One of the most stirring speeches in Barbados after Clement Payne’s “Today is a Funny Night” from the July 1937 Riots, would be Errol Barrow’s “Mirror Image” speech where he seeks for the listener to interpret accurately as to how Barbados is portrayed to the world at large, but while he did refer to immigration it was Bajans as export not receiving immigrants that was his main concern.

Zimbabwe held their nerve to steal an enthralling last ball thriller and win by two runs against West Indies in the First Digicel ODI at the Guyana National Stadium. They have shocked the Windies and taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match Digicel Series.

With 15 runs needed from the final over with Nikita Miller on strike, the Jamaican smashed a six from the first ball and followed up with a four to leave five runs to get from four deliveries. He took a single next ball and Dwayne Smith was on strike. Smith then essayed a wild and mighty blow, missed and was bowled. After the ill-advised shot, four runs were then required from two balls.

What was the former Mutual Bank in Barbados became Butterfield Bank in the late 90’s, not many folk realised immediately that it was the franchise of a Bermuda based fiscal service. Like the erstwhile Shakey’s restaurant (which, like MacDonald’s here  in Barbados, also did not last too long), this was a branch organisation which managed to slip under the radar of ‘Franchise Watchdogs of Barbados,’ i.e. the Unions and local counterparts.

Well, according to the Bermuda Sun, as one President opts for retirement and another assumes the mantle of leading the group, it appears to be trouble in Paradise as a loss of hundreds of millions is recorded and seeks a bailout close to half a billion dollars from abroad, and one of First Caribbean International’s parent companies is part of the stimulus initiative;-