Live in Barbados

Virgin Atlantic confident with additional flights to Barbados planned.

Virgin Atlantic is adding flights to the Caribbean from next year in a further sign of airlines’ confidence of a recovery in the recession-hit industry.

From October 2011, Virgin Atlantic is boosting its Caribbean capacity by 20 per cent to nearly 22,000 weekly seats, with extra flights to Barbados, Cuba, Tobago and Grenada.

via Virgin Atlantic’s growth plans signal uplift in airline industry confidence – Business News, Business – The Independent.

BPL Facebook fans and Twitter followers are offered the chance to win a free lunch for two courtesy of BPL and Cassareep Cafe.

All you need to do to enter the free lunch giveaway is become a Facebook fan, Twitter follower or both. If you’re already a fan and follower, then tell your friends to increase your chance of winning a free meal. The winning fan or follower will be selected at random a month from now. Good luck!

The Cassareep Cafe is located on the beach opposite Courts in Speightstown. Lunch is served daily Monday to Saturday. Wine, fine Italian coffee, smoothies, rotis, grilled fish & chicken, salads and wraps can be consumed on a deck inches from the blue waters of the Caribbean sea. It’s how Caribbean dining should be done – on the beach! Cassareep also serves delicious daily specials, so check to see what’s available on the day.

Cassareep Cafe

The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported late Monday that Hurricane Danielle is continuing to gather strength and could become a major hurricane by late Tuesday.

The storm is still far away from any inhabited areas, but forecast models show it could threaten the popular tourist island of Bermuda by the end of the week.

via Hurricane Danielle growing stronger – Chicago International Travel | Examiner.com.

He might be his Baby – but Justin Bieber’s dad looked more like his big brother as they posed for these photos on holiday in Barbados.

In one, the pint-sized pop star was dwarfed as he stood next to a surfboard, while he and his dad made street gestures to the camera.

via Justin Bieber dwarfed by surfboard on beach next to dad Jeremy Bieber | Mail Online.

Jamaica’s circuit- racing team will leave the island this Wednesday for the second leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) which gets under way in Barbados next Saturday.

Jamaica Gleaner News – Drivers gear up for Bdos meet – Auto – Sunday | August 22, 2010.

There are already many tourist guide websites for Barbados, but Barbados Guide is a new one that has just come to our attention, although it seems to have been operating for some time.

The Barbados Guide is your comprehensive guide to “Little England” – one of the most diverse islands in the Caribbean. From influence of British forebears to the shopping and nightlife that make it famous, learn more about the hidden gem that is Barbados.

I really like the home page on this website as a lot of the information is available at-a-glance.

It seems like there are a lot of new advertising opportunities here in Barbados. Bajan Sun has just come to our attention offering local advertising options online and in print.

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The Bajan Sun

The Barbados economy is still sound and its safety net effectively strengthened and the medium term fiscal strategy targets are by and large being met. Prime Minister David Thompson gave this assurance on Thursday during an address to the nation.

via Caribbean Net News: Barbados economy is sound, says PM.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados BGIS — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Barbados from June 6-10 to participate in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) and consult with our regional partners on issues of shared interest.

Clinton is scheduled to visit Barbados June 9-10, 2010, where she will meet with Caribbean foreign ministers and government leaders.

via Caribbean Net News: US Secretary of State Clinton to visit Barbados for multi-lateral meetings.

Freedom is not enough, new democracies also need economic growth to mature.

THE violence tearing apart Jamaica, a democratic state, raises serious questions not only about its government’s capacity to provide basic security but, more broadly and disturbingly, the link between violence and democracy itself.

The specific causes of the turmoil are well known. For decades political leaders have used armed local gangs to mobilize voters in their constituencies; the gangs are rewarded with the spoils of power, in particular housing and employment contracts they can dole out. Opposition leaders counter with their own gangs, resulting in chronic violence during election seasons.

via Op-Ed Contributor – Jamaica’s Bloody Democracy – NYTimes.com.