Competition is bad…at least for CBC apparently

So as a cultural observer (and someone with an unused, government paid-for degree in the cultural industries) I was very excited by the Barbados PM’s announcement earlier this week that the long-mooted Festivals and Events Bureau would be taking over running of the Crop-Over festival from next year. This is to allow the NCF to focus [...]

The Jamaican dichotomy…an American analogy

Jamaica is the most conservative island in the Caribbean.
Sounds pretty rich coming from a Bajan doesn’t it? Considering that Barbados is usually considered the most conservative island in the Caribbean, ‘little England’ and all that.
But really it’s Jamaica even though it is considered the most radical and outspoken island in the region. But JA in [...]