Meeting Held In Desruisseaux. THE Government of Saint Lucia in collaboration with Invest Saint Lucia is continuing its informative and …
Gov’t Talks To Public On DSH Project
Walcott Lecture on Tuesday
THE Cultural Development Foundation in collaboration with the Nobel Laureate Committee is pleased to present the Derek Walcott Lecture for 2017 – the twenty fourth commemoration, saluting Saint Lucia’s two Nobel Laureates.
CRFM and fisheries powerhouse, Norway, launch fact-finding mission
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Government of Norway have launched a two-week mission to explore the development …
Hobie Cat Challenge Returns To Rodney Bay
The Barbara Pyle Foundation (BPF), with a mission to “use media in all its forms to make the world a …
The DSH Project – Questions And Answers
THE St. Lucia government this week released a “ Pearl of the Caribbean Fact Sheet” which answers some of the …
The Naked Truth
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.
Alzheimer’s – Pattern of Symptoms
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.
World Cup Hopes for Caribbean Teams Boosted, But It’s No Guarantee Says C.F.U. President
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.
Schools T-T Starts Today
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.
St. Lucia Ranked #21 In World Netball
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.
P.M. Talks With DSH Investors In London
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet is currently on a four-day visit to London where he will meet with Chairman of Desert …
P.M. Says Policies Bearing Fruit
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.
Leadership Changes at Bay Gardens — New Role for Berthia Parle
THE locally owned and operated award-winning resort chain, Bay Gardens Resorts has announced some key leadership changes, that it is …
Ethics Code for Regional NGOs
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.
Fuel Price Adjustments
The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified …
Mongstar And Flawless Make ‘Baby Oh’
In 2016, Flawless released a song called “Saint Lucia Tings Nice”. You can’t find it on YouTube or Soundcloud and …
Workshop on Productivity Improvements for Small and Micro Enterprises to be hosted in St. Lucia
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Dr. Ubaldus Raymond, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, is slated to deliver the keynote address at the St. Lucia …
119 Young Business People Trained
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
An Organised Space = An Organised Mind – N.C.P.C. PERSPECTIVE
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.
Veterans Semifinals Decided
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.