Light & Power Holdings Ltd. to acquire Emera Caribbean Limited’s Interest in St. Lucia Electricity Services

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia and BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Emera Caribbean Limited has agreed to sell its 19.1% indirect interest in St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC) to Light & Power Holdings...

Mathurin Helps Windies Win

News Americas, LONDON, England, Tues. Sept. 27, 2011: Twenty-eight-year-old Garey Mathurin is the new star of the West Indies Cricket squad. Debut star, Mathurin, bowled the Windies to a superb victory over England in the second T20 International at the Kia Oval on Sunday night. The Mon Repos, St. Lucia-born...

Amy Was Set To Adopt St. Lucian Child

News Americas, LONDON, England, Mon. Aug. 1, 2011: A 10-year-old girl from St. Lucia was set to call late singer, Amy Winehouse, mummy, a new report claims. The U.K. Mirror reported quoted Dannika Augustine, the child, as saying: “Amy was already my mother. I would call her mum and she would call me...

Saint Lucia Remembers Amy Winehouse

News Americas, CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Tues. July 26, 2011: In 2009, late singer Amy Winehouse spent several months in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. On Monday, she was remembered with sadness by the island’s tourism minister. “We have lost a good friend and the world has lost a great talent,”...

St. Lucia Advances In CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier

News Americas, CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thurs. July 14, 2011: St. Lucia has advanced to the first group round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifier. Jamil Joseph scored three goals to help hand St. Lucia a 4-2 victory over Aruba on penalties. It is the third straight World Cup qualifying campaign that St. Lucia,...

Firearms Marking Agreement Signed By Barbados, Grenada and Saint Lucia

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. June 8, 2011: The governments of Barbados, Grenada, and Saint Lucia and the Organization of American States have signed a firearms marking agreement. The cooperation agreement calls for implementation of the project, “Promoting Firearms Marking in Latin America...

Six On Rape Charge In St. Lucia

News Americas, CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Fri. May 20, 2011: Six men between the ages of 24 and 31 have been slapped with rape charges in St. Lucia. The men are accused of raping two British women who were volunteers on a wildlife project run by a British-based charity. Police said the unnamed suspects wore...

Several Caribbean Dignitaries Invited To Royal Wedding

News Americas, LONDON, England, Mon. April 25, 2011: Several Caribbean governor generals, premiers and prime ministers have made the coveted invitation list to the much-talked about Royal Wedding of the year. The Governor-Generals of Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, St Christopher...

West Indies Face Pakistan Again After Loss

News Americas, GROS ISLET, St Lucia, Mon. April 25, 2011: The West Indies Cricket team, still reeling from an eight-wicket loss to Pakistan, will have to face the visiting side again today. The two teams will again face-off at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St. Lucia in the second of five one day internationals....

Criminal Deportees To Latin America, Caribbean Pass 88 Thousand In Six Months

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 8, 2011: More than 88,000 criminal immigrants have already been deported back to Latin America and the Caribbean in just the past six months, New Americas has learnt. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation data obtained by NAN show that from the beginning...