Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says he has been brought to tears over the number of murders in St. Lucia last …
UPDATE NEW: PM to meet with police to discuss weekend murders
New Year, New Habit
MANY people make New Year’s resolutions complete with the intention of bonding to the idea, long-term. Unfortunately, many New Year’s resolutions arrive unprepared and without proper consideration, which is why many fail to see the second week of January, let alone last. Conversely, research shows that it takes 30 days to develop a new habit. Where you wish to make changes to your life, develop your 30 days habit and it may last until the next New Year’s resolutions are due.
Equine Scientist Eyes Vieux Fort Project
THE multi billion dollar Pearl of the Caribbean planned for Vieux Fort is set to get off the ground this year with a horse breeding component but it is already generating widespread interest. St Lucian Sandra Murphy who holds a B.Sc .(Hons.) in Equine Sports Science and is a Senior Equine Nutritionist based in the UK.visited St. Lucia over the Christmas period and brought with her a new revolutionary hydration and nutrition system she developed which is being distributed worldwide.
U.S. financial advisory firm defends Citizenship by Investment Programme
NEW YORK, CMC – A New York-based financial advisory firm specializing in investment consulting and wealth management has defended the …
BLOODY WEEKEND in St. Lucia
At least six people were killed in various incidents here over the weekend less than four days after Prime Minister …
K.O. FOOTBALL – Vizions Tournament Launch Jan.30
ORGANIZERS of one of Saint Lucia’s most-talked-about football tournaments are set to launch the highly-anticipated Vizions Entertainment Super League Knockout Tournament on January 30. The $100,000-plus launch will be attended by a number of stakeholders/sponsors, including the Saint Lucia Football Association (SLFA), which has again sanctioned the tournament, as well as representatives from the various teams who will be anxiously waiting to hear which team they will play and where the main draw is held.
World ARC Sets Off Here Today
TWENTY six boats will set sail from Rodney Bay today for Santa Marta on the first leg of this year’s World ARC. The crossing is expected to be quick as the boats will take around five days to reach Marina Santa Marta. Officials from World Cruising Club, government, representatives from the Saint Lucia Tourist Board and members of the media will be on Reel Extreme to witness the official start of the event.
Student Athletes To Show Off Their Talents
THIRTY student athletes from across the island will today participate in the second trial ahead of the Free Kick Foundation’s 2017 College Player Showcase aimed at recruiting talent for universities in the United States. The trial will be held at the Sab Sporting Facility.
Brathwaite for Russell
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Twenty20 star Carlos Thunder has joined reigning champions Sydney Thunder for the remainder of the Big Bash League campaign, replacing West Indies teammate Andre Russell who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
EC Dollar Tribute To Sir Dwight
SINCE his sudden and unexpected passing away on December 22 at the age of 70 (he would have been 71 …
The Year of The Dragon
SOONER rather than later, the “sleeping dragon” was expected to awaken from its slumber and take its place at the feasting table. In his book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria predicts the decline of the West and the Rise of the Rest. No doubt, Mr. Zakaria must have been thinking about China when he wrote: “Americans see that a new world is coming into being, but fear it is one being shaped in distant lands and by foreign people.”
Immortalize Venner on E.C. Dollar
I GREW-UP in the Faux-a-Chaud part of Hospital Road in Castries seeing Dwight Venner walking up and down the main road, to and from his family’s home, to town and from school (Saint Mary’s College). Much younger than him, I attended the Methodist Primary and RC (Roman Catholic) Boys schools in Castries — and knew more about his father than about the usually lone but friendly young ‘College Boy’ with all those thick school books.
Passport: Sale or Saviour?
ON January 1, “60 minutes”, an investigative programme aired by the US television company, CBS Corporation, ran a segment on “Citizenship by Investment Programmes” (CIP) that are operated by several countries around the world. For reasons best known to itself, “60 minutes” focused on three Caribbean islands after paying merely a passing glance at Malta, a Mediterranean island that is part of the 28-nation European Union (EU). It let pass other countries in Europe and North America that also operate such programmes.
Soul of a Nation – Pt.1
Nearly twenty years ago Gypsy spoke to us eloquently of the growing scourges of drug addiction, prostitution, teenage pregnancy and the increasing incidence of the rape of women in his homeland, Trinidad & Tobago, and pointed to the reason for this. According to him that reason was: “Politics for one and politicians for the other.” Nobody listened, and today we know the result – those scourges now threaten to overwhelm Trinidadian society.
SLP Flays CIP Changes
CITING the ‘desecration’ of the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) by government, the leader of the opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP), Philip Pierre, has accused the Allen Chastanet administration of attempting to turn the measure into a ‘cash cow’.
Official Relieved At Airport Opening
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC -The Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Authority, Glen Beache, who has the task of trying to attract airlines to fly to Argyle International Airport says he is “tired” of the project that started in 2008 and has missed multiple completion deadlines annually since 2011.
1.3m. Houses Built by Venezuela Gov’t
Caracas– The Venezuelan Government has built 1,360,621 decent homes since the creation of the Great Housing Mission Venezuela (GMVV, Spanish acronym), five years ago, Minister for Habitat and Housing Manuel Quevedo said Tuesday.
Grenada Mission For Russia
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Russia is hinting at further debt relief for Grenada after the island signed an agreement on settlement of its debt to the Russian Federation through the Paris Club in November 2015. A government statement said that the debt amounting to US$266,000 was signed on November 19, 2015, and that St. George’s has been assured “that there may be even further or total relief of the debt owed by Grenada”.
V’zuela Opposition In New Moves Again
CARACAS — Venezuela’s opposition, still smarting from its failure to remove President Nicolas Maduro last year, installed a new congress head on Thursday who demanded across-the-board elections and sought military help to end “dictatorship.” In a renewal of Venezuela’s bitter politics after the holiday lull, the ruling Socialist Party responded that the National Assembly was in contempt of the law.
Student Fights for Life After Drinking Weedicide
THREE persons including a student are currently fighting for their lives after taking harmful substances in apparent suicide attempts. A 16-year-old student from Choiseul is being attended to at the St. Jude Hospital after ingesting the deadly weedicide, gramoxone.