Ordrick Samuel, also know as Jicky or Montgomery, operates the MRS Radio Station from his home. He broadcasts from speakers on his roof on Monday to Saturday at 6.30 am to 7.15 am and when necessary in the afternoon. He provides Barbudans with general news, village information, notices, and birthdays. Every Tuesday morning Elder Mills broadcasts religious thoughts and music. Every Friday morning Pastor Ralph Payton of the Seventh Day Adventist Church advises on marriage education. MRS Radio also features guest DJs. Jicky can be contacted on 460 0087 within Antigua and Barbuda.
We carry the latest news as it happens in Barbuda. Moreover we feature forthcoming events anywhere in the world, for example family reunions or graduations. Use the contact us form to provide information about your activity and we will include it here.
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The William Cody Kelly Pre-School held its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2005. The girls and boys wore purple gowns and caps, with amber collars to be presented with their certificates by Courtney Burton, the guest speaker. Elaine Teague gave the supervisor's remarks and Frédérique Bonfils spoke on behalf of the parents. The Class of 2005, 35 girls and boys, will enter Kindergarten in September 2005.
Read about the support given to the Pre-School by the Coco Point Fund.
All livestock owners are invited to a meeting of the livestock co-operative to be held at the Barbuda Council Hall at 7 pm. The meeting is to set-up and register the co-operative. All owners are requested to make a special effort to attend.
The Infants Department is holding its annual registration and assessment of students for the next academic year 2005-2006. Registration is from 9 am to 12 noon. Prospective students must reach the age of five on or before 31 March 2006 to be eligible for acceptance.
Parents should bring their child's birth certificate, health card, and pre-school report.
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The road developments have begun with a road leading from Madison Square to the new secondary school at Indigo. The new road starts between the People's Church Road and J & J Snackette. It is narrow until it passes the east fence of the Walbrook's yard, becomes quite wide as it goes by Everett Thomas's house and stables, and narrows again as it reaches the new secondary school at Indigo Well.
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The Barbuda Council has ordered a tarmac-making machine from Japan, when this arrives the road will be paved.
Cloudiness and waves are coming off the African coast, but are no cause for concern at the moment. The Leeward Islands will be affected overnight by a weak tropical wave which is approaching the Windward Islands. We can expect brief occasional showers. The forecast for the next few days is more on the sunny side.
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Three talented craft makers, Rose Brooks, Grace Evadne, and Diana Yearwood held an exhibition in the school hall on Friday morning. They have been working together as a group only since April, but in that time they have produced a wide range of excellent art and craft items as seen in the photos above and below. The tea towels were made by Rose's school students, who also sanded down the wood for the cups and calabashes.
Their art and craft will be exhibited again on 30 June in the Zabeth Handicraft Centre. Rose, Grace, and Diana will possibly be taking over part of this building to establish an art and craft shop and museum. They are visiting old folks to collect items of interest and photos from days gone by, and already have flat irons, pots, and yabbas. They will sell Barbudan drinks and snacks from the centre.
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Lt Col Clyde walker announced that police had arrested 30 illegal immigrants, 15 women and 15 men, from Haiti. One man escaped, but was captured later. The Haitians had come ashore at Coral Group Bay from an unidentified vessel. They were transported to the police station by the school bus, which was escorted by the police jeep. The Haitians were taken to Antigua, where they were examined by the Chief Medical Officer and found to be in good health. The women are being held at Cape Blizzard and the men at the Immigration Department prior to deportation to Dominica.
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Yesterday and today rain fell in Barbuda. On both days the rain started just after dawn (about 5.45 am) and fell very heavily (with thunder and lightning on Friday) until about 11 am, when it became an English drizzle. Water-starved gardens and trees are already showing signs of growth; the Flamboyant tree, west of the Post Office, has burst into flower. Meanwhile the animals are attempting to avoid the water and mud. The rain is affecting the north and eastern Caribbean from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago. A tropical wave will enter the area this evening bringing more showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Looking to be poetry in motion. Well look no more! Devon Warner, Averlyn Thomas, and Theress Parker have formed a drama group. They are looking for 12 to 16 talented performers who sing and act. To be part of this production contact them on 724 8884 and 460 0077.
A sitting of the Magistrate's Court will be held on Monday 6, Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8, and Thursday 9 June. The proceedings start at 9 am daily in the Council Hall.
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In May and June every year students are taking exams. Here school students and members of the community are taking their CXC exams in the Education Centre of the Barbuda Pentecostal Church. The left photo shows Hudson Walbrook, Farrah Harris, Stephanie Harris, Naketa Walker, and Kazim Thomas, of this year's Form V, sitting maths. Asha Frank, revising for GCSEs in her garden in the UK, was in Form 3 with these students. Asha left Barbuda in summer 2003 to further her education in England. She is taking 11 GCSEs and plans to take English language and literature, French, and history at AS and advanced level. Good luck Asha from all your friends in Barbuda.
Asha sends best wishes to her friends in the Form 3 of 2003. Her thoughts are with those students in Barbuda and to Ashley King in the USA and Andronette Marshall in Antigua.
Barbudans are busy checking roofs and shutters and cutting overhanging branches as this year's hurricane season begins.
Once a storm is named it is classified as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds from 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph). A hurricane has maximum sustained winds exceeding 64 knots (74 mph). The names for 2005 are
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The hurricane season ends on 30 November 2005.
Ben Cheung and Mike Tomlinson spent four weeks in May teaching at the Holy Trinity School. They were participating in the long-term "Health Promoting Schools" programme, sponsored annually by Scotia Bank in conjunction with the Health and Family Life programme, headed by Mrs Maureen Lewis.
As part of the UN's Year of Sport and Health, Ben and Mike played inclusionary games to increase the participation of the school students in sports. The games encouraged sportsmanship, teamwork, and decision-making; emphasising the making of choices to benefit the community. Ben and Mike also talked about the role of sport and diet in the prevention of heart disease and diabetes.
Ben and Mike are studying at the Ontario Institute of Studies of Education of the University of Toronto, where they have been awarded BEd and BA degrees in education and physical education.
To celebrate the UN Year of Sports and Health, Ben Cheung and Mike Tomlinson played the game capture the flag on their last day at the Holy Trinity School. Students from Grades 5 to 9 and Forms 1 to 5 participated as well as some of the more energetic teachers. Click here to learn more about this game.
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the position of Assistant Supervisor of the William Cody Kelly Pre-School. Interested persons are asked to send their applications to the Secretary of the Barbuda Council.
Food handlers are asked to take their annual medical examinations and to bring their certificates to the Public Health Department of the Barbuda Council before 31 May 2005. Failure to comply will render food handlers to a penalty of $25, as well as $10 for each day of a continuing offence.
The Education and Training Committee under the sponsorship of the Barbuda Council is accepting applications for scholarships for 2005.
All interested people should submit
Applications should be addressed to the Chairman of the Education and Training Committee on or before 20 May 2005. For further information contact Gale Beazer, Education Co-ordinator at 268 460 0077, 268 562 1920 or 268 562 1921.