PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 28, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago police were searching for a bandit who held up parishioners at a Roman Catholic Church, east of here on Sunday night. The police said that the criminal used a gun to steal the collection plate at the Roman Catholic Church in Arouca after he had pretended to be a parishioner.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 28, CMC – A new publication that promotes investment opportunities in all sectors of the Caribbean economy and showcases several tourism destinations has been launched with a senior Caribbean tourism official saying it provides “an excellent overview of business and investment opportunities”.
ST. JUDE Hospital, in collaboration with Des Moines University, Iowa, will host the inaugural Continuing Medical Education (CME) Conference in January. The conference is aimed at doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, social workers, and allied health staff, and will provide relevant and accredited continuing education opportunities for healthcare professionals in Saint Lucia and the wider Eastern Caribbean in order to promote development and optimal patient care.
Prior research has shown that not getting enough sleep can impact your weight, but new BYU research finds the consistency of your bed time and wake time can also influence body fat. Exercise science professor Bruce Bailey studied more than 300 women from two major Western U.S. universities over the course of several weeks and found that those with the best sleeping habits had healthier weights.
THIRTY-FOUR year bold Joanne Asson is bubbling with excitement after winning the GEW Fashiontrepreneur title last weekend. Asson who hails from Monchy, Gros Islet, is now looking forward to a rewarding career in the fashion business. She told the VOICE yesterday: “No longer will I simply be going with the glow, I now intend to begin directing the flow”.
Conference shines the spotlight on Care and treatment for the Elderly St. Jude Hospital, the main healthcare provider in the …
As the world reacts to news that Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, Prime …
The OECS Commission last Friday concluded talks with several leading experts in the field of travel facilitation after discussions held …
The OECS has conveyed it condolences to the people of Cuba following the passing of Fidel Castro. OECS Director General, …
It is with a feeling of deep sadness and regret that the world woke up on Saturday, November 26, 2016 …
AT an upscale hotel in the Chilean capital Santiago, I came across a few Blacks. All were Chilean – and all were waiters, cooks or housemaids. I’d seen the same before in neighbouring Argentina and Colombia, so I wanted to talk about Blacks in South America with the young guy who silently poured my coffee with a wide smile every morning. But that was out of the question, as our tongues didn’t mesh.
A minibus driver is nursing stab wounds whilst commuters are left traumatised after an attempted robbery along Jeremie Street Saturday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 8:00p.m.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 25, CMC – West Indies were dumped from the Tri-Nations Series here Friday after rain, combined with careless cricket, condemned them to a shocking five-run loss to Zimbabwe under Duckworth/Lewis in a must-win contest.
THE countdown is on for what is expected to be a fierce competition of racing scheduled to start today from 9:00 a.m. as the Digicel Mango Bowl Regatta sets sail. A combined 25 boats from Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Martinique and host Saint Lucia will be at the starting line just off Rodney Bay.
THE 31st Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) set sail this past Sunday from Las Palmas de Gran Canariaen route to Island Global Yachting (IGY) Rodney Bay Marina. Close to 30 seaworthy crafts simultaneously set sail from the Castries Harbour at 12:00 noon as part of the 11th annual Flotilla.Organized by the Saint Lucia Tourist Board, the Flotilla is a symbolic event commemorating the official start of the ARC.
Dear John: In your column of November 19 you accuse me of journalistic mischief, indicating that I had suggested that you possessed insider information on the recent CDB Report. That implication however came from your article of October 1 in which you state “In fact my understanding is that the report went even further to advise that the analysis is showing that a reduction in VAT has a minimal multiplier effect, and thus will not improve the revenue of Government.”
PRINCE Harry’s visit to the Island this week is significant because it reminds us that this is the first ever official visit of a member of the Royal family of his generation to Saint Lucia. Given that the country is just one of the 16 Commonwealth Realms outside the United Kingdom where the Queen remains Head of State, it is welcome if a little overdue.
WHY does the sun rise in the east and set in the west? Perhaps, it’s because the global economy spins towards the east. Already we know that the Sun, the Moon, the planets and the stars all rise in the east and set in the west. As major economies have long tied their economic fortunes to the east, many more – especially emerging markets – are increasingly turning east where the sun rises, giving their backs to the west.
IN the 1950’s when St Lucia took the decision to move away from sugar and go into bananas, it was a strategic move that brought great fortune to our country. We became leaders in the OECS in the banana trade, and at one point we were producing over 127,000 tons for export. However in the early 1990’s the banana train derailed and we have been in economic turmoil since.
IN our discussion last week, we explored the impact of investment in the agriculture and construction sectors, concluding that while investment in both sectors was desirable, the data provided by the IBRD arm of the World Bank on Jamaica also suggested that the impact on economic growth was identical for the two sectors.