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Miss Jamaica International for China Grand Finals

Posted by CaribShout on October 3, 2010 at 8:00pm

Lisa-Gayle Wee Tom

After years of absence from being represented at the renowned `Miss International’ pageant, Jamaica will be represented tat this year’s contest by 21 year-old LISA-GAYLE WEE TOM. The 50th anniversary of the `Miss International’ pag

Travelling photo exhibit to highlight pollution in T&T

Posted by CaribShout on September 27, 2010 at 8:01pm

Masman Brian MacFarlane and international photographer Alex Smailes have lent their support to the first-ever travelling photo exhibition in the country. A release last Thursday stated that MacFarlane, the man behind last year’s opening ceremony of t

Fall grilling spices up family mealtime

Posted by CaribShout on September 27, 2010 at 8:30pm

The end of summer doesn't mean you need to head indoors to cook your meals. The ease of operating gas grills ensures that grilling is a great way to prepare a meal any time of year, and seasonal food can inspire grillers to try new recipes. "Each gr

The Road to Miss World for Miss St. Lucia

Posted by CaribShout on September 27, 2010 at 7:30pm

Aiasha Gustave’s fan base is growing rapidly as the pageant of her life nears. Her support isn’t confined to St Lucia and St Lucians living abroad, but transcends from people from all over the Caribbean. The hits for her new single, ‘I Only Have Ey

Walk for cancer...bigger, better

Posted by CaribShout on September 27, 2010 at 8:06pm

The Scotiabank Women Against Breast Cancer 5K Classic has become a staple on this country’s events calendar with increasing numbers of women participating every year. Now in its 12th year, the event has grown so much that for the first time, it will

There's no plan in sight for Haiti's homeless

Posted by CaribShout on September 17, 2010 at 10:00pm

No one knows where to relocate more than a million people displaced by the Jan. 12 quake, or how to determine exactly who owns what land. Reconstruction of this earthquake-crippled nation hangs on a simple, potentially explosive question: Who owns th

Madam Prime Minister for St Maarten

Posted by CaribShout on September 25, 2010 at 6:00pm

Leader of the United Peoples party Theodore Heyliger and leader of the Democratic Party Sarah Wescot-Williams signed the Country St Maarten Accord under which their parties will form the coalition government. PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten, Thursday Septemb

St, Lucia's Hospitality School to be launched in October

Posted by CaribShout on September 19, 2010 at 6:27pm

Within the last three weeks Tourism Minister Allen Chastanet along with Minister for Communications and Works, Guy Joseph, along with officials from SLASPA and the Ministry of Tourism held several meetings, one of which was in preparation for the FC

Kidman and Alberdi Stress Womens Equality in Haiti

Posted by CaribShout on September 17, 2010 at 7:37pm

Nicole Kidman with the UN's Ines Alberdi and Haitians Yolette Jeanty and Daniele Magloire. Photo: UNIFEM

United Nations, Port-au-Prince- During a visit a recent visit, Ines Alberdi, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, par

Lady Saw rocks the house in Charlotte

Posted by CaribShout on September 19, 2010 at 4:00am

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Lady Saw gave her fans in Charlotte a night to remember at the Brightworks Promotion/Kode Blue event. She had everyone in the palm of her hands, literally, all night, reeling off her old

London cabbies to cruise and promote St Lucia

Posted by CaribShout on September 17, 2010 at 7:00pm

A Saint Lucia-branded taxi cruises the streets of London.CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, September After years of speaking of the wonders of the island, tourist officials want to accelerate the promotional drive of selected London cabbies - by flying them to

First Listen: John Legend And The Roots, 'Wake Up!'

Posted by CaribShout on September 13, 2010 at 9:28pm

How many would have put money on a resurgence of "socially conscious" pop after Barack Obama's election less than two years ago? Swept up in optimism following the election of a black commander-in-chief, many musicians reacted the same way Obama's 1

The winners in the RBTT Young leaders program

Posted by CaribShout on September 15, 2010 at 5:10pm

What if there was a project that gave young people the chance to positively change their own lives and the lives of people around them? A program supported by a firm institution that had the best interest of those young people at heart; an instituti

Private sector kickstarts UWI Haitian Student Fund drive

Posted by CaribShout on September 12, 2010 at 8:44pm

September 9, 2010 – The University of the West Indies (UWI) Development and Endowment Fund, United Way of Trinidad and Tobago, EximBank, SM Jaleel Co Ltd, RBTT and Republic Bank were among the early corporate citizens who kicked off the donation dri

Dare Yourself

Posted by CaribShout on August 23, 2010 at 7:56pm

Often, while I hover between dreams, the muse drops by with hints for a topic different from the one I have been working on. Roused from sleep, I reach for my notebook on the nightstand and scribble her dictation. This is what she left on a recent v

8 steps to get back on track

Posted by CaribShout on September 8, 2010 at 7:00pm

Re-acquaint yourself with the purpose of your goal Even if your overriding goal sits at the far end of a long journey, you can sharpen your focus, when you re-acquaint yourself with the purpose behind it. A simple “Why?” may be all you need to stir

US based, Caribbean Education Foundation Awards $765,000 JA in Scholarships to Jamaican Students

Posted by CaribShout on September 6, 2010 at 7:38pm

Nikiki T. Bogle, Esq. awards Alpha Primary School Student, Travis Anderson with his scholarship in Kingston, Jamaica last month.NEW YORK - New York based, Caribbean Education Foundation, Inc. (CEF) has awarded their Paul Bogle Scholarship to six bri

Caribbean's airport tax concerns

Posted by CaribShout on September 6, 2010 at 6:54pm

Caribbean tourism representatives began a fresh round of talks with UK officials on Monday over the British government's plans to increase an air passenger tax for travellers to the region. Currently, each economy class traveller to the Caribbean pa

A literary note for reggae music

Posted by CaribShout on August 28, 2010 at 11:31pm

TORONTO, Canada -- Reggae music is striking a different note with the publication of a new novel by acclaimed Jamaican-born and Toronto-based author Horane Smith. His fifth novel Reggae Silver has been released. Bob Marley, Reggae’s most familiar fa

TCL Skiffle Bunch turns out 59 young pannists

Posted by CaribShout on August 30, 2010 at 5:38pm

Fifty-nine youngsters who spent their vacation learning how to play the national instrument graduated in splendour on Thursday at the TCL Skiffle Bunch panyard at Coffee Street, San Fernando. Divided into two groups, Tiny Bunch and Little Bunch, the

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