India to sign MoU with Antigua & Barbuda on Digital Transformation

India to sign MoU with Antigua & Barbuda on Digital Transformation

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and the Ministry of Information, Communications Technologies, Utilities and Energy of the Antigua and Barbuda. The MoU intends to promote closer cooperation and exchange of experiences […]

CDB providing training support for the region’s entrepreneurs

CDB providing training support for the region’s entrepreneurs

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently trained 174 persons directly engaged with Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, (MSMEs) across the region, to assist with much-needed capacity development within the sector. Through the Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services (CTCS), the Bank’s flagship MSME capacity building program, the skills of business development officers and business development specialists from […]

CDB supports electric vehicle study tour to Canada for trainers

CDB supports electric vehicle study tour to Canada for trainers

The e-mobility awareness and capacity in some of the region’s academic and technical institutions recently received a boost following a recent electric vehicle (EV) study tour to Canada. The exercise was funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CBD) and the Canadian Support to the Energy Sector in the Caribbean Fund. The objectives of the tour […]

OECS commences work on a New Sustainable Tourism Policy

OECS commences work on a New Sustainable Tourism Policy

With high market demand and sustainable travel heightened in the post COVID-19 environment, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is taking a critical look at its OECS Common Tourism Policy. The existing OECS Common Tourism Policy dates back to 2011 and the new, updated version seeks to develop a fully comprehensive and pragmatic policy […]

Identifying priorities for improving the business climate in Saint Lucia

Identifying priorities for improving the business climate in Saint Lucia

On September 13, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the International Development Group LLC (IDG), hosted a workshop to discuss proposed support activities for Saint Lucia over the next year under USAID’s Caribbean Business Enabling Environment Reform (CBEE-R) activity. The CBEE-R activity has prioritized two activity result areas for […]

St. Lucia expecting increased service from US Market in Winter and Spring 2024

St. Lucia expecting increased service from US Market in Winter and Spring 2024

The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority is expecting a substantial increase in air service offerings from the US market during the upcoming Winter and Spring of 2024. Delta Airlines will introduce a second Saturday flight departing from Atlanta. Commencing in January and continuing through April 2024, this additional flight will further enrich the travel options available […]

Dr. Freezers, 79, has passed

Dr. Freezers, 79, has passed

The St. Lucia business community is mourning the passing of Conrad Darius James, popularly known as Dr. Freezers. St. Lucia Times quotes family members saying that James passed away suddenly on Saturday at his Bonne Terre home. The online publication goes on to note that the Castries businessman along with his wife launched the Dr. […]

Unlicensed Acupuncturist Charged with Causing Patient’s Lungs to Collapse

Unlicensed Acupuncturist Charged with Causing Patient’s Lungs to Collapse

District Attorney Urges Other Patients to Come Forward Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Yong De Lin was arraigned today, accused of administering acupuncture treatments he was not licensed to perform that caused a woman’s lungs to collapse. District Attorney Katz urges anyone who has received acupuncture treatments from Lin, who worked from a […]

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