New Year’s Eve events in Barbados 2014

New Year’s Eve, known in Barbados as ‘Old Year’s Night’, is another popular occasion and reason to celebrate. There are numerous ways that Barbadians ring in the New Year such as attending midnight mass, dining out at a restaurant, partying at one of the many fetes being held, staying at home and having a drink […]

The Right Way to Charter Yachts!

Vacation doesn’t have to be about overcrowded beaches and uncontrollable parties. You can find peace and solitude while being in complete command of your vacation if you choose to charter a yacht. (Contact a Specialist) Charter yachts frequently dock at popular spots in the Caribbean, and they provide guests with the private setting that most […]

Comparative Costs Of Historic Barbados Building Refurbishment Projects

Introduction There is a strong, pervasive and long standing belief in Barbados that repairing and restoring old buildings is much more costly than building anew. The phrase “Throwing good money after bad” is often heard, when decisions have to be made about old buildings that have been badly neglected. (Some of this misperception relates simply […]

Food & Wine and Rum Festival 2013

Many Barbadians are eagerly anticipating the Food & Wine and Rum Festival 2013 event, which takes place from November 22nd until November 25th, at various venues including Lion Castle, The Hilton and The Cliff. Here is a list of some of the celebrity chefs, wine experts and mixologists that you should expect to see (IF […]

Update your space by Love Design Barbados

Here’s how to update your space and make it more “pretty” without breaking the bank… In reality we cannot all afford a fabulous interior designer to design our homes or update a space when we get bored of it and let us face it eventually we will get tired of looking at the same thing […]

Build it or Buy it in Barbados?

There are a number of important decisions involved in the home ownership process. The most important is always: Do I buy an existing home or build my dream house? There are clear benefits to both but also several obvious disadvantages. Whether buying or building, one still has to take into consideration location. Ensure that the […]

25th Barbados International Game Fishing tournament

This is the 25th year for the Barbados International Game Fishing Tournament which is held at Port St. Charles. Over 200 anglers from Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, North & South America compete with regional anglers to land Blue Marlin, Yellow Fin Tuna and Wahoo at this exciting annual competition.    The tournament runs from […]

Top Gear Festival in Barbados

This year is the first year that Top Gear Festival will make its Americas debut and hosted in Barbados!   The festival will be held at the newly renovated Bushy Park Circuit in the parish of St. Philip on May 17 -18, 2014. Top Gear Festival in Barbados will feature an inspiring line up of […]

Products of Barbados Sugar Cane

Not only is Barbados sugar cane used to make sugar but also molasses and rum! MOLASSES To make molasses, Barbados sugar cane is harvested and stripped of leaves. Its juice is extracted usually by cutting, crushing or mashing. The juice is boiled to concentrate it, promoting sugar crystallization. The result of this first boiling is […]

Harvesting Sugar Cane and how Barbados sugar is made

Twelve to sixteen months after the sugar cane has been planted, it is ready to be harvested. Sugar cane was mainly harvested by hand until mechanisation was introduced to the island. Manually a worker could cut 5 tons of cane daily, a machine can cut up to 300 tons daily. The machine cuts the cane […]