Archive for June, 2010
St. Lucian Keen Cotter aka Mecca Nominated For Five Music Awards
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” A mantra Keen Cotter Aka Mecca or Young Mecca has lived by. It is now undoubtable that his hard work and self-determination has indeed [...]
St. Lucia Government Shares the Grief of the Local Cultural Community in the Death of Athanasius Laborde
The Government of Saint Lucia joins the local cultural community in the expression of grief and shock at the recent untimely death of local cultural activist Athanasius Laborde. Mr. Laborde’s sudden death has robbed Saint Lucia of a committed and outstanding Artiste. As a Master Drummer, Mr. Laborde was able to use his special skills to impart [...]
St. Lucia Folk Research Centre Education Programme begins…
The Cultural Education Programme organized by the Folk Research Centre for students who have just completed their Common Entrance Examinations began on Monday. The Opening Ceremony was addressed by a number of dignitaries, including Ambassador June Soomer, Mrs. Maria Fowell of the Bank of St. Lucia and Mr. Hilary LaForce, Chairperson of the [...]
St. Lucian in the US Provides Assistance to Support the Participation of under 18 Basketball Team…
The Embassy of Saint Lucia in the United States has received a monetary contribution from a Saint Lucian professional in the United States towards expenses related to the participation of the Saint Lucia Under18 basket Ball team in the AC Milan Continental Cup Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio. The contribution of US $1000.00 has been donated by Mr. [...]
LIME is giving 100 days of summer
The lucky number for LIME summer 2010 is 100. That’s how long the promotion will run; it’s the number of days of free service that customers can win for many of the offers; and it’s the number of days during which customers can win cool give-aways. New and existing LIME customers can look forward to extra value and savings when the [...]
TAJ WEEKES & ADOWA ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW YORK CITY PERFORMANCE
St. Lucian recording artist Taj Weekes and his band Adowa will be performing at one of New York City's most celebrated venues, Joe's Pub on Saturday, August 7th at 11:30pm. Taj Weekes is a singer/songwriter, musician and humanitarian who, over the last 5 years has released 2 albums and has toured the country extensively playing 'classic [...]
St. Lucia LIME General Manager Takes up New Appointment
LIME General Manager, Mr. Sean Auguste is leaving his post to take up a new appointment as General Manager of the LIME British Virgin Islands (BVI) business on 1 July. Mr. Auguste was appointed General Manager of the Saint Lucia business in 2008. During his tenure as GM Mr. Auguste successfully managed the transformation of Cable & Wireless [...]
St. Lucia Piton Soca Starz Finalists Announced
Ten persons have been selected to compete in the first ever Piton Soca Starz competition final. The final will take place on Friday June 25 from 6 PM during the popular Piton Party in the Yard at the CSA grounds, Sans Souci. Piton Soca Starz is a brand new initiative of Windward and Leeward Brewery through its local brand Piton, as the brand [...]
Former England, Leeds and Sheffield football star arrives in St. Lucia.
Football star Brian Deane has arrived in Saint Lucia as part of a new coaching programme introduced by the SLFA’s new Technical Director Ces Podd. Mr. Deane, a former football star with Benfica, Leeds United, Sheffield and England, will help coach local youth and look to inspire a winning mentality going forward. “We are delighted to [...]
REALITY CHECK for The Big Start Contestants!
New reality TV show –‘The Big Start’ presented by the Office of Private Sector Relations and produced by Accela Marketing aired last Sunday, May 30, 2010 with a number of teams getting a reality check. Of the forty teams who applied, ten of the most realistic and well thought out ideas were chosen by the judging panel to move forward to this [...]
