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GOVERNMENT EXTENDS PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED ELECTRICITY BILL
DBS TV St Lucia
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August 19, 2025
The government says its proposed Electricity Bill will transform Saint Lucia’s energy sector, and in the interest of transparency, it’s giving the public more time to weigh in. Happy 0 0 % Sad 0 0 % Excited 0 0 % Sleepy 0 0 % Angry 0 0 % Surprise...
Trinidad supports US military action in Caribbean, has no intention of engaging Caricom
Jamaica Observer
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August 24, 2025
Kamla Persad Bissessar speaking to reporters after winning the Siparia seat in the general election. (CMC Photo) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday said it fully supports the decision of the United States...
Equity Revitalizes Culture, Through Music And Empowers Youth In Choiseul
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 20, 2025
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Choiseul Summer Music Programme has emerged as a vibrant com- munity initiative that safeguards children, nurtures creativity, and breathes new life into the district’s rich cultural heritage. Spearheaded by the...
YSAP Concludes with Adaptation of ‘Drum-Maker’
St. Lucia Times
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August 22, 2025
The five-week Youth Summer Arts Platform (YSAP), the flagship initiative of the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF), wrapped up this week. The programme saw over 150 participants from both the north and south of the island take part in courses...
Young, Abdulah: ‘Hands off Venezuela’
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 22, 2025
News Sean Douglas 35 Minutes Ago The USS Gravely (DDG 107) destroyer. via AP - STUART YOUNG, former prime minister and former minister of energy and national security, sent a message to the United States – "hands off Venezuela" – via a text to...
Gros Islet Beach Park: A Bold Leap in Hospitality Development
The Voice
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August 23, 2025
The Gros Islet Beach Park A significant event unfolded recently as government officials, community members, and stakeholders gathered for the official launch of the Gros Islet Recreational Beach Park. This park, strategically located on the...
IICA Executive meets in Peru: livestock, global food security on agenda
Dominica News Online
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August 20, 2025
During the opening ceremony, Ángel Manero Campos, Minister of Agricultural Development and Irrigation of Peru, presented a plaque to IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, on behalf of the Peruvian Government, in recognition of his contributions to...
SLTA head of global marketing recognised by City of Atlanta
St. Lucia Times
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August 18, 2025
Dexter Percil, director of global marketing at the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA), has been honoured with a proclamation from the Atlanta City Council for his “outstanding contributions to the Caribbean Community”. The citation praises...
Beyond omqombothi and inhloko: S Africa's historical links with Kenya
The Standard
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August 24, 2025
When Vena Gitu,Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Nameless showcased their dancing style during the Koroga festival held at Arboretum in Nairobi on Marc 15, 2015. [File, Standard] South Africa (SA) received about 10 million tourists in 2019 before the...
VAT cuts may take time to show up on shelves
St. Lucia Times
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August 18, 2025
Shoppers hoping for savings after the Saint Lucian government removed VAT on 70 food items by August 2 will be met with a mixed picture: a few price drops, small changes, and in some cases, no movement at all. At a Castries supermarket, cucumbers...
CARIBBEAN YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL ENDS ON THE HIGHEST NOTE!
I News Cayman
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August 21, 2025
The Caribbean Youth Film Festival, hosted by Dove Productions, marks another successful year of pouring skills of filmmaking and other aspects of film production into young people at the grass roots level. From August 5th to 15th 2025, a group of...
AS Bryden on stock market
Trinidad Express
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AS Bryden & Sons Holdings has announced that it will list its ordinary and preference shares on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) on August 29, the group said yesterday. The company is listing its existing shares by way of...
The OECD Estimates That Cuba Will Leave the Group of Countries Receiving Development Aid
14ymedio
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August 23, 2025
The latest ECLAC report predicts that the economy of the island will remain negative for at least two years. The agency believes that between 2025 and 2035, Cuba will be among the countries with sufficient per capita gross national income to be...
SALCC Celebrates CTA’s Graduating Cohort Of Business Owners
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 15, 2025
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – Twelve tourism business owners received certifications from the Community Tourism Basic Training Programme on Thursday August 7, a collaboration between the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) and the...
‘Not everyone can handle it!’ Discover the raunchy, relentless sounds taking over Caribbean carnivals
The Guardian
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August 23, 2025
At this year’s Fête de la Musique in Paris, British ravers who had streamed over to enjoy the annual street party – think Notting Hill carnival without the procession – found themselves hearing, and then swiftly dancing to, a wildly uptempo tune...
Caribbean Stars to unite at CARIFESTA XV
Barbados Today
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August 22, 2025
86 The CARIFESTA XV Opening Ceremony will flow directly into the World Super Concert on Friday night at Kensington Oval, with an all-star Caribbean band led by Barbadian musician and Grammy-nominated producer Nicholas Brancker. Brancker, a...
Would you spend four months on a cruise? These super-long cruises let you visit dozens of cities
Euronews
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August 17, 2025
Cruise companies have been launching progressively longer and more extreme cruises in the last few years. These journeys often last months, visiting dozens of destinations across several countries, and can cost tens of thousands of euros. The rise...
Parents Cheer on Team Bahamas at 2025 Goodwill Games
Our News Bahamas
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August 22, 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement BARBADOS – When the 40-member team left for Barbados last Wednesday for the 29th edition of the Goodwill Games, the Bahamasair charter was not only filled with coaches, medical...
Could dying reefs fuel ciguatera poisoning?
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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That seafood dinner in Martinique 20 years ago still haunts Caroline Montout-Joseph, a social worker who suffered months of agony after eating a mahi-mahi at a beachside restaurant in the resort town of Les Trois-Îlets. She was diagnosed with...
President Tinubu departs Japan for Brazil on state visit
Nairametrics
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August 22, 2025
President Bola Tinubu departed Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday night for Brazil, where he is scheduled to begin a state visit on Sunday, August 24. Presidential spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement that the President would make a...