Barbados

Immerse, History, People, Sports, Barbados

Everton Weekes (1925–2020) | Icon

Owen Arthur on the Barbadian cricket legend, third of “the Three Ws”

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Literature, People, Barbados

Kamau Brathwaite (1930–2020) | Icon

On his ninetieth birthday, 11 May, 2020, Kelly Baker Josephs explains the groundbreaking influence of the late Barbadian poet and scholar, perennially ahead of his time. An online exclusive

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Arrive, Travel, Barbados

Bathsheba, Barbados | Bucket list

World-class surfing and dramatic scenery are in ample supply on the island’s rugged Atlantic coast

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Embark, Film and Television, Literature, People, Barbados

Q&A with Lisa Harewood | Screenshots (September/October 2019)

Barbadian filmmaker Lisa Harewood talks about her new virtual reality project exploring families separated by migration

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Arrive, Travel, Barbados

Five days in Barbados | Destination

Heading to Barbados? Of course you’ll hit the beach. But there’s much more to this island of twenty-one by fourteen miles — as this itinerary compiled by Shelly-Ann Inniss makes clear. Get ready for adventures on the hiking trail, underground, on a historic railway — and that’s just to start

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Immerse, People, Barbados

Sir Hilary Beckles: “I’m aware of how fragile the Caribbean is” | Own words

Sir Hilary Beckles, Barbadian historian, cricket enthusiast, and UWI vice chancellor, on his intellectual formation, the role of a Caribbean university, and the moral imperative of slavery reparations — as told to Shelly-Ann Inniss

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Immerse, Arts and Architecture, People, Barbados

Adam Patterson: barbed beauty | Closeup

For Barbadian artist Adam Patterson, masquerade and performance are mediums for challenging Caribbean stereotypes, writes Shereen Ann Ali

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