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23/08/08

What is a ‘Power of Attorney’?

In this article, I will look briefly at one of the notarial documents (documents signed and sealed by a notary royal, lawyers in St. Lucia are also notaries royal) handled routinely by lawyers, called a ‘power of attorney’. A ‘Power of Attorney’ must be in writing. It is a legal instrument which gives one individual the authority to act on behalf of another individual,

St. Lucia Photo Ambassador Hits New York, Canada & Miami

Often referred to as ‘St. Lucia’s Photography Ambassador’, Kirk Elliott is on a quest to promote St. Lucia through the eyes of his camera. At the end of July and early this August, Elliott took this quest a step further with a meeting in New York with the Photo Editor of “The Knot” Bridal Magazine, a Sunday interview with CHRY 105.5 F.M.,

Fix Caricom: That’s the problem

Four Caribbean leaders signed a Joint Declaration on August 14 in Trinidad to achieve “the Single Economy by 2011” and “appropriate Political Integration by 2013” in the Caribbean Community. Just how the four leaders planned to accomplish these two feats is unclear particularly as the only governments they could commit were their own;

The “F” Word

Enough of Worth, though yes he made an impactful ‘worthy’ contribution to the fashion designing aspect. Let’s enter the door to something else. Perusing through my mind, I thought, hey this week let’s do a bounce into the past and then back to the present. I mean, that’s what’s happening with fashion now; the trends just bouncing from the past into our present,

Tribute to Parry

‘And that inverted Bowl they all call the Sky,
Whereunder crawling coop’d we live and die
Lift not your hands to it for help- for it
As impotently moves as you or I
This quote is from “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.”

One of the deepest and most painful woundsm,

St. Lucia Credit Union gives back

Twelve year old Brittany Tamica Henry of Labayee will not have to pay for her school books, school uniforms and what ever she may need for the upcoming new school year, which starts next month thanks to the St. Lucia Workers Credit Union. Miss Henry yesterday was awarded a five year scholarship by the Credit Union for her brilliant achievement,

A SCHOOL IN CRISIS

Come September, girls who have been successful in the 2008 Common Entrance and are scheduled to attend the St. Joseph’s Convent will not be attending classes at the main building situated at Cedars. It seems that the school will have to extend its educational facility to the Girls Vocational School in Leslie Land, an area already notorious for criminal activities.

C&W Caribbean appoints seven Executive Vice Presidents

Cable & Wireless Caribbean, which recently announced a major transformation of its Caribbean businesses into a single pan-Caribbean entity in direct response to customer demands and to meet new challenges in the regional telecom market, has made seven key management appointments. Donald Austin, who has headed Cable & Wireless Barbados,

Digicel supports the Carifesta X Delegation

Digicel is pleased to extend its support to the Silver Shadow delegation who will be representing St. Lucia in the tenth edition of Carifesta to be held in Guyana opening on August 22nd and finishing on August 31st. The contingent received Digicel travelling items inclusive of bags, mugs, t-shirts and also over EC$1000 worth of FREE credit to allow them to call home during the duration of their trip.

Karib Cable and Digicel Team Up

The newest entrant in the St Lucia telecommunications market, Karib Cable, teams up with Digicel in what is the first of many planned collaborations with the launch of the Digicel “Welcome to the Better Life campaign.” “This is a natural progression” says Mineva Ross, Marketing Manager for Karib Cable, the regional Cable Television and Internet provider.

Soufriere Foundation donates to Yaticka Youth Group

On Friday the 22nd of August the Yaticka youth group of Soufriere will be leaving St.lucia to represent the island at ‘Carifesta 10’ in Guyana. For the first time Carifesta will have an edutainment component to it hence the invitation from the Carifesta Secretariat. That aspect of Carifesta is being facilitated by the President’s Youth Award:

Stop sale of Queen’s Chair

The Saint Lucia Labour Party calls on UWP Government to stop the sale of the Queen’s Chain to hotel developers. The Cabinet Conclusion No.602 of June 26 2008. Cabinet agreed.” That part of Parcel 0027B of the Queen’s Chain of Jalousie in Soufriere be sold to the developer or contributed as equity in the development”. The terms of the agreement are to be negotiated,

A Destructive Construction Project within the Pitons

Destructive construction project in the Pitons Management Area
The Saint Lucia National Trust and the Saint Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society are deeply concerned about an ongoing, illegal construction project at a property at Beau Estate located within the Pitons Management Area (PMA) in Soufriere.