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Following two successful road shows in Gros Islet and Dennery, the
St Lucia Amateur Boxing Association (SLABA) counted on even greater public support in their own backyard, for a similar show Saturday evening at the Vigie Multi-Purpose Complex. No way! The turnout was disappointing due to the inclement weather.
Blame it on the rain! You bet! [...]
The West Indies bowlers were accurate and penetrative on Saturday restricting Essex County Club to 263 on the opening day of the three-day match on Saturday. The Windies reached 24-1 in reply at the close.
In front of a sizeable crowd on a cold afternoon at the County Ground, the Windies bowlers maintained good control as [...]
St Lucia and the region’s premiere high jumper, Levern Spencer, continued her good form this season, when she cleared a mark of 1.86 metres in very difficult conditions last Saturday to win a bronze medal.
Spencer was at the time competing at the prestigious Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. She was up against the best [...]
The 2007 losing semi finalist Courts Spartans and Behind the College All Stars, will meet in the final of the 2008 Blackheart Veterans Football Tournament.
Both teams registered contrasting semi final victories Sunday at the Mindoo Phillip Park in semi final action. In the first semi final, Behind the College All Stars won 4-3 on penalties [...]
The International American University, College of Medicine hosted a seminar on April 7th 2009 in observation of World Health Day. This is not the first such seminar the university has hosted. In January 2009, an Interactive Seminar in observance of World Leprosy Day, was held as part of the university’s commitment to observe the [...]
The following are excerpts from the Budget 2009/2010 delivered by Prime Minister Stephenson King on Friday April 24 titled “Generating Growth, Securing Jobs, Promoting Competitiveness and Protecting Vulnerable Citizens in the Face of Global Recession.”
Impact of financial crisis: The global economic crisis had a negative impact on Caribbean countries in 2008. The region [...]
It’s the top story in almost every major news source in the world: the outbreak of the swine flu! The death toll linked to the new strain of influenza in Mexico continued to rise yesterday with leaders of the world calling on everyone to remain calm. The new swine flu cases popping up not just [...]
The critics are just beginning to sharpen their swords in the wake of Prime Minister Stephenson King’s budget presentation last Friday.
Perhaps the biggest target on the list of items that the Prime Minister raced through on Friday evening was the admission that this year’s $1.211 billion budget will be financed, in part by more that [...]
When it comes to employer-employee disputes the civil service is hardly alone. The doors of the Rodney Bay branch of the Royal Bank of Canada were shut for the entire day, Monday, and customers were deprived service at the loans department at the main branch in Castries as 16 employees (comprising of management, senior staff [...]
No sooner had the words exited the mouth of Communications Minister Guy Joseph, that Insurance Council president Claudius Francis was prepared to dispute them. In his delivery to the House Debate yesterday Guy Joseph said that the motoring public had to pay for vehicle insurance stickers, even though the government gives the stickers free.
In a [...]
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