Castries

St Lucia records first swine flu death

CASTRIES, St Lucia, November 9, 2009 - St Lucia has recorded its first death related to the H1N1 virus, swine flu. But unlike other cases recorded in the Caribbean, the victim had no pre-existing medical conditions. The...

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COLUMN-Axa will have to dig deeper for Asian buyout: M Doyle

By Margaret Doyle LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - For the second time in five years, minority shareholders in Axa Asia-Pacific Holdings face the prospect of being bought out on the cheap. The parent, Axa SA, has got into bed with AMP...

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Condor back in St Lucia after five-year break

CASTRIES, St Lucia, November 6, 2009 - After a five year absence, German carrier Condor Airlines is serving St Lucia again and it has already announced plans to return even after the six month contract period is over. Prime...

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Regional cruise tourism up in a down economy

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, October 29, 20099 - A new study has reported that cruise spending is up, despite the economic downturn, in destinations visited by the 15 cruise line-members of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association....

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Castries: Ti Kaye Village Resort

117 TripConnect members have been to Castries. To get travel advice from your friends or other TripConnect members, log in or register. Ti Kaye was the perfect spot for our honeymoon. For an unbelievably reasonably rate, we had...

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St Lucia wants academy to train future cruise tourism workers

When the 16th Annual Conference of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) gets under way in St Lucia next week, Tourism Minister Senator Allen Chastanet is expected to lead discussions on the establishment of a...

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Caribbean media and tourism industry to pay tribute to Andria Hall

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- Andria Hall, the late CNN news anchor, author and communicator, will be honoured by media, tourism stakeholders and young people gathering for the 18th meeting of the Caribbea...

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St Lucia, JetBlue tapping into Diaspora market

Airline and tourism officials believe the Caribbean-American Diaspora will be an important part of the success of the thrice weekly service between the island and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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UPDATE 1-Insurer AXA proposes simplified board

Proposes single board * De Castries to be made chairman and chief executive (Adds details, quotes) PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - French insurer AXA on Wednesday said its supervisory board had decided to propose the creation of a...

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De Castries is to take full charge of Axa

ByScheherazade Daneshkhu in Paris Henri de Castries is to take full charge at the head of Axa by consolidating the role of chairman with his chief executive position at France’s biggest insurer. Jacques de Chateauvieux,...

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