This U.S. paradise just beat Paris as the world’s most romantic getaway

Paris may forever be known as the City of Love, but a new study shows it’s been dethroned by none other than Maui, Hawaii. In a recent survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Talker Research in partnership with Funjet Vacations, 34% of respondents...

SAINT LUCIA HOSTS CARICOM MEETING ON ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS

Saint Lucia is hosting the CARICOM Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code meeting at the Harbor Club Hotel, bringing together engineering and construction experts, energy consultants, and key stakeholders from across the region. The two-day...

Saint Lucian coaches benefit from biomechanics course

Craig Emmanuel, Junior Derose, and Alton Crafton returned home over the weekend from a cutting-edge biomechanics course conducted at the Kumar Rampat Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago. The three received instruction from renowned biomechanics...

Livingston Parish Library announces lineup of authors for 10th Book Festival

Check out the lineup for the Livingston Parish Library's featured authors for 10th annual Livingston Parish Book Festival set for Oct. 25 at its Main Branch in Livingston. Headlining this year’s Livingston Parish Book Festival will be Mari...

‘Are you okay?’: Saint Lucia’s call to talk about suicide

September 10 was observed globally as Suicide Prevention Day, a moment to pause and reflect on the quiet battles people carry, often unseen. In a small island like Saint Lucia, where every loss ripples across families and communities, the call to...

Caribbean-Japan Partnership convenes first gathering in St Lucia for solutions-based dialogue

©OECSThe Caribbean Japan Partnership saw the successful completion of its inaugural Caribbean Regional Dialogue, held on August 21 and 22, 2025, in Saint Lucia. According to a Riches Karayib article, the event took place at the Bay Gardens Hotel...

The Rhodes to success: Saint Lucia’s first Rhodes Scholar reflects on his journey

When 24-year-old Rahym Augustin-Joseph boards his flight in the coming days to head to the United Kingdom, it will mark the next step in a journey that began in the quaint community of Bexon and has carried him to the doorstep of one of the...

OPINION: What cannabis legislation can teach us about foreign direct investment (Part 2)

It is a known fact that in the ecosystem of foreign direct investment, investors in Saint Lucia and other Caribbean countries receive significant tax concessions such as but not limited to: VAT relief on building material, furniture, equipment,...

Research Article – Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for educational reform and workforce development: The case of the Cayman Islands

[This is an excerpt from an article in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies.] In Task-Based Model terms, small states such as Malta and some Caribbean SIDS are deliberately preparing for a...

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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What we lose when we forget Creole

Creole and Saint Lucian culture always have a place far beyond the bounds of Mwa Éwitaj Kwéyòl, says Rhyesa Joseph, an educator, political scientist and cultural advocate. Her personal, academic, and professional pursuits reveal a deep cultural...

CRFM and the OECS strengthen collaboration with signing of a new MoU

Dr Marc Williams (rgt), Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, and Dr Didacus Jules (lft), Director General of the OECS, signing the MoU. Press Release October 14, 2025 The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 13, 2025

Cruise community to meet in San Juan next week The cruise community will gather in San Juan, Puerto Rico next week for the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show, taking place October 21–24, 2025. The spirit of...

Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5°C global-warming limit

This hypothesised scenario would see global temperatures initially “overshoot” the Paris Agreement’s aspirational limit of 1.5°C, before they are brought back down through techniques that would remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.On the...

Students learn about forensic science during RBPF exhibition

Students from 32 high schools yesterday got a first-hand look at the critical work forensic science plays in solving crimes. The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) hosted a forensic science exhibition to celebrate Forensic Science week at police...

Ten reasons to visit islands of the Bahamas, Caribbean this fall, winter

OCTOBER 22-26 The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival, headlined by rocker Lenny Kravitz and showcasing interactive chef demos, intimate and unique master classes, live performances and the third annual FUZE Art Expo. Baha Mar, 1 Baha Mar Blvd.,...

Senator Bernie Sanders’ AI Warning: Shaping a Human Future For The Caribbean

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, MON. Oct. 13, 2025: What does it mean to be human when machines can think, work, and create faster than we ever could? Senator Bernie Sanders has raised the alarm, warning that up to 100 million jobs in the United...

HIA, George Charles Airport Get Automated Passport Control Kiosk Machines

. The modernization of the island’s airports has been given a major boost following the donation of several Automated Passport Control Kiosk Machines to the government and people of St Lucia from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)...

Revealed: The World’s 50 Best Spas

Last year we published a guide to the 50 Best Spas in the UK and the response from you was so positive that this year we’ve spread our wings to launch the World’s 50 Best Spas, in collaboration with the UK’s leading specialist tour operator,...

This tiny Caribbean island is the next big thing in wellness

Mustique is the super-exclusive Caribbean hideaway that’s famous for being the place that one per-centers let their hair down. Princess Margaret scandalised high society in the Seventies by frolicking here with her toy boy Roddy Llewellyn. A...