Several women from St. Lucia who came to Canada as domestics, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their arrival in the country, at a reception at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday. Speaking at the reception, Councillor Jim Karygiannis ( Scarborough– Agincourt) said that the women ” added much to the cultural and social fabric of Toronto.” […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia – Two Caribbean destinations have made it on the US News & World Report’s list of the 20 best honeymoon destinations, released last week. In fact, St Lucia was high on the list, taking fourth spot ahead of places like Paris, Rome, Maui, Bali and Florence; while the US Virgin Islands (USVI) […]
The 18th edition of Muhtadi International Drumming Festival (MIDF) will be held at Woodbine Park in Toronto on the weekend. The two-day festival (June 3-4) is multicultural extravaganza that showcases 30 plus performers/groups playing an eclectic array of drums, music and dance from many nations. One of the themes of this year’s festival is “Canada […]
Nobel laureate Sir Derek Alton Walcott, a poet and playwright, died on Friday at his home in his native island of St. Lucia, after a prolonged illness. He was 87. Sir Derek received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1992 after being shortlisted for the honour for many years. In selecting him, the Swedish […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has announced it will review every economic citizenship granted by the ruling United Workers Party (UWP) under new citizenship by investment programme (CIP) rules recently promulgated by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. The SLP expressed its “deepest concern” with the actions of the Chastanet administration, […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia — At least six people were killed in various incidents in St Lucia over the weekend, less than four days after Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said he was convinced that criminals were people “who are destroying our livelihoods”. Police said that they had detained one woman on Sunday night in connection with […]
WOB QUEEN Sharlene Jn Baptiste of St. Lucia celebrates Jounen Kweyol (Creole Day) at the Jamaican Canadian centre in Toronto last Sunday.Jounen Kweyol is a major festival in St. Lucia.
By Gerald V. Paul No family member was there to shed a tear at Claudia’s funeral service in Toronto last week. Not even her daughter, Diana, who was thousands of miles away in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia as her mom ‘s body was lying in a coffin at the chapel of a Toronto […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia — St. Lucia’s renowned luxury resorts Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain are paying homage to the mango throughout the months of June and July. To celebrate the tropical fruit, guests will partake in a variety of mango-themed activities, events and services. “With the abundance of mangoes available during this time in St. […]
Violence in vulnerable neighborhoods in Toronto and the problems which his own grand-daughter faced in finding work moved retired physics professor Allan Carswell to provide funding through a charitable foundation that will create more jobs this summer for youth at risk. The funding will come from the Carswell Family Foundation which Professor Carswell established several […]
