Archive for July, 2011
Caribbean Airlines Flight #523 Crashes in Guyana
Reports coming in reveal that a Caribbean Airlines Flight #523 has crashed early Saturday morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana. The following is a statement from Caribbean Airlines on the accident; At 1.32am on Saturday 30 July, a Caribbean Airlines aircraft (Boeing 737-800), operating as flight # BW523, en route from [...]
CKLN & LIME Sign Multi-Million Dollar Contract For Dedicated Regional Connectivity
A major step towards the transformation and strengthening of the region’s tertiary institutions was taken on July 14, 2011 when negotiations between the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network, CKLN, and one of the region’s largest telecommunications providers, LIME, culminated in the signing of a US6.3M contract in Grenada. The region’s [...]
St. Josephs Convent Student Wins LIME Laptop in Forestry Photo Competition
Rebecca Sampson, a student of St Joseph’s Convent, has won a Lenovo laptop computer and one month of free Internet access from LIME, as part of her prize for capturing the top spot in the 2011 Forestry Department Photo Competition, under the theme ‘My Forest, My Picture.’ The competition was organised by the Taiwan International Cooperation [...]
CANTO 2011 Focused on Shaping the Future of ICT
Paramaribo, „the city of smiles‟ was indeed „smiling‟ as over 500 delegates from around the world assembled at the Torarica Hotel for the common goal of shaping the future of ICT in the Caribbean at CANTO‟s 27th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition. The annual conference and trade exhibition is the Caribbean‟s premier [...]
Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Live: Media in Democracy
The important role of the media in a successfully functioning democracy is well noted. The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) have recognised that, due to rapid changes occurring in the broadcasting landscape, Caribbean broadcasters would benefit from a review of the media's role in a modern [...]
Biography of JACQUES EGYPTIEN COMPTON who passed away July 19, 2011
Jacques Compton, Writer, Lecturer and Broadcaster, was born in Saint Lucia, but educated in Europe where he first read Literature, then afterwards studied Journalism and then Arts Administration, specializing in the administration of Arts Centres. For several years in the United Kingdom, Eastern and Western Europe he worked as a [...]
St. Lucia Carnival Queen Contestant Speaks on Issues Arising From Her Talent Segment
The following is a statement from Consuelo Dupal On her Talent Performance at the 2011 National Carnival Queen Competition I went into the recent competition with no intention to deny anyone of their due recognition of their God–given talent and creativity. I went into the competition also not knowing anything about Intellectual [...]
Regional Governments Build Capacity in Developing Debt Management Strategies
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank will host a workshop on Medium Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) Framework from 18 to 27 July. Representatives from the Ministries of Finance in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), Barbados, Suriname and Trinidad [...]
Dominica Launch’s its 15th annual World Creole Music Festival
The 15th Annual Dominica World Creole Music Festival officially launched July 15, 2011with a spectacular media event held at Krazy Koconuts from 6:00m pm. Dominica Festivals Committee, the Discover Dominica Authority and headline sponsor, “Digicel unveiled the line-up for this year’s festival signaling the start of the hard work [...]
Help Age St. Lucia Thanks LIME
The HelpAge St Lucia National Council Of and For Older Persons has applauded LIME for the company's continued support. LIME made a financial contribution to the Council's recent participation in the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and has pledged to further assist the work being done by HelpAge in a number of ways. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day [...]
