Press Release:- The OECS Commission on behalf of all of its Member States congratulates Saint Lucia’s Minister for Tourism The Hon. Dominic Fedee on his appointment to Chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Minister Fedee brings a wealth of experience to the role to drive and elevate the Caribbean’s tourism brand and global positioning. OECS Commission […]
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(USA TODAY) — Marijuana use may pose a greater risk to the developing brains of teenagers than alcohol consumption, according to a new study this week. The analysis, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, found that cannabis had greater short and long-term consequences than alcohol on four key components of teens’ memory. The ...
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(AP) — Survivors sifting through the rubble of their earthquake-toppled cinderblock homes in Haiti on Sunday were rattled by a magnitude 5.2 aftershock that caused panic and threatened to raise the death toll even further from 12. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the aftershock was located 9.8 miles (15.8 kilometres) north-northwest of ...
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(PRESS RELEASE) — The much-acclaimed one-man theatre production, The Big Wood Man, which had to be cancelled last Saturday because of Tropical Storm Kirk, has been rescheduled. It will be staged in Dennery at the Chateau Heritage on Saturday, October 13th at 8:00 pm. Theatre lovers who had been disappointed last weekend can again look ...
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(SNO) — Training courses in basic engineering and advanced outboard maintenance, offered to the Marine Unit of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force last month, could be likened to a glass of water given to a man, walking across the Sahara Desert, and dying from thirst. The intensity of the gratitude from each recipient could very ...
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(CMC) – A new Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report indicates that between 1999 and 2017, 79 per cent of prisoners in Haiti were detained without being sentenced which according to the report is above the Latin American and Caribbean region average of 44 percentage for the same period. According to the report in the last ...
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(CMC) – The main opposition One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) has appointed a new chairperson. Simone Barton, who ran unsuccessfully in last year’s general election, was confirmed as chair after Nandi Outerbridge withdrew from the election, according to a party statement on Saturday. She said the party, which suffered a crushing election defeat after one term ...
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Trinidad Newsday:- SPEAKER Bridgid Annisette-George had to rise to restore order after Opposition MPs were sent into a uproar after a rarely-heard word was seemingly mouthed by Marlene Mc Donald, Minister of Public Administration, in Friday’s Lower House budget debate. “I am happy to announce that we are in the process of developing an information system. […]
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(CMC) – A Caribbean American legislator here has expressed outrage over the confirmation Saturday of Brett Kavanaugh to the position of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The US Senate voted along party lines Saturday to confirm Kavanaugh’s appointment. “As if the accusations weren’t enough, he demonstrated the most egregious lack of judicial ...
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(CMC) – The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) says Air Canada and American Airlines have added new flights to the “Spice Isle” to meet the increasing demand of travel. “With the winter season around the corner, it’s easier to escape the cold weather to visit Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean, with its newly announced flights,” said ...
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