Lashawna Griffith News Today

Christine Barrow was the top entrant in the 26th Frank Collymore Literary Endowment competition for her prose fiction work, “Rainbow Window.

The NIFCA Theatre Arts Finals provides a canvass on which some of this country’s seasoned and emerging actors, poets, spoken word artists…

If Minister of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment Charles Griffith gets his way, more community groups will be involved in the activities put on by the parish independence committees. Faced with dwindling attendance at the Spirit of the Nation Show held this year on November 19 at the Wildey Gymnasium, and arguably a lack of participation from people in the various activities staged by the 11 committees, he told The …

Whilst the ripple effects of this move may take time to be fully felt. but lashawnas message is one of pride. republic day has begun. we have painted new areas and given birth to the reshaping of our society, reclaiming our sovereignty, reclaiming our cultural identity, knowing this is who we are. how young barbadians view themselves and look back at this moment years from now will be the most crucial part of the story of a nation thats fought hard to stand tall on its own. the fashion designer ...

Debates on whether to remove colonial symbols like this statue of lord nelson remain a hot topic. what did it used to look like? alex downes campaigned last year for the monument to be removed from national hero square, once known as trafalgar square. we took down the statue to symbolise, look, this is in the heart of barbados. we are taking down the statue. and now were going to become a republic. so its all part of the process. its not a debate. the natural scenery of this island remains the s...

With a complex history think. links to the countrys past can be found all over the island. this is where slave ships once docked. barbados was built and sustained on the backs of enslaved africans. 183a was the year slavery formally came to an end, but barbados remained a british colony. despite gaining its independence in 1966, the queen has remained the queen of the island. but thats about to change. the country is about to get its first president, a barbadian. travelling around, i hear how co...

In 1966, the queen has remained the queen of the island. but thats about to change. the country is about to get its first president, a barbadian. travelling around, i hear how covid has affected tourism and the economy, but some still have strong opinions about going republic. we need to be free. like this family and their friends. lashawna griffith is a poet. she feels strongly about becoming a republic. i believe becoming a republic is to cut our colonial ties. in the last 55 years, you know, ...