A CHANGE for the future. This is how the opening of the new Future Centre Trust (FCT) Resource Centre at Edgehill, St Thomas, has been described by chairman Vivian-Anne Gittens. Speaking on Tuesday evening as the FCT threw open its new, but smaller doors at Edgehill,Gittens who is also the publisher and chief executive officer of the Nation Publishing Company, said the facility was a redesign of direction and should augur a "new phase in the realm of environmental education in Barbados".

Come September 9, Barbados will take the boxing world by storm. So says an optimistic and energized Joyce Bowen, Executive Committee member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and Chairperson of AIBA's Women's Commission. Described in local sport circles as a "woman who gets things done", she is also President of the Amateur Boxing Association of Barbados and the Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the upcoming AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Barbados 2010.

EeZee Kricket, a catchy new Caribbean board game, is set to to enthrall cricket enthusiasts around the world. Barbadian James Corbin, a Bimventures-funded entrepreneur and creator of the exciting game, reports he has inked a distribution deal with Britain's Serious Cricket, one of the largest specialist cricket companies in the United Kingdom.

One of the things we have been particularly impressed with as we travel around the region is the amount of effort being put into supporting the growth and development of young entrepreneurs, particularly in Barbados. This month's Champion is someone who is totally committed to the cause. Her name is Marcia Brandon and she is the Executive Director of the Barbados Youth Business Trust (BYBT).