By Gerry Hopkin (hopkinscg@gmail.com) Brooklyn, NYC; March 30, 2015. The countdown is on for what promises to be a historical dancehall reggae concert, as some of the Caribbean’s finest award-winning artistes – Mavado, Capleton and Lady Saw — share the prestigious Kings Theatre stage with America’s finest reggae-dancehall-rapper, Matisyahu. This […]
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HEALTH CITY CAYMAN ISLANDS INTRODUCES MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES
CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 30, 2015) – Health City Cayman Islands has launched new medical oncology services with the opening of its Department of Medical Oncology, spearheaded by resident oncologist Dr. Vineetha Binoy. The department focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of various cancers using the latest technology in chemotherapy, hormonal […]
CARCIP partners with local college to widen Internet access in Saint Lucia
The Saint Lucia Ministry of Public Service, Information and Broadcasting is partnering with the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College to conduct a series of surveys, as part of an in-depth analysis of the nation’s urban and rural broadband Internet connectivity gaps. The exercise is being rolled out in communities across […]
Saint Lucia deepens investment in local technology sector
Saint Lucia is rolling out a series of training workshops intended to strengthen its information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The workshops will provide orientation and accreditation to eligible institutions or individuals who are interested in conducting training for an upcoming ICT Skills Development Programme, which covers a number of areas […]
HIGHEST RESULTS IN FOUR YEARS FOR CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN
Bridgetown, Barbados 26th February 2015. CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced its best quarterly financial performance in four years. For the three months ended January 31, 2015, the Bank recorded net income of $26.6 million, which is its best performance since 2010. In making the announcement, CEO Rik Parkhill, noted: “Our results […]
Opposition Leader wants Opposition questions included on Parliament Agenda
Dominica’s Opposition Leader Honorable Lennox Linton has condemned the exclusion of the Opposition’s questions from the Order Paper for the first sitting of Parliament after the last General Elections and intends to move a motion for the amendment of the Order Paper to include questions and motions already submitted by […]
QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN
“We need to deal with internal issues as internal issues. I am not speaking about them. I am totally focused on getting the party machinery organised for the elections.” – Andrew Holness, Leader of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (Jamaica Observer) “We in the Government have to maximize use of […]
CTU celebrates 25th Anniversary with ICT Week in Port of Spain
Jan 27, 2015. Port of Spain—Prime Minister of Grenada Dr Keith Mitchell is among several high-profile speakers to present at a regional conference to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) next week. Among the technology development experts slated to speak at the CTU’s quarter-century celebrations are Professor […]
WIA MAKES DONATION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO FIRE VICTIMS OF OLEON DENNERY & LA GUERRE BABONNEAU
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia – Monday, January 12, 2015 – The Women’s Arm of the United Workers’ Party, Women in Action (WIA) will make a presentation of school supplies to two young ladies who lost their dwelling by fire, over the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays at La Guerre, Babonneau and […]
NEW PARTNERSHIP TO PROPEL CARIBBEAN FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (January 7, 2015) – Renewed hope for the region’s agricultural sector is on the horizon with the imminent announcement of a global initiative to transform the Caribbean’s food and beverage industry. The US-based Global Business Innovation Corporation (GBIC), comprising business partners from the United States, […]
Calypso Rose performs before appreciative crowd
Though she was barely able to walk a week before because of gout, Calypso Rose was still able to woo her audience Sunday afternoon/evening, as Brooklyn paid tribute to the woman who “broke the glass ceiling” in the calypso genre. “This woman – sometimes I sit and wonder what got […]
The Parliament must meet monthly to do the people’s business
…Opposition Leader, Lennox Linton The United Workers Party would like at least one meeting of Parliament per month to effectively deal with the people’s business. All members of Team Dominica, the six who were elected and the four nominated as Senators, are fully ready for Parliament. UWP Leader Lennox Linton […]
“We are not involved in that,” ….Lennox Linton states categorically
Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) Lennox Linton is calling on the Christian Council to intervene in order to stop the Leader of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) from wrongly attributing statements to him. Recently the DLP, UWP and the media were invited to sign an electoral code of […]
THE LANDINGS ST. LUCIA OFFERS HOT BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL
ST. LUCIA (November 26, 2014) – The Landings St. Lucia is offering an enticing Black Friday/ Cyber Monday special that’s hard to beat for guests wishing to escape the cold this winter. The AAA Four Diamond resort is offering 45 percent off one- and two-bedroom marina view villa suites, […]
UWP Government to lower VAT, double marketing budget for hotel and tourism operations
Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) Lennox Linton has promised that when elected to Government, his party will reduce VAT on hotel and tourism operations to 7.5 percent across the board. Presently, such operations pay 10 and 15 percent VAT. Linton outlined a plan to properly market Dominica and […]