“This American Life” on National Public Radio aired an episode called “Social Contract” on June 18 that is a must-listen to anyone interested in the Caribbean. The show features two related stories this past week, the first on New York State politics and what a mess it’s...

People getting together try to keep conversation light, but invariably the talk comes ’round to, “Is (fill in the blank) in trouble?” I knew it was a bad sign the other night when I walked down St Lawrence Gap and saw The Restaurant at South Sea closed at dinnertime.  Is South Sea in...

Ummm, which image to use to illustrate this blog post? Hey, things are bleak enough to warrant either … or both. Aqua, one of my favorite restaurants (and site of Greg’s and my wedding in January) closed last Friday.  On that day, employees were called in for a 5 p.m. meeting and told the...

When the U.S. sneezes, Barbados gets a cold. Well, the U.S. is currently down with the flu.  Does that mean Barbados is headed for the ICU? Right now this minute, if you saw the folks enjoying our pool and beach out back, you’d pronounce the patient healthy.  In fact, this radiant day pulled me out...

I keep waiting for the bottom to fall out in my bookings here at St Lawrence Beach Condominiums.  So far, though, so good (it was difficult to type that with my fingers crossed).  Of course we have the benefit of it being high season as well as the current bookings having been made before the economic...

St Lawrence Beach Condos #11, "Deja Blue" I love the seaside apartment where I live with my sweetheart so much that we bought a second one that we rent out as a holiday rental property.  Both are in St Lawrence Beach Condos in St Lawrence Gap on the south coast. They sit at the edge of the...