He (Gordon “Butch” Stewart – Chairman of Sandals Resorts International) is a very hands-on chairman. He relinquished a lot of authority…but he is an inspirational leader (who) at the tender age of 74 still gets up every day and puts in an 18-hour day, truly leading from the front. What […]
Caribbean News
News from the Caribbean
PARTNERSHIP IS KEY TO SUCCESS, SAYS CARIBBEAN LIFE HONOREE
BROOKLYN, New York (January 3, 2016) – In accepting a 2015 Impact Award from Caribbean Life newspaper for her community-based work, Kwayera Archer Cunningham stressed the importance of working together and building strong relationships in order to achieve transformative results. The veteran non-profit organization executive received one of 25 Caribbean […]
ST. LUCIA’S ANSE CHASTANET AND JADE MOUNTAIN AWARDED TRIPADVISOR GREENLEADERS STATUS
LUCIA (January 3, 2015) – Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain, two of St. Lucia’s most picturesque resorts, have been recognized by the TripAdvisor® GreenLeaders™ program, which helps travelers around the world plan ecologically responsible trips by identifying hotels engaging in environmentally-friendly practices. TripAdvisor GreenLeaders properties have to meet a set of environmental standards developed […]
WICB GETS INPUT OF ADVISOR
Rodney Bay, St. Lucia – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is hosting its regular quarterly meeting with its Directors (today and tomorrow) and they have acquired the services of noted counsel, Anthony Waddy Astaphan SC as an advisor to look at the recommendations for the CARICOM final report on […]
Jamaican Bank Buys Guardian Holdings
Guardian Holdings Ltd (GHL) has been notified by the National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd. (NCBJ) that NCBJ has agreed to purchase 29.9% stake in GHL. This transaction is a momentous event in the financial services sector in the Caribbean, as GHL is the leading insurer across the region and holds […]
FORMER MEMBERS UNITED WORKERS PARTY WOMEN’S ARM
CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA, Monday, October 26, 2015. Former Members of the United Workers Party Women’s Arm strongly condemns statements made by the Hon. Guy Joseph at a public meeting in Micoud North on October 20, 2015 and subsequent chanting by incensed UWP supporters during the protest march on Thursday October […]
West Indies ODI and T20I squads for Tour of Sri Lanka
JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Tuesday 15-member One-day and Twenty20 International squads for the Tour of Sri Lanka next month. ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SQUAD Jason Holder (Captain) Devendra Bishoo Jermaine Blackwood Carlos Brathwaite Darren Bravo Jonathan Carter Johnson Charles Andre Fletcher Jason Mohammed Sunil Narine Denesh […]
Sir Curtly Ambrose comes out of retirement to help Rally ‘Round Dominica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies fast bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose is coming out of retirement to turn his arm over in support of a very worthy cause. The icon, who retired from international cricket 15 years ago with 405 Test wickets and 225 in One-Day Internationals, announced his availability […]
ANSE CHASTANET VOTED A CARIBBEAN FAVOURITE
By Bevan Springer LUCIA (September 12, 2015) – Anse Chastanet is a Caribbean favourite for Europeans! So said the influential Condé Nast Traveller in the United Kingdom whose readers voted the St. Lucian gem as the number two hotel in the Caribbean and the Americas. The leading travel magazine gave additional accolades […]
Copy rights violations in T&T
The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) is calling on cable television providers to remove 16 channels for which they have not acquired Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) from local channel line-ups. The 16 channels are: ABC; CBC; CBS; City TV; CMT; Comedy Central, USA Networks; CW(WPIX), Encore Western, FOX, […]
CONSULTANT CALLS ON CARIBBEAN TO TAP INTO “VOLUNTOURISM”
NEW YORK (August 18, 2015) – The Caribbean may be missing an important opportunity by not fully tapping into the growing volunteer tourism or “voluntourism” market, according to veteran community development expert and nonprofit advisor Kwayera Archer-Cunningham. With more than 25 years of experience as a nonprofit leader, Archer-Cunningham, who travels frequently […]
Seismic activity at Kick ’em Jenny
THE SEISMIC RESEARCH Centre of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad has notified authorities in the Eastern Caribbean that there has been heightened seismic activities at Kick ’em Jenny which is an underwater volcano located in the Southern Grenadines. As a result of the increased activities, the […]
WICB Final Averages
U17 BATTING Statistics – After Round 5 WICB Regional U17 2015 – Points Standings – Round 5 U17 BOWLING Statistics – After Round 5
Caribbean moving to IPv6…slowly
By Gerard Best In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between. Every device connected to the Internet is identified by a unique address, and thanks to the swift growth of the Internet, very little now remains of that […]
Spaces still available for Grenada child/caregiver conference in July
St George’s, Grenada, Friday, 5 June 2015 – New York/Grenada NGO, reachwithin, is urging caregivers in Grenada, Carriacou and Petit-Martinique to register, before 20 June 2015, for their second annual two day conference, Caribbean Children and Caregivers: The Importance of Their Relationships. Registration, before 20 June, will ensure lunch at […]
