r in co me gen erat io n , j o b c re at i o n and expor t ear n in gs.

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n t hi s c u r re nt age o f f ilm, st an din g o ut as a f il m m ak er is hard to do, bu t w ith his u n i q ue c i n e m at i c a nd e di ti ng sk ills, Vo n ley Smit h su cceeds. Fro m the ear l y ag e o f 14 , S m ith beg an p ro d uc i n g AM V ’s ( ani m ati on music video s He imme diatel y bec am e co m pl etel y o bs es s ed w ith the a r t, a n d h i s wo r k i n the AM V circuit was reco gn ized ac ro s s the g l o be. This al l owed him to acq u ire t h o us a n d s o f Yo uTu be v i e ws an d sub scr ibers, wh ile winning 5 AM V co ntes ts in the pro ces s. S m ith co nt i n ue s to i m p re ss wi th hi s visuals h avin g co mpleted his B ac hel o r s in f ine ar ts Thes is entitl ed “ D re a m s h i re” whi ch i s hi s mos t t h o ught-provo k in g f ilm to day tac k l ing the mys ter io u s pro ces s o f dre a m s a n d how i t e ffe c ts hi s so ciet y. He also wo n lo c al awards fo r ‘ B es t O r iginal S c r ipt ’ and ‘ B es t Ed i t i n g’ a n d i n 2 0 1 6 1s t pla ce fo r B ar bado s 48 f ilm h ou r c hal l eng e and, he has been awarded G o l d Awa rd fo r 2 o f fi lms “Cha i n e ffec t ” an d Vir t uo so -Th e Vis u al Sto r y the is l and hig hes t f il m acco l ade a l o n g w i t h b ei n g nom i nate d fo r t h e pr ime min ster s c ho l ar s hip t w ice.

1. H ow ma ny ye ar s h ave yo u been f ilmin g?

6. Are there any per s o n o r team that yo u wo ul d l ik e to wo r k w ith?

B e en fi l mi ng for 7 years.

2. What i s you r favo r ite t h in g to do o n t h e wee k end ?

Th i n g I d o on we e ken d watch an ime, watch tu to r ials o n fi lm a nd co o k fo o d I mak e amazin g ro ti on we eke nd lol.

I want to wo r k w ith anyo ne that has st ro n g energ y and pas s io n in w hatever they a re d o i n g.

G o o d v ibe and co m m o n g o al s to pu s h p a s t t h e no r m and s tay tr u e to the ar t is w hat I’m l o o k i n g fo r if yo u have that. l et ’s r u m bl e! !

7 . I f yo u weren’t do ing f il m w hat wo ul d yo u b e do ing ?

3 . Who m i s i ns pi re d yo u in to do f ilm?

I wa s m ore s o i ns pi red af ter go in g to ebcci the k n ow l ed ge I gai n i n ar t an d f ilm in spired m e to cre ate and be a be t ter ar t ist all aro un d.

I’d def be a m u s ic ian I l ove m u s ic and I s e l f tau g ht pl ay ing g u itar m ay be in a nex t l i fe i d b e a ro c k s tar pl ay ing s hows in j apan o r s o m e t h i n g ha-ha.

4 . What would you tell so meo n e t h at wo ul d be inte re ste d i n pu r s uin g t h is similar f ield?

8 . Where do yo u s ee yo u r f il m s in the n ex t 5 year s ?

B e fe a r l es s li s te n to yo ur h ear t I k n ow it sou nds che es y b u t li s te n to yo ur h ear t n o o n e else’s o r so ci et y v i e w on what is go o d f ield. I feel lik e if u l i k e some thi ng i t will beco me a p ar t o f a nd that ’s t he you that yo u sh o uld listen to o.

M y f il m s ho pef u l l y reac hing m o re pe o p l e a n d co m m u nit y ’s aro u nd the wo r l d I j u s t wa nt to te l l my s to r ies and s to r ies o f my peo pl e t h ro ug h my eyes and s hare a dif ferent per s pec tive i f I’m a b l e to that w ithin the nex t 5 year s. I w il l b e n o t h i n g s ho r t o f happy

5 . w h at wou ld be yo ur best /mo st memo rab l e f il m m a d e?

D rea m s hi re would have to t ake t h at t it le. i t was the fi l m that ma d e me realize t h at f ilm t ru l y is my c alli ng gi ve n all I h ad to go t h ro ugh to cre ate i t was de fi ni tely my career def in in g piece to d ate.

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I s land S i gnat u re s’ B u c k e t L ist :

Br idgetown Wr i t te n B y : Randy Batson

Q u een’s Pa r k H ouse B o u g ht from a pr ivate own er, it was used f ro m 1 78 0 as the res idence o f the Co m m and e r o f t he B r i ti s h troops in B ar b ado s. I t was des troyed by a hu r r ic ane that year, bu t rebu il t in 1 7 8 4 a nd re m ai ne d u nder milit ar y co nt ro l unt il 1 90 6. O r iginal l y c al l ed K ing’s Ho u s e, its name wa s c h a n ge d to Q ue e n’s Ho use wit h t h e acce s s io n o f Q u een Vic to r ia in 1 83 7. I t was renovate d i n 1 9 0 7 and 1973/ 74. Sub sequent to t h e de par tu re o f the m il itar y, its to p f l o o r was u s ed a s a t he at re, whi ls t from 1984, t h e b o t to m f loo r bec am e as an ar t g al l er y.

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Q u e e n’s Pa r k Steel Sh ed M ult i-p ur p o se enter t ainm ent f ac il it y l o c ated in the 12 acre Q ueen’s Par k .

B r id g e tow n Pu bl i c L i bra r y Af ter several years wit h o u t a per m anent ho m e, the Br idgetown Pub lic Librar y was co ns tr u c ted f ro m f u nds do n ated by wealt hy ph ilanthro pis t Andrew Car negie and open ed as a f ree librar y in 1 90 4.

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C h u rc h Villag e G re e n L l o cate d i n what was o n ce was a low-in co me res idential area. The 1 0 s to rey tal l To m Ada m s Fina nc i a l Ce nte r ( co mp leted in 1985) is in t he bac k gro u nd.

B r i d ge town Pub l i c Li bra r y Af ter s everal year s w itho u t a pe r m a n e nt ho m e, the B r idg etow n Pu bl ic Lib ra r y wa s co ns tr u c ted f ro m f u nds do nated by we a l t hy phil anthro pis t Andrew Car negie a n d o p e n e d as a f ree l ibrar y in 1 90 4.

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Swan Street I t s ex i s te nce d ate s b ack to t h e 1600’s an d al l eg edl y nam ed af ter J o hn Swan a s u r veyo r, ( w h o wa s res p o ns i ble for m ap pin g ear ly B r idgetown ). I t was o nce an area k now n fo r its J ew is h ow n e d b us i n e ss e s and re s i d e nt s an d a sign if icant so u rce then, as it is now, o f dr y g o o ds.

S u p reme Cour t Com p l ex O r igi n a l l y loc ate d at Co ler idge St reet, t h e Cou r t i s now at Whi tep ar k R o ad.

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I t is situ ated on t he si te of t wo h o u s e s ow n e d by Wi l l i am T. Co dd, on e of w hi c h wa s u s e d a s th e h o m e o f B a r b a d o s Pa r l iament ( 1 837-1848) , a n d w h e re th e f i n a l a c t p ro cl a im i ng E mancipation wa s p Va sse d.

G en eral Post O f f i ce B a r b a d os H ad a post al ser vice dat in g back as f ar as the 16 60 ’s w hic h was u nder the co nt ro l o f t h e B r i t i sh Pos ta l s e r v i ce an d wh ich dealt o n ly w ith m ail to and f ro m over s eas. I t was o nl y f ro m 1 8 5 1 th at a n i nland s e r v ice was created an d eventu al l y added to the inter natio nal m ail s er v ice. Th e B a r b a d os Pos t O ffi ce fo r mally co mmen ced s er v ice o n 15 th Apr il 18 52 . Fro m 18 72 the s e r vi ce wa s h e a d q u ar te re d i n the Par liament B uildin gs w ith additio nal prem is es al o ng the Whar f. I t e ve nt ua l l y move d to the above b uildin g wh en it was o pened in 19 85 .

M onte f i ore Fount a i n This was do nated to the c it y o f B r idg etow n by Jo h n M o ntef io re in 18 64 m em o r y o f his f ather, al s o c a l l e d J o hn, w ho had died ten year s prev io u s l y in t h e great c ho l era epidem ic o f 18 54 . O r iginal l y l o c ate d at B ec k w ith Pl ace o n l ower B ro ad Street, the m o n um ent was m oved to its c u r rent l o c atio n o n Co l e r i d g e Street in 19 40 .

Ce not a p h ( o r Wa r M e mor i a l ) Lo c ated in N atio nal Hero es S q u are, it wa s e re c te d in 1 92 6 to co m m em o rate the B ar badia n s w h o l o s t their l ives in Wo r l d War 1. The nam es of t h o s e per s o ns o cc u py three panel s o f the 2 7 fo o t t a l l s tr u c tu re w hil s t the nam es o f tho s e k i l l e d i n Wo r l d War 2 were added o n a fo u r th panel in 1 9 5 3 .

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I ndependence Arch Bu i l t i n 1987 for B ar bado s 21st an n iver s a r y of i nde pe nden ce, it b ears va r i o u s s y m bols of B ar bado s h er it age a nd c ulture, i nc ludin g t h e f lyin g f ish , the Pe l i c a n, a nd th e Pr ide o f B ar bado s flower, as we ll as t h e Nat io n al M o t to, the Coat of Ar m s an d t h e Nat io n al Pl ed g e.

Brow nes B e ac h over lo o k i ng Ca r li s le B ay. Th e b each lo cated o n t he southe r n e nd o f B r idgetown run s rou g hly a m i le from t h e R adisso n Ho tel to th e Pi e r h e a d on i ts n o r t h er n en d.

M ar t in eau Ho use Lo cated at the ju nc t io n o f B eck wit h St reet a nd B ay Stre e t, i t was t h e h o o me o f o n e J a m es M ar ti ne a u, a po lit ician an d so f t d r in k m anu fa c tu re r. I t was t h e f irst meet in g p l ace o f t he Bar ba d os Pro gressive League, a n o rg a n i s ati on that later mo r p h ed into the Ba r b ados L abour Par t y.

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G ra nt l e y Ad a m s St at ue G rantl ey Adam s (1 89 8-1 97 1) Fo r m er Prem i e r o f B ar bado s, and N atio nal Hero. I n 1 93 9, he b e c a m e t h e l eader o f the B ar bado s Pro gres s ive Leag u e ( fo re r un ner o f the B ar bado s Labo u r Par t y ). With th e i nt ro du c tio n o f M inis ter ial G over nm ent in 19 54 , Ad a m s was B ar bado s f ir s t Prem ier u ntil he l ef t th e i s l a n d in 19 58 to tak e u p the po s t o f Pr im e M iniste r o f t h e s ho r t l ived Wes t I ndies Federatio n.

E r rol B a r row St at ue The 9 feet tal l 2 00 0 po u nd bro nze m o nu m e nt s t a n d s in I ndependence S q u are. I t repres ents B a r b a d o s f i r s t Pr im e M inis ter (19 66 -19 76 ) and N atio na l H e ro Er ro l Wal to n B ar row (19 20 -19 87 ). O f ten refer re d to a s t h e Father o f I ndependence, he is c redited fo r b r i n g ing s ignif ic ant phys ic al, s o c ial and po l it i c a l c h a n g e to the is l and l eading u p to and af ter the co unt r y ’s independence in N ovem ber 19 66 .

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C l ement Pay ne St at ue C le m ent Pay ne ( 1904-1941), Nat io n al Hero : bo r n in Tr i n i d a d to Ba r badian p arent s, h e came to B ar bado s at a g e four and grew up h ere. He ret ur n e d to Tr inidad a s a yo u ng m an, w h ere h e became ac t ivel y invo l ved i n a c t i v i s m for s ocial ch an ge. He came b ac k to Ba r b a dos i n 1937 wh ere h e agit ated fo r i m prove m e nt o f the s oc i al co n dit io n s o f t h e wo r k ing c l as s, v i a a numbe r of p ublic meet in gs. Even t ho u g h he d i d n o t tr y to i nc ite vio len ce, h is ac t ivit ies al ar m ed lo ca l a u thor i ti e s an d h e was ar rested an d c harg ed o n J u ly 2 2nd of that year, fo r mak in g a f alse dec l aratio n a s to h i s bi r thpla ce wh en h e entered t h e is l and. The nex t mor ni ng, he led a march to G over n ment Ho u s e to p ro te s t the convic t io n . He was ar reste d ag ain a nd d e tai ne d and subsequent ly depo r ted bac k to Tr i n i d ad. H i s d e por t at io n led to a b reak ou t o f r io ts i n B a r ba d os that lasted fo r fo ur days, in w hic h fo u rte en pe r s ons we re k illed.

Ja m es Street M e t hod i st C h u rc h / S arah Ann G i l l grave B u i lt i n 1856 on the site o f an o t h er ch urch w hi c h was cons tr u c ted f ro m mo n ies lo an ed

by N at i o nal H e roi ne S arah An n Gill. Th at bu i l d i ng wa s d e molish ed in 1855. Gill was pe r se cu te d for prac ticin g an d pro mo tin g M e t h odi s m e ve n in t h e f ace o f resistan ce fro m the loc a l planto crac y an d p o litic a l c l a ss, who fe lt that M et h o dism un dermine d t h e i r powe r an d do min an ce over t h e s l aves. S he wa s thre aten ed by arso n o f h er h ome a n d wa s brought befo re t h e co ur t s for ho l d i ng i lle gal meet in gs. Her grave is l oc ated i n the c hurc h cemeter y.

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Blac k wood ’s S c re w D oc k Th i s s tr u c tu re wa s built by Jo h n B lack wo o d bet ween 18 89 and 18 93 . I t was u s ed to f aci l i t ate t he cle a ni ng a nd repair o f sh ip s an d was co m m andeered by the B r itis h N av y du r ing Wor l d Wa r 1 1 for the s e pur po ses. Even t h o ugh it is no l o ng er in ac tive u s e, it is the l as t rem a i n i n g fa c i li t y of i ts t y pe in t h e wo r ld. B lack wo o d ’s S c rew D o c k Th i s s tr u c tu re wa s built by Jo h n B lack wo o d bet ween 18 89 and 18 93 . I t was u s ed to f aci l i t ate t he cle a ni ng a nd repair o f sh ip s an d was co m m andeered by the B r itis h N av y du r ing Wor l d Wa r 1 1 for the s e pur po ses. Even t h o ugh it is no l o ng er in ac tive u s e, it is the l as t rem a i n i n g fa c i li t y of i ts t y pe in t h e wo r ld.

R ound H ous e A rem ar k abl y des igned res idence l o c ate d o n B ay Street, ac ro s s the ro ad f ro m the St. Pat r i c k ' s R o m an Catho l ic C hu rc h.

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S p i r i t B ond O ne o f s everal w har f s ide bu il ding s th at, d ur i n g co l o nial tim es, was u s ed fo r s to r ing r u m a n d o t h e r by-pro du c ts o f s u g ar. N o te its dis tinc t i ve b r i c kwo r k w hic h is co m po s ed o f bal l as t br i c k s t h at were u s ed o n s ea ves s el s to k eep them i n t h e water.

Cava ns La n e 1 9th Centu r y wareho u s es now u s ed fo r o t h e r p urpo s es. The tho ro u g hf are in s o u ther n Br i d g e tow n l eads to the s cenic Pier head and S c rew D o c k .

St. Pat r i c ks R oma n Cat ho l i c C hurc h The o r iginal c hu rc h was bu il t bet ween 1 84 0 a d 1 8 4 8 and co ns ec rated in 1 85 0. I t was des troyed by f i re i n J u l y 18 97 . I t was q u ic k l y rebu il t and reo pe n e d i n Jun e 1 89 9. The C hu rc h was m ade a f u l l Cathedra l i n M a rc h 1 97 0 w hen a new dio ces e co m pr is ing B r id g e tow n , B ar bado s and K ing s tow n, St. Vincent was c re ate d. c hapel fo r the l o c al g ar r is o n.

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o s t of u s, i f no t all o f us h ave h ad t h e ex p e r i e n ce or k now so meo n e wh o makes pu rcha s e s onli ne. M a ny o f us h ave seen t h e sto r ies of b l o g g e r s who m ake six f igures fo r t h eir f am il ie s t hrou gh the i r on lin e wo r k . Or wh at abo u t tho s e fa mous you tub ers wit h millio n s o f su b sc r i b e r s buy i ng the ir latest h o use? Th e list o f ex a m p le s c an go on, but t h e co n clusio n is f ir m , there i s mone y to be made in t h e o n lin e m ar k et.

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s a mi lle nni al, th is h as b eco me a n o r m a nd t h ere are s i gns o f it in t h e Car ib bean .

What i s your favor i te I n st agram sto re? Fo r ma ny s ma ll re tai le r s in B ar b ado s, I n st agram and o t he r onli ne s ocial media are ways used to d i sp l ay the i r produc t s an d sales are made th ro u g h de li ve r i e s. Fo r many est ab lish ed co m pa ni es, Face book adver t isin g is so met h in g that is i nve ste d i n re gular ly an d we all h ave reac hed a p o i nt w he re whe n we want to f in d o ut in fo rmat i o n abou t a bus in ess we do a quick go o g l e s e arc h .

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o w hy have n’t we in t h e Car ibb ean t ap ped into t hi s a bund ance o f wealt h . R ecent ly it wa s a nnou nce d that Jef f B ezo s, t h e fo un der o f Am a zon, ove r too k B ill G ates to beco me the wo r l d ’s r i c he s t ma n temp o rar ily. Even if we co ns i d er

B il l G ates w ho bec am e the wo r l d ’s r ich e s t m an thro u g h the co -fo u nding o f the M i c ro s o f t Co r po ratio n. The digital ag e has m ad e i t s m a r k o n eco no m ies g l o bal l y. O ne o f the m a j o r p ro b l em s that ’s pro hibits Car ibbean bu s in e s s e s f ro m grow ing to the s ize o f l arg e m eg a co r p o rat i o n s is the s ize o f the Car ibbean m ar k et. Th ro ug h t h e inter net co m panies c an reac h m il l io n s o f p o te n tial c u s to m er s.

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eyo nd reac hing m il l io ns o f peo pl e l e t ’s fo c u s o n o u r ow n regio nal peo pl es. We d e s e r ve the co nvenience o f o nl ine s ho pping. We d e s e r ve s am e day del iver ies and it ’s tim e we ex p e c t and pu s h fo r m o re f ro m entities w ithi n o ur regio n. Fo r this to f u nc tio n ef f ic ientl y m a ny o ther entities m u s t pl ay a par t. Fo r ex a m p l e, t h e co s t and l eng th o f tim e l o c al co u r ier s t a k e to del iver g o o ds w ithin the regio n is o n e h ug e bar r ier. Cy ber s afet y is ano ther co nce r n fo r o nl ine s ho pper s and this m ay req u ire a n ex te n s io n o f the du ties o f o rg anizatio ns s uc h a s t h e Fair-Trading Co m m is s io n.

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a ny of u s prob ably fo llow t h at o n e p er s o n wh o i sn’t ne ce s s ar i ly a celeb r it y t h ey just h ave a l o t o f so ci a l me d i a fo llowers. Po ssibly b eca u s e o f the i r co nte nt or the ir sk ills in mak eup, f ash io n o r p ho to gra phy. I n moder n t imes celeb r it ies do n’t on l y co m e from m ovies an d televisio n sh ows, the y ’re you tube r s, blo ggers an d anyo n e with a l a rg e e nough “followin g.” Th ese p erso n s are so m e t i m e s name d i n f luen cers, in t h e B ar ba do s S e t h B ove ll may be regarded as an “in f luencer.”

H is p o p ular i t y ha s allowed h im to be in advertise m ents for m ajor co mpan ies. However, a s a Ca r i b b e an re gi on we h ave n o t t ap ped into the p owe r o f s oc i a l me dia in f luen ce. I n t h e US inf l u e n ce r s m ay re ce i ve f ree p ro duc t s to sh are w ith thei r group, the y re ceive o pp o r t un it ies simil ar to S e t h B ove ll but i t do esn’t app ear in t h e Ca r i b b e an that we use in f luen ce to it s f ull po tentia l u nle ss we’re ma r ket in g a fete.

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h ey ’re m any ways in wh ich t h e Car ib be an c an ca p i t a l i s e on onli ne media, it do esn’t t ake ro c k et sc ie n ce. We have youn g millen n ial graduates f ro m o u r Uni ve r s i ti es wh o h ave ideas an d w ho want to i nnovate. I n t h e Car ibb ean t h o se w ith the m o n ey a nd power n eed to see it as a val u a b le se c tor and be mo re willin g to invest. I n the Ca r i b b ean we’re a lways late to t h e develo p m ent pa r t y, b ut i t ’s be tte r late t h an n ever. We ca n c ho o s e to c ha nge or be fo rced to wh en in t he f u tu re o l de r me thods o f busin ess are o bso l ete.

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Leav i ng t h e sk i n o n , c h o p t h e gi n g e r i nto sm al l pieces.

C ho p li m e w i t h r i n d i nto sm al l c h u n k s.

I n a b len d e r, p u t m o re gi n g e r t h an l i m e an d add enough water to b e ab l e to b l e n d i t. Taste t h e m i x t u re a s you go a nd a d d m o re l i m e o r gi n g e r as n e e d e d.

St ra i n t h e m i x t u re t h ro u g h a si e ve i nto a b ow l a nd s q ueeze re m ai n i n g j u i ce f ro m t h e p u l p.

I n t h e b l e n d e r ad d p e p p e rco r n s an d su g ar, t h e n retur n t h e s t ra i n e d l i qu i d to t h e b l e n d e r an d b l e n d u ntil s m o o t h.

O n ce more st rai n t h e m i x t u re t h ro u g h a si e ve into a s a ucep an .

H eat t he sau ce p an an d b r i n g t h e l i qu i d to t h e boil. As s o o n a s t h e l i q u i d h as re ac h e d b o i l i n g p o i nt t a k e it off t h e h eat an d al l ow to co o l.

Po ur li q u i d ove r i ce an d ad d a l i t t l e co l d wate r a nd d r i n k!

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2 c ups r ice ( l o n g gra i n ed o r medi u m var iet y) 1⁄ 4 c up gro u n d n u t o i l o r 1⁄4 cu p o l i ve oil 1⁄ 2 ta b l e s p o o n bu tter 1 te a spo o n d r i e d t hy me, i f u si n g f resh 2 t b sp would b e p er fec t 1⁄ 4 te as p o o n cu r r y powder ( o pti o n a l ) 1 o n io n , s l ice d 1 ce l e r y, d i ce d 1 gre e n p e p p e r, di ced ( remove th e se ed s & white st uff ) 2 - 3 g ar l ic cl oves ( a s per ta ste) 1 c u p c h ick e n brea st, di ced n o t cooked p referab ly, o m it i f ve ga n

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IN STRUCTION S Add o i l an d b utter in a heat resis ta n ce po t, th en a dd th e c h ic k en breast, papr ik a, caye nne, o nio n, cel er y, green pepper, ga r l ic a n d gin ger. S a uté for abou t 3 mi n u te s.

Ad d t he c ho p ped c a r ro t s n ex t a n d s a uté fo r a m in ute w ith l i ttle salt.

Ad d the to m ato pa ste, to m ato es a l o n g w ith c ur r y powder, bay leaf & thym e. Coo k u ntil to m ato es g et s l ightl y s o f t. Fo r a bo ut 3 m in utes unti l you s e e th e oi l g e t ting red. Then a dd frozen veggies. . Add th e r ice n ex t. S auté for an othe r 2 mi n u tes o r so.

Ad d 3 c u p s o f veg eta b l e s to c k /water, bo uil l o n c ube, required salt, clos e t h e li d and co o k u ntil 9 0 % co o k ed, fo r a bo ut 30 m in utes.

All ow the r ice to co ntin ue co o k in g until th e r ice is s o f t. I f i t i s not dr y at t h i s p oi nt, then sw itc h t he h eat to l ow to a l l ow it to dr y th e excess water wi t h o u t m a k ing the r ice muc h s o f ter.

I f r i ce is stil l l il ha rd, a dd 1/4 c up water a n d cover w ith fo i l, whi ch will al l ow v i t to stea m t hro u g h. Ch ec k ba c k at 5 m in a n d I t s h o ul d be read y.

You want you r r ice no t to o so f t.

G ar nish w it h c il a ntro / pa r s l ey a n d s er ve.

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G regor y Bl ackett is BB Biz Net wor k , a venture based in Bar bados “Creating Business Net wor ks through S ocial M edia”. He’s shif ted careers from retail bank ing and technology suppor t to business development utilizing social media and digital mar keting as effec tive business tools.

The first local holder of the Cit y and Guilds Diploma in S ocial M edia for Business, he’s passionate about tak ing the concept of ‘social media for business’ to the nex t level in Bar bados and across the Car ibbean.

Through his wovr k with Advantage Car ibbean I nstitute Ltd he helps th e local and regional corporate and small business communities develop and empower their employees through lear ning.

Their wide range of training mater ial is available to individuals seek ing to build their cur rent k nowledge base or develop new sk illsets.

Gregor y is a cer tified PADI rescue diver with over t went y years of exper ience, a home chef, and amateur photographer

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