CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Telecommunications Minister, Dr. James Fletcher, has criticized the decision by the British telecommunications company, LIME, to introduce a charge for printed copies of the bills to customers. Fletcher has written to the company complaining about ...
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Digicel Accused Of Violating Network Policy
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Telecommunications Company, Digicel, has been found to be in breach of the principle of Internet Neutrality, as a result of its move to restrict Over the Top (OTT) Services, in particular, Viper, to residents across ...
Read More »Cable And Wireless And Columbus Communications Could Be In Breach Of Their Licences Says ECTEL
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has warned that both Cable and Wireless (CWC) and Columbus Communications could be in breach of their licenses if they engage in activities, which can unfairly prevent, restrict, or ...
Read More »What Famous Tennis Dad Richard Williams Thinks Of Black Fatherhood
“I always told Venus and Serena to work on their own self-esteem.” By Melania Daniel Pride Guest Writer Ask Richard Williams, famous father of tennis sisters Venus and Serena, if black men in North America are bad fathers and his ...
Read More »Sir Shridath Ramphal Launches Historic Memoirs: “Glimpses Of A Global Life”
Photo above: Pride News Magazine’s Copy Editor, Sharmon Carrington, shares a few words with Sir Shridath Ramphal at the launch of his memoirs. By Sharmon Carrington Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – The historic memoirs of Sir Shridath Ramphal were launched ...
Read More »Former St. Lucia Speaker Robbed, Stabbed, Hospitalized
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Police, last Saturday, confirmed that former Speaker, Mathew Roberts, has been hospitalized after he was discovered on the roadside with a stab wound to his neck. Police said that they are investigating reports that 60-year-old ...
Read More »LIAT Flight Attendant Guilty Of Money Laundering Charges
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – A Magistrate Court, on Monday, ordered a flight attendant with the regional airline, LIAT, to pay EC$10,000 (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) forthwith or serve nine months in jail, after she pleaded guilty to money ...
Read More »T&T’s Most Wanted Man Captured
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago police say they have captured the country’s most wanted man, the main suspect in the disappearance of four members of a family. Police said they captured Azmon Alexander Sunday, after Irma ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Warns Of Inconveniences At Airports During Holidays
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government is warning visitors and nationals alike to be prepared for delays at the two airports during the Christmas period, as the island deals with the possible entry of the deadly Ebola virus. “I ...
Read More »Three Caribbean Nationals Nominated For Top ACP Post
BRUSSELS, Belgium, CMC – Three Caribbean nationals, including a woman, have been nominated for the post of Secretary General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping, according to a statement issued by the Brussels based ACP Secretariat. It said ...
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