‘People’ Archives
Caricom News Brief Friday 02, July 2010
SURINAME-POLITICS-Member of Boutesere’s party elected as Speaker PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - Jenny Simons, a member of the Mega Combination of former dictator Desi Bouterse, has been elected as the new Speaker of the National Assembly. Simons defeated former speaker Paul Somohardjo by a narrow 26-24 margin to become the second female in the [...]
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. 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. [...]
St. Lucia Prime Minister Condemns Latest Violence In City. Promises Tough Response.
Speaking today from overseas where he has just concluded a series of meetings on Government business, Prime Minister Stephenson King has condemned the latest murders over the past twenty four hours and has promised strong action on his return to island over the weekend. The Prime has announced that he will be meeting with the Hierarchy of the [...]
St. Lucia removed from OECD Grey Listing
On Wednesday May 19, 2010, Saint Lucia signed six (6) Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with the Nordic Countries, namely Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Having previously signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements (since October 2009) with Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Kingdom of the [...]
The St. Lucia Home Coming Committee continues plans for Partnership Fair to be held in July 2010
The Saint Lucian Homecoming 2010 Committee has agreed that one of its major activities for the Saint Lucian Homecoming in 2010 should be the development of a programme designed to facilitate increased participation of the Diaspora in skills, partnerships and network development, with Saint Lucians resident in the country. It was decided that [...]
EU-LAC Summit ends on Positive note for CARICOM
And so the Sixth Summit of the European Union (EU)and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), described as “one of results and agreements,” has ended; and perhaps on a positive note for the Caribbean. The more than sixty leaders who met in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday agreed on a slate of measures aimed at strengthening trade and improving [...]
St. Lucia Government Expresses Sympathy with the Local Media Fraternity at the Passing of Pet Gibson and Francis Tobias
The recent passing of Mrs. Pet Gibson Manager of Radio Caribbean International and Mr. Francis Tobias Freelance Photographer is noted with regret by the Government of Saint Lucia. These two stalwarts of the local media fraternity have contributed immensely to the growth of the local media through their input in the areas of media management and [...]
Caricom News Brief May 17, 2010 – p1
Elections in Haiti With Haiti still reeling from last January's earthquake, its leaders should be pulling together in the country's best interests. Unfortunately, the expiration of parliament's mandate last week has prompted another predictable but tiresome round of political bickering. Haiti's parliament went out of business last Monday [...]
Caricom News Brief May 17, 2010 – p2
Jamaica endorses Copenhagen Accord, but... KINGSTON, Jamaica - JAMAICA has endorsed the Copenhagen Accord, the non-legally binding agreement that was the result of two weeks of rigorous yet largely unsuccessful climate change negotiations in Denmark last December. The island has, however, made it clear that its endorsement in no way diminishes [...]
