Grenada is a volcanic island of 90,000 people that is a major producer of nutmeg, cloves and other spices. Its known as the “Spice Island”. On Tuesday 7th September 2004 Grenada was was struck by Hurricane Ivan (a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale). For nearly 12 hours the island was subjected to storm …
Hurricane Ivan 2004 – Emergency radio service in Grenada Read More »
Barbados and Trinidad both had teams competing at the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. Both teams were knocked out in the qualifier round. That didn’t matter. It was just a joy to see Barbados and Trinidad competing on the international stage. The Bajan team were a mixture of local boys and British boys whose parents or …
Bajan & Trini sports ambassadors – HK Sevens, March 2014 Read More »
One Night in a Calypso Tent Crop Over circa 1988. Imagine a gymnasium, standing room only with Untouchables, RPB, Bumba, Duke Check-e.d. Shirt WBB, Ras Iley, Miss B, De Devil, Prince Yellow pouring out sweet Calypso and Ragga Soca. Mac Fingall as M.C. keeping it hot between each performer. The audience enjoying every moment. Ready …
Ben’s Spring is one of the fresh water springs that flow from the base of the upper coral rock terrace that make up the centre of the island. These coral rocks were the first to rise above the sea 1 to 2 million years ago. In 1860 the Barbados Government decided that it was time …
The High Altitude Research Project (HARP) space gun was set up at Paragon just to the east of the runway of what was then Seawell Airport – the brainchild of Canadian ballistics scientist Dr. Gerald Bull and jointly funded by McGill University, Canada and the USA Army Research and Development Center. The HARP project was …
High Altitude Research Project (HARP) 1962 – 1967 Read More »
The Kensington Oval in Barbados is one of the world’s famous cricket grounds and every cricketer wants to play test cricket there. Many a historic match took place on the Mecca as it was called. For many years I organised a group of 10 to 20 friends when England, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India or South Africa …
The land between Foursquare to the East, Lower Greys to the West, Carrington to the North and Woodbourne to the South is known as the Woodbourne Valley. It is mostly flat land with good soil that has been in agriculture for more than 300 years. During the dry season the soil is dry allowing for …
Waitukubli (pronounced Y 2K BULI) is the name that the Carib people called a rugged volcanic island long before 1493 when Christopher Columbus visited on his second voyage. Today we call this mountainous island Dominica. I have visited Dominica three times. The flight from Barbados is a short one, and the landing at Melville Hall …
