WITHIN the past ten years, smartphone sales accounted for the majority of cameras sold worldwide, meaning that we mostly carry a digital camera as part of our smartphone, instead of carrying a standalone camera. The company, Kodak, a pioneer and heavyweight in the camera industry for more than 100 years, fended off bankruptcy in 2013 to emerge as a much smaller company. Despite inventing the digital camera, Kodak didn’t capitalise on that technology.
Q: DEAR Regina, I thought the late stages of Alzheimer is when one cannot talk, walk or eat by themselves. Can someone have these symptoms early in the disease?
A: Alzheimer’s is a steady progressive decline for most people living with it; however each person experiences the symptoms very differently. No two people with the disease have the exact same symptoms in a pattern.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Caribbean Football Union president, Gordon Derrick, believes the decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams will augur well for regional sides but has warned this does not represent “a guarantee” of a spot at the showpiece. Football’s world governing body, FIFA, unanimously voted on the move a week ago, which will see the number of teams at the tournament rise from 32 to 48, and the number of games leap from 64 to 80.
IN preparation for the Inter-District table tennis teams and singles championships scheduled for next Wednesday, various primary schools sporting districts are staging their Inter-School championships from today at the Castries Table Tennis Centre.
THE International Netball Federation has updated its rankings to reflect matches played between October 23 and December 11, 2016, including matches from the Test series between England and Jamaica and the Test Series between Saint Lucia and Saint Martin. Following these activities, there is no change to the ranking for the top ten teams. However, Jamaica (4th) draws closer to England (3rd) as a result of their 2-1 series win.
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet is currently on a four-day visit to London where he will meet with Chairman of Desert …
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet says he remains convinced that the economic policies being pursued by his seven- month-old administration to help stimulate the economy will bear fruit for the island. However he maintains that the road to a turnaround in the economic fortunes remains long and arduous.
THE locally owned and operated award-winning resort chain, Bay Gardens Resorts has announced some key leadership changes, that it is …
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Caribbean non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are being encouraged to sign onto a code of conduct and ethics that will guide the future operations of NGOs in the region. A senior official of the Barbados-based Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), which is implementing a three year project aimed at improving civil society effectiveness in regional development and integration processes in the Caribbean Forum (CARICOM), said that the code is to provide a transparent format where NGOs can report to donor, state, membership and the wider general public.
The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified …
In 2016, Flawless released a song called “Saint Lucia Tings Nice”. You can’t find it on YouTube or Soundcloud and …
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Dr. Ubaldus Raymond, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, is slated to deliver the keynote address at the St. Lucia …
THE Sandals Foundation and The School of Business Entrepreneurs (TSOBE) has recorded tremendous success in its EC$60,000 undertaking dubbed ‘Business Enthusiast (BE)’. The programme, which kicked off in April 2016 is poised to end this month and targets young entrepreneurial minded Saint Lucian
SHOW me your workspace and I will tell you who you are! In the very same way that the friends a person keeps is a reflection of who they are, the condition of an individual’s workspace can reveal much about their state of their mind and their productivity. Although the issue of physical workspace is often overlooked, workspaces play a very influential role as it pertains to individuals’ feelings towards their work and very often impacts actual performance.
THE four semifinalists have been decided in the Veterans In Sports Inc./Saint Lucia Football Association tournament. On Saturday in the first quarter final game, FLOW Lancers and Soufriere played to a 1-1 draw at the Phillip Marcellin Ground after the former took the lead in the 22nd minute through a goal from Nigel Springer.
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet is likely to make a statement on the future of his embattled Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Dr.Ubaldus Raymond, who is embroiled in a blackmail scandal that has led to charges being laid against a young woman.
A little under 50 participants have completed Life Skills I and II Courses – Productivity Enhancement Training (PET) towards attaining National Certification with the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Programme.
THE Landing’s last Thursday treated Food & Nutrition students of the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School, Corinth Secondary School and Gros Islet Secondary School to a special tour of its culinary facilities. Students also received a food preparation training tutorial in the Palms Restaurant presented by Sous Chef Jean Mark Charlemagne and Chef Emmerly Gerald with the tour culminating at the Turquoise Beach Bar & Restaurant for lunch.
ALL is set for one of the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association’s most anticipated events on its calendar, CHTA Taste of the Caribbean Competition. Every year the National Culinary Team looks forward to the region’s most sought after event in the Culinary Industry.
DIGICEL has yet again delivered in transforming the lives of its customers. On Saturday January 7, Digicel held the highly anticipated grand prize draw of its 2016 Christmas promotion, #GetGifted at its Bridge Street store. This followed the grand announcement of the winners three days earlier on The Wave radio station. Michael Ephraim emerged as the prepaid winner, Michael Charles as the postpaid victor, the 3 in 1 activation champ was RamezCheriki and a very elated Gabriel Felicien who purchased a specially discounted smartphone during the #GetGifted campaign period, was the fourth winner.