Olive’s LiveTalk: It can be lonely at Christmas…
The Christmas holiday period is supposedly the time of celebration, though for some it is anything but that. There are continuous images on TV, in magazines, featured heavily on Christmas being the time spent with the smiling family and friends, eating, drinking, and opening presents ~ all having a good time. The media’s amplification of […]
High Commissioners & Overseas Territories Christmas 2013 Address
CaribDirect caught up with a few busy High Commissioners and a UK Overseas Territory Representative to get them to wish their respective constituencies and the UK Caribbean community, Season Greetings. This is Caribbean News. 0 0
The WTO’s Gift to the Caribbean for Christmas
In Caribbean News. David Cameron, hailed as “historic” the agreement reached by the world’s trade Ministers two weeks ago in Bali. He said that it could be a “lifeline” for the world’s poorest people, and would benefit British businesses by over US $1billion. The decade old talks to improve global trade and support development, the […]
High Commissioners & Overseas Territories Christmas 2013 Address
In Caribbean news. CaribDirect caught up with a few busy High Commissioners and a UK Overseas Territory Representative to get them to wish their respective constituencies and the UK Caribbean community, Season Greetings. 0 0
Airfare Lobby Campaign gathers momentum in Birmingham
In Business news. Dear Fellow Jamaicans & Caribbeans & Friends of Jamaica & The Caribbean. As the Christmas season is on we would like to let you know that the campaign is intensifying and we have not given up the campaign even in this festive season. Before we go any further the team would like […]
VOX Africa coverage of Caribbean (In)visibility Seminar
In Business news. VOX Africa report on the CaribDirect seminar, Caribbean (In)visibility on British Television and Cinema held at the Dominica High Commission on Thursday 5th December 2013. Later the High Commissioner H.E Francine Baron praises the conduct and delivery of the event and expresses her satisfaction with the content discussed. 0 0
Mindset – the best preparation for 21st century jobs
In education news. In our fast changing, technologically advanced world, we need to prepare our children for jobs which do not yet exist, using technologies not yet invented to solve problems we do not yet have. They will need to be constantly learning, unlearning and relearning….throughout their lives. What can a parent or teacher do? Giving […]
St Vincent Sports officials jump rope with joy
In Sports News. FRIDAY DECEMBER 13, 2013; KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Officials of the Department of Sports in the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines are jumping rope with joy, and thumping their chests individually and collectively; for a successful inaugural Street20 Cricket and Jump-rope Festival. The Festival, which culminated at […]
Tropical Connections Club offers chance to visit St Lucia
In Community News. Tropical Connections is a dynamic and flexible UK-based company that specialises in helping overseas residents avoid pitfalls and save money with various property matters in the Caribbean. Combined with a fully customer friendly website (www.tropicalconnections.co.uk), Tropical Connections provides a wide range of bespoke services to prospective clients for dealing with such matters […]
UK workers to transfer more than £30 million to family this Friday
Estimated £31.5 million to be transferred by UK’s global workforce on ‘Family Friday’ 20th December is peak day in global money transfer market £650 million to be transferred in December 2.5 million individuals expected to send money to family and friends by the end of the month Romanians are most generous workforce London, UK, 18th […]