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Students get great opportunity to cook with Sandals!

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 11:34pm

Students in Sandals culinary training program will get a chance to work with seasoned chefs at Sandals properties. By: Kayra Williams St. Lucia, July 15, 2009. Sixteen students from secondary and tertiary institutions on the island are set to take

All hail new St. Lucia carnival queen!

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 11:14pm

Miss CES Iva Satney is the new Carnival Queen. She was followed by Leona Sandiford (far left), Oneka McKoy (second from right) and Alisha Hunte who was third runner-up. On Sunday, just before sunset the high glam affair known as the Carnival Queen

Powell vs. Bolt in London - IAAF World Athletics Tour

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 10:30pm

London, UK – Commonwealth 100m champion Asafa Powell has confirmed that he will run the 100m at the Aviva London Grand Prix on 24 July, in what is sure to be one of the highlights of the Aviva London Grand Prix. The Aviva London Grand Prix is a Supe

Chief immigration officers prepare for CARIPASS

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 10:30pm

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: By the second quarter of 2009 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals should expect to have further hassle free movement at ports of entry within the Caribbean Region, as the CARICOM Travel Card (CARIPASS) will be implemented. The

Heavy-drinking teens more susceptible to mental health problems: study

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 10:14pm

Teenagers who drink heavily are also more likely than their peers to have behavioural problems or symptoms of depression and anxiety, a new study finds. The study, of nearly 9,000 Norwegian teenagers, found that those who said they had been drunk mor

Bermuda reviews Cayman's freedom of information legislation

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 10:08pm

Cayman’s FOI Coordinator Carole Excell (centre) with the Bermudian Cabinet Office’s policy analysts (L) Marisa Sharp and Kimberley McKeown. (photo by information officer Cornelia Olivier GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (GIS) -- Bermudian government offi

Former Resident Magistrate Sworn in as Senator and Foreign Affairs State Minister

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 10:00pm

Former Resident Magistrate, Marlene Malahoo Forte was today (July 15) sworn in as Senator and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presided over the

Reggae lovers feast on Beres Hammond and Gramps Morgan in Charlotte NC

Posted by CaribShout on July 12, 2009 at 11:30am

Beres Hammond performing in Charlotte N.C. Photo: GBurkeImages Charlotte, N.C. July 12, 2009. Brightworks Promotions in conjunction with the Neighborhood Theater gave Reggae fans a treat last night. Gracing the stage were some really fantastic perf

OAS Group of Friends of Haiti satisfied with Haitian debt cancellation

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 1:08pm

WASHINGTON, USA -- The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, expressed at a meeting of the OAS Group of Friends of Haiti his satisfaction with the cancellation by the World Bank, the Inter

OAS to train Jamaican consular officers to combat human trafficking

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 1:04pm

WASHINGTON, USA -- The Department of Public Security (DPS) of the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security (SMS) of the Organization of American States (OAS) is currently implementing the “Training Institutes of Foreign Affairs on Trafficking in Per

Preparations moving apace for regional symposium on services in Antigua-Barbuda

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 12:47pm

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- More than a hundred representatives of the Services Sector in the Caribbean will gather in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda next week to begin charting a more structured approach to the development of the Sector within the CARICOM

Grenada's new representative to the OAS presents credentials

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 12:30pm

Grenada's Ambassador Gillian Bristol and OAS Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza. WASHINGTON, USA -- On Friday, Ambassador Gillian Bristol presented her credentials to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Migu

Despite turnout, optimism grows for youth biz project

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 11:30am

Nineteen-year-old Anika Shaw fills out forms to join the Young Entrepeneurs Programme during a sensitisation seminar at the St Elizabeth Technical High School on July 3. - Photo by Tashieka Mair WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a low turnout to the launch o

Nothing to HARP about in Barbados

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 11:23pm

The HARP gun – all 136 feet, 280 tonnes of it – is still an impressive sight as it points out to sea. The salt-laden air has wreaked havoc on the brainchild of Dr Gerald Bull; it is now a far cry from its original state. HEATHER-LYNN EVANSON THE YE

Wanted: more debt-for-nature swaps for Caribbean

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 11:13pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 10, 2009 - With issues of global warming and the economic crisis causing headaches for many countries, there's a suggestion that more debt forgiveness should be offered to Caribbean countries in exchange for their investment

Air Tax Hikes Will Price Foreign Travel By Brits Out Of Skies Caribbean Destinations May Suffer As Cost Expected To Soar

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:11pm

Caribbean destinations looking for economic relief from an upturn in the British economy to trigger a return of English tourists may have something else to contend with. It’s the effect of the planned hike in Britain’s Air Passenger Duty, commonly ca

CARICOM Countries Urged To Fully Embrace CCJ

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:08pm

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Eminent Caribbean jurist Sir Shridath Ramphal last Thursday made an impassioned plea for all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to fully join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as he weighed-in on

Jamaica to IMF :We Are Setting The Terms. PM Golding Yes To IMF, But On Jamaica Terms

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:06pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Prime Minister Bruce Golding says his administration will only enter into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the terms are beneficial to Jamaica. "We are not going to go back into any IMF agreement un

Turks & Caicos: Premier Says Country At A Standstill

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:04pm

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, CMC – Premier Galmo Williams says the current situation in the territory is untenable and he is anxious to receive word from the British authorities on the way forward for the Turks and Caicos Islands. “Tod

Hope for Haiti

Posted by CaribShout on July 9, 2009 at 10:54pm

Deborah and Leo Duncam, along with their adopted daughters Taphatna, 12, and Camasiz, 11, started their Hope for Haiti walk-a-thon on Friday. The Duncans are raising donations for Feed the Children and FIDA. Deborah Duncan and her kids went for a w