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Digicel painted carnival 2010 red!

Digicel painted carnival 2010 red!

Digicel, the Bigger, Better Network was proud to be Platinum sponsors of this year’s Saint Lucia Carnival festivities. Ranked among some of the best carnivals in the world, Digicel was geared up to create a Bigger, Better carnival experience and delivered this like no other.  Capturing wonderful prizes with unforgettable experiences and performances, the bigger [...]

‘New media’ of lies, distortion and falsehood!

‘New media’ of lies, distortion and falsehood!

The hurried and unjust decision by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dismiss a mid-level employee, Shirley Sherrod, for comments made during an NAACP speech is the most blatant example of a rush to judgment. Genuine democracy is sustained by truth and facts, not by the daily drumbeat of alleged news organizations whose [...]

The myth of sport as a crime stopper

The myth of sport as a crime stopper

The benefits of sport for personal health and wellbeing is widely known and accepted.  Sports as a deterrent to crime?  That’s another ball game, entirely.  Mention reducing youth crime and invariable youth involvement in more sports is the preferred, ready-made solution.  We talk about it so casually to the point of passionately believing that it [...]

Pert’s feeling the music of life!

Pert’s feeling the music of life!

He lived what many considered a normal life until he was about 23.  Perseus Prospere, known as Pert to those close to him and Small Boy to everyone else, graduated from the Leon Hess Comprehensive School in 2001 where he played point guard for four out of his five years there. He went onto Sir [...]

Kadeen wants a St Lucia without limits!

Kadeen wants a St Lucia without limits!

Destined to be more than ordinary. These are the words 19-year-old Kadeen Chrys Servin lives by. This week Kadeen certainly is extraordinary in some trendy fabric designed by Cherry Ann Gaillard. In Kadeen’s world, life is just beginning, and she knows not the endless opportunities to come. She’s more than just a pretty face, and [...]

Another day, another damn delusion! By Rick Wayne

Another day, another damn delusion! By Rick Wayne

It was Andy Warhol, the avant-garde filmmaker and pop painter, who in 1968—and without the smallest soupçon about the coming of the Internet—predicted that “in the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes.”
Four decades later, from the comfort and presumed safety of our living room sofas, we can in real time enjoy breathtaking high-speed [...]

A HEAVY BLOW TO SPORTS JOURNALISM!

A HEAVY BLOW TO SPORTS JOURNALISM!

During his address at Sunday’s official opening of the 2010 CBN WINLOT Inter schools Games at the George Odlum Stadium (GOS) in Vieux Fort, Minister of Sports, Lenard Montoute, referred to it as more than just a sports and fitness facility, but a temporary health facility accommodating patients following the fire at St Jude Hospital [...]

JJ hits a gold mine!

JJ hits a gold mine!

Did the minister in charge of planning, development control and the city council really set out to shaft Robby Skeete when he decided to give a prime city location to one of his best friends?
The initial story by Robby Skeete published in the Wednesday STAR generated a ton of controversy and feedback about the ill-effects [...]

When your life is on the line . . .

When your life is on the line . . .

Is there a cause that you would die for?  Is there an issue that you feel so passionately about that you would publicly, and without reservation, speak out for?  Do people know about this passion, this cause?  Are you lending your voice for changes you wish to see? If we wish to see change, we [...]

Aiasha off to China!

Aiasha off to China!

Aiasha Tierra Rebecca Gustave is not an unfamiliar face. Particularly if you’re an avid reader of the SHE Caribbean magazine. In that case you’d have likely seen her gracing the pages of the magazine in fashion by some of the most highly regarded designers in the region. Aiasha Gustave first started modeling for SHE at [...]

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