Caribbean talents take centre stage at Sandals’ ENCORE grand finals
From Jamaica Observer WHITEHOUSE, Westmoreland SANDALS Whitehouse European Village and Spa will host this year’s 11th annual staging of the Entertainment Now Creates Opportunity Rewarding Excellence (ENCORE) Grand Finals at the resort’s Le Cabaret Theatre on Saturday. ENCORE, a talent…
Education minister denies UNICEF pressuring St Lucia to scrap corporal punishment
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St.Lucia, Friday August 15, 2014, CMC – St Lucia’s Education Minister Robert Lewis has denied that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is pressuring the country to get rid of corporal punishment in schools. According to the…
Anthony agonises over ways to cut St Lucia fiscal deficit
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Friday July 4, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it is important to reach a consensus with the public sector unions on ways of dealing with the current EC$76 million (One EC Dollar =…
Suspected case of Chikungunya investigated in Cayman
Cayman Islands Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kiran Kumar, is confirming that a blood sample was sent on 25 June 2014 to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad to test for chikungunya and dengue. The sample was drawn…
St Lucia group concerned over Jamaica’s move to decriminalise marijuana
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Tuesday June 17, 2014, CMC – The Cannabis Movement of St Lucia (CMSL) Tuesday expressed concern over a decision by the Jamaica government to implement changes in relation to the possession and smoking of marijuana….
Ship used in Pirates of the Caribbean film series sinks to the briny depths
By Mark Reynolds From Daily Express UK It could be called The Curse Of The Black Pearl, for the schooner that appeared with Jonny Depp in the Pirates Of The Caribbean films has sunk. The Brig Unicorn went down in…
Sammy’s sacking premature, says former WICB CEO
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St Lucia, Wednesday May 14, 2014, CMC – Former West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire has branded Darren Sammy’s axing as Test captain as “premature”. Hilaire, an often controversial and straight-talking administrator, told HTS Channel…
Wealthy British hotelier whose charred body was found……
Wealthy British hotelier whose charred body was found on Caribbean island of St Lucia may have been caught up in a money-laundering scheme, his friends say By Paul Thompson From Daily Mail UK Oliver Gobat, 38, was found dead in…
Harris Paints wins for green initiatives, several other awards at St Lucia ceremony
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday March 18, 2014 – Harris Paints recently swept the competition aside following a dominant performance where they copped a total of seven prestigious awards, as the St. Lucia Manufacturers Association (SMA) held its biennial awards…
St Lucia government expresses ‘surprise’ at banana company merger
From Caribbean360 The new company, to be named ChiquitaFyffes, will have about US$4.6 billion in annual revenue, shipping about 160 million boxes of bananas a year. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says his administration was…
