A Sad Day For All St. Lucians

Caribbean news. Crime is a terrible thing when it strikes close to home, and this week it reared its ugly, despicable head and struck too close to home for St. Lucians in New York. Wednesday April 30th. 2014, just a few days ago, caused many St. Lucians in New York City to bow their heads […]

Investing In the Caribbean is “Good Business”

Caribbean news. CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. May 5, 2014: The Caribbean region remains a great business investment and still offers “the single best holiday product in the world.” So insists Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Hon. Gordon “Butch” Stewart, OJ, CD, Hon. LLD, the man who built a tourism empire in the Caribbean […]

Top Trinidad and Tobago lawyer murdered

Caribbean news. At about 12:05 a.m. senior counsel Dana Seetahal was in her Volkswagen SUV proceeding north along Hamilton-Holder street, Woodbrook when upon reaching the vicinity of the Woodbrook Youth Facility two vehicles pulled alongside her causing her to come to a stop. One of the vehicles, a Nissan Wingroad, then drove ahead a short […]

Grenada Diaspora Development Lecture

Caribbean news. Are you passionate about Grenada’s development? Would you like to listen to, discuss and provide input on the challenges faced by Grenada in the context of an increased spotlight on the developing world ? Please then come along to the First Annual Development Lecture on Grenada “Caught in a Global Storm- Grenada’s Development […]

UK Caribbean Television: A missed opportunity

Caribbean news. If one were to offer a ‘serious’ critique on the inaugural series of JamTV, one would be inclined to suggest that from its current affairs programming and other materials publicised, the new station reflected a rather poor depiction of what the Caribbean is. Using a conventional ‘island-type’ format to present news, semi-documentaries and […]

The many health benefits of the coconut

Health news. Coconut oil was once vilified as an unhealthy fat but independent research has shown that it is the best oil there is due to its many significant health benefits. These benefits are attributed to the presence of three acids, namely, lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid. The main one being lauric acid. […]

Stop Press! Venue Change CIBN Saint Lucia

Caribbean news. Due to the interest we have been receiving for this first CIBN Saint Lucia event we have been forced to move the event from the 70 room Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel to the more appropriate, elegant and spacious Blue Room of the Saint Lucia High Commission, 1 Collingham Gardens, London SW5 0HW […]

Carol Hay of CTO to speak at CIBN Saint Lucia

Caribbean news. It’s now less than two weeks before the Caribbean International Business Network (CIBN) Saint Lucia, scheduled for Thursday 15th May 2014 at the Blue Room, Saint Lucia High Commission 1 Collingham Gardens, London SW5 0HW entrance on Bolton Gardens. Speakers include but not limited to the formal opening of the networking session by […]

SVG: Juvenile Justice Reform – consultations coming

Caribbean news. MONDAY APRIL 20, 2014; KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – In the coming months, there will be a number of consultations under the Juvenile Justice Reform Project. The National Centre for State Courts, contracted by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Secretariat to develop national training plans in Court Management, Facilities Management, […]