Save the date! CIBN St Lucia Thursday 15th May 2014
Caribbean news. Following the hugely successful launch of the CaribDirect International Business Network (CIBN) at the Trinidad and Tobago High Commission on Thursday 13th March 2014, CIBN are pleased to announce the date for the first networking meeting themed St Lucia as Thursday 15th May 2014 at the Saint Lucia High Commission 1Collingham Gardens, London […]
Trini Carnival 2014 Wrap Up
Caribbean news. I believe I can speak for everyone when I say that carnival 2014 was indeed spectacular. Every step of the way escalated from good to great to awesome. From Jouvert to Ash Wednesday, the celebration, the people, the atmosphere was ideal and divine. In my personal experience playing Jouvert with ICandy (a Jouvert […]
An Historic Mass: Trinbagonians celebrate at Westminster Cathedral
Caribbean news. Archbishop Joseph Harris created history on Thursday 27th March when he became the first Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to celebrate Mass at the Westminster Cathedral in London, United Kingdom. The Archbishop declared that he felt deeply blessed to have the opportunity to lead a Mass at Westminster, which is […]
Caribbean Film Premiere in UK Makes History
Caribbean news. This week marked a significant day in the cultural landscape of the Caribbean community in the United Kingdom. On Thursday 27th March history was made when, Keeping Up With The Joneses – The Movie, the first Barbadian full length film premiered at a British cinema. Stratford Picture House was the scene for what […]
Bolt displays daggering skills at Trini Carnival
Caribbean news. Usain Bolt‘s “dagger” game is STRONG — and the Olympic legend proved it by bumping, grinding and thrusting away at an insane Carnival party in Trinidad & Tobago … and TMZ Sports has the pics. The World’s Fastest Man was at Momentum nightclub during the Carnival festival last month — and put his […]
Re-thinking Caribbean Tourism again
Caribbean news. Most of the Caribbean tourism groups have claimed the recent change in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) as ‘a complete victory’ for the Caribbean. The ‘victory’ is hardly ‘complete’, if it is a ‘victory’ at all. Essentially, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has eliminated bands C and D from the […]
Career Opportunity Grenada: HR Management
CAREER OPPORTUNITY – Human Resource Management OPENING: Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply for the Position of VP Human Resource at the Grenada Industrial Development Corporation. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: March 28, 2014 JOB SUMMARY: Give strategic oversight and direction to the provision of professional, comprehensive and fully integrated human resource services to the management […]
You can will yourself to good health
Health news. One of the challenging questions of our time, yet it is vital to our well-being if we are to enjoy lasting prosperity. Both specialists and lay professionals alike, concede that ‘Health is Wealth’ – meaning if one’s well-being ‘is in shape’ the likelihood of securing lasting prosperity is not in doubt. There are […]
H.M’s Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps honours HC Nicholas
Caribbean news. On Thursday 27th March, High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Garvin Nicholas received a courtesy call from Her Majesty’s Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, Alistair Harrison. As the Queen’s liaison to the Heads of Mission at the Court of St. James’s, Marshal Harrison extended […]
Guyanese Scholar defends Reparation argument
Caribbean news. The story of the triangular slave trade and its implications to modern life for Africans and Caribbeans has long been a sore topic and one that has met with opposition, resistance and dismissal by the British establishment. However in spite of the dismissive attitude of the British establish and the many recent revelations […]