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A scenic City walk

How timely it has been for me to have just finished reading Morris Greenidge’s Bridgetown Barbados – A Walking Tour !

British sailors rowing to Barbados capsize in North Atlantic

A group of British sailors are adrift in a life raft in the North Atlantic after their rowing boat capsized, the coastguard said on Monday night.

VIDEO: Adventurer rescued during record bid

Scottish adventurer Mark Beaumont is rescued after his boat capsizes during his attempt to row from Morocco to Barbados.

History and heritage

In recent times there has been an explosion of interest in aspects of Barbadian history and heritage enhancing our collective knowledge, redounding to the national good.

PEP COLUMN: Who are the real revolutionaries?

If there had been a CNN or a BBC 350 years ago – in 1652 – Barbados would have been the leading international news story of the day.