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19/07/08

Understanding Criminal law

Criminal law is principally about punishment and sentencing. To understand criminal law, we must first explore the definition of a crime and set it within the context of modern society by looking at a range of criminal activity and determine what the criminal sanctions would be suitable for such crimes.

Evidence compelling Caribbean review of EU agreement

It seems that Caribbean countries can now forget any idea of Britain being helpful to them in any attempt to review or re-negotiate aspects of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and Cariforum countries initialled last December. Foreign Ministers of Cariforum countries, who travelled to London for a two-day meeting,

Climate Change & Fisheries

Climate change will have strong impact on fisheries production –In this connection, the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a scientific symposium in Rome recently to discuss the effects of that impact. FAO said this week, that temperature and other variations resulting from climate change will have a strong impact on fisheries and aquaculture,

Digicel takes Caribbean Music and Culture to the world

Digicel, in association with Sony Ericsson, is the proud sponsor of the new Caribbean countdown Digicel Caribbean Hot 30. The Digicel Caribbean Hot 30 is a weekly chart featuring 30 of the hottest songs coming out of the region. The chart is based on party jams, combined charts and radio play from across the region powered by the Caribbean’s premier DJ fraternity,

Nomination of Youth Ambassador

Upon the recommendation of the President of the Saint Lucia National Youth Council (NYC), Mr. Casey Destang recently served as an ambassador for Saint Lucia and the NYC at the second General Assembly of the Conseil International des Organisations de Jeunes de la Francophonie (CIJEF) or International Council of Youth Organizations in Francophone Countries,

UWI Alumni Apprenticeship Programme Trains Future Regional Leaders

The University of the West Indies Alumni Apprenticeship Programme (AAP) is run by the UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) in association with the Institutional Advancement Division. It is designed to promote interaction between its alumni and student populations for the latter to discover and develop their potential in order to impact more significantly,

That Makes Me Mad

Andre began the show by making reference to the Christie Brinkley case that ended over a week ago. Divorce was filed by Christie Brinkley who found out from the stepfather of an eighteen year old girl that his stepdaughter, Diana Bianchi, was having an affair with Brinkley’s husband, Peter Cook. Sexual relations had ended between the eighteen year old assistant and Peter Cook,

Loving Hands Graduation

Loving Hands Daycare and Preschool held its first Graduation ceremony on the school grounds in the community of Sarrot,on 3rd July,2008. we were honoured to have our representative Mr. Guy Joseph present, to do the handing over of certificates and trophies to the Graduands. We were also touched by the speech given by Mrs. Martha John,

Island’s top student receives brand new bike

Every year Universal Cycle Center awards the island’s top Common Entrance student with a free bike. Manager of Universal Cycle Center Pius Raveneau happily did the honors and expressed congratulations to Lisa Monique Edwards on her academic achievements. Lisa Monique Edward, hailing from the Carmen Rene Memorial School,

ROVING CAREGIVERS PROGRAMME

If you’re like most parents, you want to do everything possible to make your family healthy. You also privately admit that, in the daily grind of life, some things don’t get done while you struggle to meet the ever-changing needs and demands of growing kids and busy schedules. If you really want to make a change, you’ll have to take the time to stop and listen,

Renewed hope for Banana Sector

The formal launching of the Banana Production & Management Unit (BPMU) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries & Forestry took place on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008. Agriculture Minister Ezechiel Joseph, in declaring the BPMU formally open, urged banana farmers to put their best foot forward for the survival and further development of this all-important economic sector.

Red mite on the attack!

On Tuesday July 15, 2008, at a US Department of Agriculture program for tropical and sub tropical Agriculture Research, T-STAR, sponsored symposium on invasive species in Miami Florida, it was revealed that the Red mite insect has been sited in the Caribbean. The Red Palm Mite, which is believed to have first arrived in the Caribbean in 2003,

BodyHoliday employees off to Hotel Quintessence (Montreal Canada)

Castries St. Lucia, July 2008 - Cheerie Francis, Commis Chef 1 (Hot and Cold Kitchen) and Indira Elva, Commis Chef II (Pastry) have been sent to the Hotel Quintessence on a three month training programme from July 1st to September 30th 2008. This programme is designed to expose them to kitchen operations in general,