St Kitts & Nevis commended for innovative approach to TVET
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 2013 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis was publicly commended at the Opening of the CARIOM Education for Employment Programme (C-EFE) Results Based Management Workshop which commenced January 16, 2013 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. Dr. Linda Cooke, Regional Coordinator and Senior Technical Advisor noted that in the C-EFE workshops, prior […]
Lincoln drives off Django wrangles
Among many of the troubling things about popular culture is its habit of making a fashion fad of some of the most troubling historical events. At the moment it seems that slavery is flavour of the month in Hollywood; what’s more you have a take your pick choice of Quentin Tarantino’s populist, blood-fest or Steven […]
Commonwealth to observe elections in Grenada
The team will be led by Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today announced that a Commonwealth Election Assessment Team will be deployed for the 19 February elections in the Caribbean island state of Grenada, following an invitation from Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. “The Commonwealth is pleased to lend its […]
Sean Paul being sued by Ex – Who’s next?
Tiger Woods comes to mind when I hear about Sean Paul’s lovers’ brawl. So apparently Sean Paul is being sued by an ex girlfriend from somewhere in Europe. She alleged that Sean Paul used his influence to have her illegally deported from Jamaica. So of course she is now heartbroken and saddened and emotionally damaged. […]
Windies clip Kiwi wings
The West Indies women seemed to be improving with each passing match as they recorded a confident 48-run win over New Zealand in the Super Six stage of the Women’s World Cup at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, India, on Monday. With a dismal record of no wins from the four games played between the […]
Taiwanese Foreign Minister sees firsthand the fruits of cooperation
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 06, 2013; KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Taiwanese Foreign Minister His Excellency David Y. L. Lin concluded a two-day visit to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines last Saturday, which have been described by local government officials as “very fruitful and successful.” On Friday morning, he met with Saint Vincent and the […]
How to grow spiritually (1)
When reading the Bible start by having a spiritual diary. In it write two things: What did I read? and ‘what is God saying?’ Try to put it in your own words and not just repeat the Bible words. Then ask yourself ‘what am I going to do differently today because of what He said?’ […]
Windies labour to victory
The West Indies women are on a roll. After sneaking into the Super Six stage of the ICC Women’s World Cup by virtue of a better run rate, the Caribbeans made heavy weather of a reasonably easy chase before clinching a two-wicket victory over South Africa in Cuttack on the eastern state of Orissa in […]
The Return of Django
Shock horror Tarantino has a new movie and it’s got folks talking about slavery!!! Should a white boy be depicting our holocaust in such a graphic way strewn with caustic language and his customary flair for screen violence? Well if you think the screen version of slavery as crass, violent and brutal consider this eyewitness […]
The long-term future of Caribbean tourism
A week or so ago, the Board of the Caribbean Hotels and Tourism Association (CHTA) passed unanimously a resolution calling on Caribbean Heads of Government to convene a summit on tourism. What the private sector body wants is for urgent high level consideration to be given to the many challenges now facing the industry and […]