Archive | May, 2015
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Miss SVG 2015

30 May

The stage is set! Today is the day that the Miss SVG 2015 Delegates will grace the stage to compete for the coveted crown.

The eight delegates that will take part in the 2015 Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines pageant are Continue reading

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Caribbean Getaway!

29 May

Have a Sweet Escape to today’s feature the beautiful island St.Lucia!

Castries picture in St. Lucia

Lush, unspoiled St. Lucia has a growing fan base. Some of its vacationers are music lovers, letting loose at the springtime St. Lucia Jazz Festival (which has previously featured headlining acts like Continue reading

Beauty queens for ‘Powerful’ show

29 May
Kaci Fennell, Miss Universe Jamaica, greets a homeless man, Scott, in downtown Kingston recently.

REIGNING beauty queens Kaci Fennell, Miss Universe Jamaica, and Laurie-Ann Chin, Miss Jamaica World, will be among guest performers at the ‘Powerful Women and Men Perform for Charity’ show at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College in St Andrew, on Sunday.

Show times are 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm.

Now in its 15th year, the charity event was Continue reading

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Lara slams Chanderpaul’s axing, calls for player’s reinstatement

29 May
Former West Indian cricketer Brian Lara

Batting great Brian Lara has blasted the decision by West Indies selectors to axe Shiv Chanderpaul for the two-Test series against Australia starting next Wednesday in Dominica, and wants the veteran left-hander back in the squad as a gesture of respect.

Chanderpaul was dropped last Sunday with Continue reading

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Good times for Popcaan

29 May

DANCEHALL singjay Popcaan is featured on the single I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) by English producer and remix artiste Jamie xx.

The track also features American rapper Young Thug.

I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) is taken from Continue reading

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Soca Music Gives Me Power!

29 May

New Music Featuring:

#2015VincySoca FRYKTION FEAT. PROBLEM CHILD – ASSUME THE POSITION

Source: Hot 97 SVG

 

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Blow by Blow with Tami Chynn

29 May
Chynn welcomes clients to her blow, dry bar, Blow by Blow, located inside the Loshusan Centre in St Andrew. CHYNN… always been around hair

This is the eighth in a 10-part series looking at entertainers who have moved into business outside their industry.

FIVE years ago she was the Jamaican artiste everyone thought would cross over and become a major pop star. Today, Tami Chynn has put those expectations behind her and is exploring another passion.

In 2012, she decided she wanted to open her own beauty salon. However, motherhood put that on hold as she gave birth to Continue reading

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Charlie Charlie presents challenges for Caribbean schools

29 May

Several Caribbean countries are reporting that school children have been rushed to hospital after playing the “demonic” game “Charlie Charlie”.

The game is said to be a simplified version of the ‘Ouija Board’ and summons a Mexican “demon” by the name of Charlie. The ‘Charlie Charlie Challenge’ as it is being called entails placing Continue reading

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Wayne Wonder set to perform at We Are Reggae

29 May

(L) WAYNE WONDER… will be performing in western Jamaica for the first time in more than five years. (R) MCGREGOR… performing at the first in the series of We Are Reggae last month.

INTERNATIONAL recording artiste Wayne Wonder will take centre stage on Saturday night when the monthly concert series We Are Reggae continues at the Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay.

He will be supported by Montego Bay’s own Shawn Campbell.

Organisers say the series, which kicked off last Continue reading

More Caribbean governments should invest in LIAT, say regional PMs

28 May

Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Brown have urged Caribbean governments that are not major shareholders of regional airline LIAT to change that status by giving meaningful financial support to the airline.

Both made that appeal at Continue reading

Barbados breaks a 25-year record for tourist arrivals

28 May

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados achieved a record 171,471 long stay visitor arrivals during the first quarter of this year, breaking a long standing 25-year figure, chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing, Inc (BTMI), Alvin Jemmott has said.

“This was a very strong winter season. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has predicted a Continue reading

What’s Cooking?!

28 May

Having a late lunch or dinner? Share a plate with Metro-Caribbean!

Today’s Feature: Mahi Mahi served with Coconut Rice and Mango Salsa

Ingredients
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  • For Mahi Mahi 

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 ½ teaspoons Continue reading

Saw looks for summer love!

28 May

LAST Wednesday, Lady Saw was the centre of attention as she shot the video for her new single, Summer Love at Board Walk Beach in Portmore.

The undisputed queen of dancehall cracked jokes with the production team and strutted along the beach during a break.

“This is a great song. When I first heard the rhythm, it Continue reading

Cocktail Hour!

28 May

Pina Colada

Today’s Feature: Pina Colada.

Unwind your day with a cool glass of Pina Colada originated from the beautiful caribbean island Puerto Rico.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup ice
1/2 cup diced pineapple, frozen
2 ounces pineapple juice
2 ounces Coco Lopez coconut cream
1 1/2 ounces white rum
1 ounce dark rum
Pineapple slices

Directions
Put the ice, frozen pineapple, Continue reading

Citizens of five more Caribbean countries get visa-free travel to Schengen area

28 May

schengen no visa

Nationals of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad & Tobago no longer need a visa to travel to most European countries.

The visa-free travel to 26 countries of the Schengen area comes with the signing of a  Continue reading

Nicki Minaj Debuts “The Night Is Still Young” Music Video: Watch the Summertime Anthem!

28 May

Trinidad-Born Rapper releases her new video “The Night Is Still Young”

Nicki Minaj, The Night Is Still Young video

Last week Nicki Minaj released her new music video for “The Night is Still Young” exclusively on Tidal, and all of us peasants cried because we couldn’t watch it. But the queen of hip-hop answered our prayers and recently debuted the hit on Vevo for the rest of the world to blast.

The songstress takes a break from singing about Continue reading

Black Rave Goes Neon Rave!!

28 May

Vincy Mas is here! The Hottest Carnival in the Caribbean!

One of the most anticipated carnival events; Black Rave is now Neon Rave!

An event hosted by Vincentian-born international Soca Artiste Skinny Fabulous is scheduled for June 12th 2015 at
Victoria Park, St.Vincent and the Grenadines.

Enjoy the dynamic and energetic performances by Soca Artistes such as Bunji Garlin, Skinny Fabulous, Fay Ann Lyons,Machel Montano and many more.

Neon Rave! Out of the Darkness comes the Light!

https://instagram.com/p/3HEiklpZs9/?taken-by=skinnyfabulous

Source: Online Media

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What Will Carnival’s New Vista Ship Look Like?

28 May

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Carnival Cruise Line has released the first video tour of its upcoming Carnival Vista ship.

The video includes an indoor-outdoor tour of the ship, which is slated to debut in Europe in May 2016.

The ship will include Continue reading