England defeated by impressive Gayle century
CHRIS GAYLE SCORED A CENTURY in the opening match of the ICC World T20 Cricket Competition as West Indies chased down 183 to beat England by six wickets in Mumbai. Gayle raced to 100 off 48 balls, the third fastest T20 century, biding his time after compatriot Marlon Samuel (37) had faced the majority of […]
New airline Easy Sky to serve St. Lucia, Grenada, and Honduras
PRESS RELEASE – Honduras based airline Easy Sky ,which late last year signed an agreement with Caribbean Travel Agency –BEDY Travel, is pleased to announce the arrival of its first flight from Honduras into St Lucia on March 31st 2016 at the Hewanorra International Airport with a return flight to Havana, Cuba on April 1st […]
KingstOOn 2016 a winning event
KingstOOn 2016 has been hailed as a resounding success by all who attended the 2 day Animation Conference hosted by Jamaica’s Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology in partnership with the World Bank and Caribbean Development Bank. The conference brought together animation enthusiasts of all ages from across Jamaica, the Caribbean and the world. A […]
Thoughts on why Jamaicans ‘stand out’
THE TRUTH IS, we were taught to hate JAMAICANS. As a little girl in primary school, our teacher taught us that Barbados was the jewel of the Caribbean. We were taught that any mad/crazy slave or any slave who could not take instructions, were shipped off to Jamaica. This was the mandate, I supposed in […]
Help Ebony get a decent life
My name is Joy Caesar, I am born and raised in East London. I am 32 years old with 2 adorable kids. All the kids and I want is to be able to play and share pain free memorable moments with my one and only sister and their only Aunty Ebby. Ebony Hope is my only sibling. Ebony went to school […]
Is corresponding banking issue much to do about nothing?
On the heal of alarms and concerns about impending banking crisis facing regions such as the Caribbean as regards negative impact on remittance flows, the question is being asked by many is, ‘Is this much to do about nothing? We at the Caribbean Enterprise Network (CEN) recently explored this issue at our Bi Monthly Webinar […]
Exploring the decriminalization of marijuana Part II
Apart from the law relating to marijuana, the Caribbean is under the sphere of influence of the United States of America, whose war on drugs encompasses the entire region. In fact, the eradication exercises they perform throughout the region are extremely intrusive when considering a country’s status as a sovereign nation. CARICOM is at the […]
Immigration and trade: Part One
Trade has become an issue in the political party primaries of the US Presidential elections that holds lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I note first that, as far as I am aware, trade has never been an issue in the general elections of the 15 member countries of CARICOM, even though […]
St Lucian Comms Director fired for ‘difference of opinion’
Two days after presenting a petition to government aimed at encouraging the creation of a Sex Offender Registry, Communications Director of Zandoli International, Norbert Williams has been dismissed. Williams said this information was communicated to him on Wednesday morning via email. He said the decision was made based on a “difference of opinion” between himself […]
Animators head to Jamaica for KingstOOn
Kingston, JAMAICA March 3, 2016 – Animation film makers from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis and Martinique are among 40 animation film makers from 15 countries who have been selected and have accepted the invitation to attend and participate at the KingstOOn International Animation Film Festival. Their films will be screened at KingstOOn […]