Diaspora Corner
Barbadians who live abroad navigate to BU to share experiences, search for news about what is happening on the Rock.
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Barbados Underground
Bringing News and Opinions to the People
Barbadians who live abroad navigate to BU to share experiences, search for news about what is happening on the Rock.
The blogmaster welcomes you!
Sweet song by Lill Rick
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Oh Air Canada,
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/scariest-time-of-my-life-another-woman-left-alone-on-empty-air-canada-plane-1.4484381
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” According to Travelweek, Kawhi was offered a free luxury vacation to Barbados earlier this month by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. if he signed on with the Raptors for another season.
Peter Meyers, Director of BTMI in Canada told Travelweek: “We couldn’t think of a better way to share Barbados’ love for Toronto and the entire country. Kawhi truly deserves the Barbados experience and we look forward to welcoming him post-season.”
https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/fun-guy-kawhi-spotted-wearing-blue-jays-jersey-in-barbados
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FACT CHECK
” A tourism board spokeswoman for BTMI Canada shared on Friday that Leonard did not accept the offer of a free trip and it was a personal vacation rather than a sponsorship. Though they made it clear the offer still stands if he returns to the Raptors.
https://sportsnaut.com/2019/06/kawhi-leonard-took-barbados-trip-without-sponsorship/
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TAX
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Barbados Water Authority (BWA) workers have declared they want to see chairperson Leodeane Worrell gone.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/07/02/waters-woe/
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During the first political meeting of the People’s Party for Democracy and and Development (PdP), Atherley accused Prime Minister Mia Mottley of implicitly suggesting that he was not valued as a sitting member of the ruling party.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/07/02/atherley-pm-didnt-want-me/
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Breaking news
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/us/southern-california-earthquake/index.html
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O Canada ! Our politicians are so nice.
” Ontario Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister Lisa MacLeod has apologized to Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk after reportedly calling him a “piece of s–t” and a “f—ing loser” at a Rolling Stones concert on Saturday.”
https://globalnews.ca/news/5466440/lisa-macleod-apologizes-eugene-melnyk/
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Home
https://pages.pagesuite.com/e/a/ea9cef58-5773-4cad-ad68-a939cfb13e9f/page.pdf
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African music.
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1 July 1863 marked freedom for the Surinamese from slavery. Nowhere is that more celebrated than in Amsterdam, home to a thriving Surinamese community and host to the Keti Koti Festival.
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my girl singing a Ri Ri song.
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Cricket in Canada
https://tickets.gt20.ca/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImpfPtPzE4wIVVNXVCh18LwdpEAEYASAAEgJAkfD_BwE
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Controversial ?
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You
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Dalton Harris is super talented.
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Foul Bay community enjoying the beach.
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TVO
https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/the-superfood-chain
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Thanks Hants.
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Historical event.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/first-black-police-officer-1.5223087
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Wish I was there.
http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/240959/thousands-party-botanical-gardens
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Action Time Again
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Barbadians are invited to submit designs for the Freedom of Barbados Award, which will be the highest national honour after the National Hero Award.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/07/28/submit-designs-for-freedom-of-barbados-award/
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@Hants
Barbadians will have no excuse if people they see as deserving are not tossed into the selection process.
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Toronto.
https://www.cp24.com/now
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Smooth grove..
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For my fellow Diasporeans.
https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/241079/live-streaming-republic-bank-grand-kadooment
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President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, left Barbados yesterday evening in fine style, just as he had arrived on Wednesday.
Nice photo.
https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/241170/kenyatta-bids-barbados-goodbye
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One of the best by Sparrow. The arrangement is awesome.
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Bajans in the GTA. Time to fete!
https://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/images/festivals/2019/barbados/BOTW%202019%20Programme.pdf
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https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1752621
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Farewell Paule Marshall
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@Sargeant
Up there with James Baldwin.
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@David
I hope you read the link in the article titled “From the Poets in the Kitchen”
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Just a comment…
Was able to access the “Hants Corner” easily this time. Any changes that were made behind the scene are working.
Somewhat surprise that I knew nothing of Paule Marshall.
Would like to believe the reason is because I am outside of Barbados but this beggars the question “Is her name a household word in Barbados?”
Now I am doing catch-up and in probably the worst way possible “any recommendations”?
Thanks Sargeant …
Thanks to Hants who populates this area of BU
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@Sargeant
Not seeing that link with that label.
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@David
Here you go
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Thanks Sargeant!
A wonderful essay that pays homage to the gender that rocks the cradle.
So many references in the piece to resonate with some of us that grew up in a home from an almost forgotten era.
Those value that anchor us even in the test of ties.
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Oh! Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/refugee-immigration-mother-son-separated-barbados-1.5254947
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@Sargeant
Interesting story It clearly outlines two possible approaches applying fr humanitarian consideration and refugee status.
Her claim is reminiscent of how some Trinidadians would apply for refugee status in Canada.
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Storm coming. Hopefully lots of rain.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?start#contents
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@Hants
It looks to be tracking North of Barbados.
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