PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago—Coconuts are a longtime staple of Caribbean cuisine, and practically an emblem of the region’s climate and culture. But a new international initiative is shifting coconut’s image to an icon for business process innovation, wealth generation and sustainable livelihoods. In the last four years, […]
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St. Kitts-Nevis Explorer Youth Club tackling crime at the root!
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan A new day dawned in January 2017 when a different approach to fighting crime was adopted and championed by St. Kitts-Nevis’ Ministry of National Security and its determined and focused Permanent Secretary Osmond Petty and Minister, Prime Minster Dr. Timothy Harris. 2016 had taken the […]
MR. JUSTICE ANDREW BURGESS TO JOIN THE CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Chairman of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) and President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders, has announced that the Hon. Mr. Justice Andrew Burgess, currently a Justice of Appeal in Barbados’ Court of Appeal, will become […]
CCJ DECLARES GUYANA’S CROSS-DRESSING LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is unconstitutional. The law, […]
ASPIRING ATTORNEY LOSES LAW SCHOOLS’ CHALLENGE AT CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The legal challenge alleging that the Law Schools’ admissions process discriminates against holders of non-University of the West Indies (UWI) law degrees was dismissed this afternoon in a judgment delivered at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). In July 2018, Mr. Jones filed an application for […]
CCJ REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE REGION
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Both Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda voted against the move to have the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their highest appellate court in separate referenda held yesterday. President of the CCJ, the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders said, “while the news is not what we […]
Trinidad and Tobago Food Relief Drive
Brooklyn, NY; Oct. 28, 2018 — “OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND flood victims in Trinidad and Tobago are in urgent need of immediate assistance,” says the Brooklyn-based president of Trinidad & Tobago Overseas Coalition (TTOC) in NYC, Joyce Stewart. The Diaspora public is hereby informed that TTOC, with the support of […]
THE CCJ ORDERS REFUND OF TAXES TO TOUR OPERATORS
Port of Spain, Trinidad. In the case of Cruise Solutions Ltd and Discovery Expeditions Ltd v The Commissioner of General Sales Tax and the Attorney General of Belize, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today held that two companies were entitled to be repaid all general sales tax (GST) assessed, […]
DIGICEL Completes Sale and Leaseback Agreement with Phoenix Tower International
Friday 28th September 2018 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel has completed a sale and leaseback agreement with Phoenix Tower International LLC (PTI) through its Jamaican subsidiary, Phoenix Tower Jamaica Limited, in relation to a number of its towers in Jamaica, it was announced today. This sale and leaseback arrangement means PTI assumes […]
Zion releases ‘I Am’ for T&T Carnival 2019
POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – Ahead of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival 2019, multi-talented artiste Zion is gearing up to motivate the masses with his early Soca release for the upcoming season entitled ‘I Am’. The song and its accompanying music video have already been receiving record attention since their recent […]
Roast Cruise enflames NYC and gears up for Miami Carnival
Bridgetown, Barbados (Sonique Solutions) – The recent Labor Day Weekend in New York City was undoubtedly a memorable one. Adding to this mix of unforgettable events was the 2018 edition of the famed ‘Roast Cruise NYC’ all-inclusive breakfast experience which combined a scenic Saturday morning on-the-water extravaganza with a pumping, […]
STUART LAW RESIGNS AS HEAD COACH OF WINDIES MEN
St John’s, ANTIGUA – Stuart Law has resigned as Head Coach of the WINDIES Men’s team to take on a new role in January 2019. Law, who took over as Head Coach in February 2017, leaves after guiding the Test team to series wins against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh and the […]
WINDIES “B” SQUAD FOR SUMMERFEST IN CANADA
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies has announced a 14-member WINDIES “B” squad for the Cricket Canada Summerfest from Wednesday, August 29 to September 7. The team will play a series to include four T20s (including a warm-up) along with two 50-overs matches. A WINDIES […]
MELIUS HUNDRED GIVES WINDWARDS BIG VICTORY
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Kimani Melius hit a commanding hundred to carry Windward Islands to a comfortable victory, but stunning defeats for the tournament front-running pair of Guyana and Barbados captured the headlines and set up an intriguing final round in the WINDIES Under-19 Championship today Melius, the highly-regarded WINDIES […]
WINDIES HEADS TO INDIA FOR A FULL TOUR
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – WINDIES Men will be in India for almost seven weeks starting September 26. They will compete against India in 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20s. West Indies and India have played 94 Tests against each other since 1948. West Indies has won 30, lost 28 […]
