Barbados Quotes

“To be white in the Caribbean is to have money, power, and the freedom to do anything or nothing - it is, in many cases, to occupy the top rung of society.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“To ask how I feel about writing is to ask how I feel about breathing.”
― Shakirah Bourne, In Time of Need

“Christmas in Barbados

I miss being in Barbados in December,
That is a time I always remember,
The smell of varnish on the wooden floors
and the smell of paint on the wooden floors.
The smell of cloves as the ham was baked
And the smell of the rum in mother’s fruit cake
The smell of coconut as she bake de sweetbread,
And the smell of the cloth, as she made up de bed”
― CHARMAINE J FORDE

“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”
― Sharon Hurley Hall, Exploring Shadeism

“CHRISTMAS FUSS IN BARBADOS IN THE 70’S
Ginger immersed in the brewed sorrel was always tempting. There was also the aroma of the red English apples on the table, and ripe golden apples smelling heavenly. The smell of the new cloth, from the curtains reminded us that it was Christmas. There was also the smell of the oil skin tablecloth on our varnished table, the smell of new sheets on our bed, and not forgetting the smell of the big shaddock which sat in the center of the table.”
― Charmaine J. Forde, Over In Away: A Collection of Stories and Poems

“-CHRISTMAS FUSS IN BARBADOS-
Mother would remove the ham from an off white wrappped canvas bag, boiled it for a few hours, then she'd stick cloves all over it, and placed it in the oven,until was baked to perfection- I can still remember that smell-OVER IN AWAY”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“It is unclear which terrified the authorities most: the revolutionary potential of the Marxist 'subversives', based on class, or that of the UNIA, based on race.”
― Mary Chamberlain, Empire and nation-building in the Caribbean: Barbados, 1937–66

“I would be overjoyed if you and I returned home to Barbados for Christmas. (march 2020)
We will have a blast!
KENNETH C.FORDE”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“She's the wealthiest female musician in the world and yet her wealth hasn't changed her”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“Fruits were my candy as a little girl growing up in Barbados.
I was surrounded by a variety of fruit trees: Tamarind, cherry, mango, dunks, papaya, guava, pear, sugar apple, golden apple, and gooseberry trees.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“When I was a little girl growing up in Barbados-
I never had to worry about 5-a-day,
On a given day, I ate hog plums, mangoes, sugar apples, tamarinds, golden- apples, gooseberries, ackees, and dunks.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“I will never forget the Barbados National Pledge-

I pledge allegiance to my country Barbados and to my flag,
To uphold and defend their honour,
And by my living to do credit
to my nation wherever I go.

(Written by Lester Vaughan)”
― Charmaine J Forde

“Barbados -Crop Over/Kadooment Day,
Brazil /Carnival, New Orleans /Mardi Gras,
Trinidad /Jouvay ”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“6That moment in America,
When someone asks you where you’re from?
And you reply in a Bajan accent bursting with pride,
"BARBADOS 246”
― Charmaine J Forde

“The Way We Were

I will never forget that two bedroom chattel house we owned in Barbados,
Sweet Memories!”
― Charmaine J. Forde, Over In Away: A Collection of Stories and Poems

“As I look at those recipients at the Barbados “National Independence Honors Ceremony”,
I say to myself,
“One day that going to be me”
Pride & industry
11.30.21”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“NEVER STOP DREAMING

When we were little girls, my sister and I used to sit on the Nightingale pasture in the hot afternoon sun, in Barbados.
Daydreaming of America.

(I have been living in America for more than 40 years.
My sister has been living here for almost 20 years.)”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“Over In Away-
Is a term used in Barbados, it is especially used in reference to visitors to the island.
There's a certain look and the way in which the individual speaks, that causes the Bajans to refer them as coming from "Over In Away."
One may hear a Bajan asks someone with an accent-" You come from over in away?
Very common term in the 70's and 80's.”
― Charmaine J Forde

“ELLERSLIE SECONDARY SCHOOL MOTTO

“Make Wise Use of Your Time”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“It's in Barbados where the beaches are the most beautiful.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“If you haven't been to Barbados, you haven't been to heaven.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“What I Miss most About My Childhood Days?

~Family Time~

Back in the day, we were poor and didn't know it, we were also content.
Our home was filled with Love.
I really miss those days in Barbados.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“Over In Away"

Bajan memories”
― Charmaine J. Forde, Over In Away: A Collection of Stories and Poems

“Sada Willaims of Barbados,
Congratulations on your victory!
A brilliant win,
You'll go down in history!

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games”
― Charmaine J Forde

“The first day in Barbados, is just a tease.
After 48 hours in this beautiful island,
You'll never want to leave.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“BARBADOS

No, you're not dreaming,
It's a real place.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“The Fattest Calves Were Killed

Back in the day,
In Barbados,
If you came from 'Over In Away,'
You were given the royal treatment.”
― Charmaine J Forde

“I grew up in a small, cozy chattel house in Barbados.
A place where I shared my dreams with my sisters and my mother.
We weren't rich,
But we had love and most importantly,
We had each other.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“Make Wise Use of Your Time

Ellerslie Secondary School Motto (BARBADOS)”
― Charmaine J Forde

“No, you're not dreaming.
It's a real place.
Small and beautiful.
Now go see for yourself.

BARBADOS”
― Charmaine J Forde