No ID…No Party!
The issue of under aged drinking has been brought to the attention of the Jamaican public recently with various reports of teenagers gaining access to parties where alcoholic beverages are being served and inevitably gaining access to the alcohol being served at these events. While the nation has just been made aware of this issue […]
Do we really know Rihanna…?
The Caribbean has produced many international stars such as Clive Lloyd, former West Indies Cricket Captain; Dereck Walcott, Nobel Laureate for Literature, Slinger Fransisco aka Might Sparrow calypso king of the world; Bob Marley global reggae superstar; Machel Montano soca extraordinaire, Fresh Prince actor Joseph Marcell and so on. In spite of these icons that […]
Will tourism’s recovery bring growth or stagnation?
There are strong signs that the numbers of visitors from the US and Canada are once again on the increase and that the world’s most advanced developing economies, including China and Brazil, are gradually returning to previous high levels of growth. This may, however, not be as good news as it seems for tourism dependent […]
Sprint king Bolt sizzles on basketball court
The world might know him as the sprint king but Usain Bolt is proving to be a sportsman in the truest term. The word champion sprinter hogged the limelight in a celebrity basketball game in Houston on Friday in the run-up to Sunday’s NBA All-Star game. He was the most popular name in the Celebrity […]
West Indies to have their own IPL with CPL
Here’s an opportunity for West Indian players like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Naraine and others to earn some more money and win some more fans at home as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is all set to launch their own Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which will be held in July and August this […]
HOW A GARDEN IN GRENADA INSPIRED A BUSINESS IDEA
Tragedy they say can inspire the best out of some of us and this can be said in the case of the founders of Alberta’s Garden, a natural skin care beauty product.After witnessing their son have a quarter of his thumb removed because of Melanoma and their daughter battle severe eczema which the Doctors could […]
Will Obama Deliver?
Obama’s keen social conscience and background had encouraged widespread optimism in the Caribbean and in several other areas when he was first elected US President. In his Audacity of Hope he had written of himself “I cannot help but view the American experience through the lens of a black man of mixed heritage, forever mindful […]
TRAGIC! SOUTHAFRICAN OLYMPIC HERO CHARGED WITH MURDER
South African Paralympic and Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria. Reeva’s body was found at the athlete’s home in the Silver Woods country estate in Pretoria, South African police sources have confirmed. Oscar is expected in a Pretoria Magistrate’s Court to […]
HB Profile 1 – Doneida Simpson of V’dezdra Creations
Humble Beginnings have started out some great companies. Just ask Mr. Vincent Chang who started the company of the tastiest patties you’ve ever tasted hhhhmmmm…today we won’t be talking about food but something that’s just as delicious to the eye-sight as Tastees patties are to the taste buds. For our first Humble Beginnings/Home business Profile […]
Eyeing the case before the Caribbean Court of Justice
The judgment in a case now proceeding through the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) could prove to be a landmark in the movement of West Indians through each other’s countries. Shanique Myrie, a Jamaican, alleges that on 14 March 2011, (then 22 years old), she was originally allowed entry into Barbados at Grantley Adams International […]