A portal to show ‘bajan’ popular style and ‘bajan’ influences that have impacted the world.
Bajans Overseas
A portal to cater for bajans in the diaspora. Main aim to number bajans living outside Barbados in the UK and the entire diapora.
Barbados – Minister for Foreign Affairs Addresses General Debate, 71st Session
Bajan Heritage
A portal to show videos of past achievements that were critical to Barbados’s development and also show past bajan local indigenous music and genuine local cultural events.
Heritage Videos
First Independence ceremony 1966
Ceremony held on the Garrison Savannah in 1966 and in Bridgetown
Opening of the Deep water Harbour
1961 by Sir Grantley Adams
Opening of the legislature 1951
First after Universal Adult Suffrage
Knighting of Sir Garfield Sobers in 1975
First and only time, this was done outside of Buckingham palace and in front of the masses.
2nd Prime Minister of Barbados known as ‘Tom Adams ‘
Official name Jon Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams , 1976-1985 footage of debates in the Barbados Parliament.
Tom Adams again
First Prime Minister of Barbados
Errol Barrow debating in parliament
Early education
Teaching methods in Barbados in the 1970’s
Introduction of school meals in Barbados
Official opening of school meals department 1974 by Lloyd Erskine Sandiford – then Minister of Education now Sir.
Description of an aided self help housing schemes in Barbados
At Clnketts, St.Lucy and Bay housing estate Bayville , St.Michael.
NIFCA
NIFCA 1986
Video footage compliments of ‘National Cultural Foundation’
Gospel Alive 1986
Video footage compliments of ‘National Cultural Foundation’
Crop Over Barbados
June in Barbados 01
Video footage compliments of the Barbados Government Information Service.
Plantation fair
Crop over official opening
Video footage compliments of the Barbados Government Information Service.
Donkey cart parade
Video footage compliments of the Barbados Government Information Service.
Bajan Local music
Vintage Gabby
Video footage compliments of ‘National Cultural Foundation’
Jazz festival 1986
Bajan Great Sportsmen
A portal to show videos of interviews with great bajan sportspeople who have attained world status and also show videos of ‘ bajan’ sports achievement at the world level.
Bajan Cricket Greats
Sir Garfield Sobers
Greatest all-rounder cricket has ever seen.
Sir Everton Weekes
Last of the remaining 3 W’s cricket legends still living, :(Sir Clyde Walcott &Sir Frank Worrell)
Joel Garner
Joel ‘Big Bird’ Garner fearsome ‘bajan’ fast bowler played for West Indies 1977-1987 .One of the world’s greatest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen.
Bajan Athletes and Other Sport Greats
Ryan Braithwaite
Barbados only gold medalists at World athletic championship – Berlin 2009
Video footage compliments ‘CBC TV ‘
Obadele Thompson
Barbados only Olympic medalists thus far bronze at 2000 Sydney olympics
Video footage compliments ‘CBC TV ‘
Bajan Comedy
A portal to show videos of local ‘bajan’ comedy from the island