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List Of Saint Lucians
This is a list of people from Saint Lucia in the eastern Caribbean. A * Makeba Alcide (born 1990) – athlete, born in Castries * Pamela Alfred (born 1978) – international cricketer * Kenny Davis Anthony (born 1951) – Prime Minister of St Lucia, born in Laborie * Joyce Auguste – musician and leader of The Hewanorra Voices * Marie Grace Augustin (1897–1996) – businesswoman B * Michelle Baptiste (born 1977) – Olympic long jumper, born in St Lucia * Danielle Beaubrun (born 1990) – Olympic swimmer, born in St Lucia * Kevin Bertin also known as Monét X Change (born 1990) – drag queen, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 contestant and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner, born in St Lucia * Chris Boucher (born 1993) – NBA basketball player, born in Castries * Rufus George Bousquet (born 1958) – politician, cabinet minister, born in St Lucia * Winston Branch (born 1947) – artist, living in California, born in Castries * Desmond Brathwaite – politician and gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Anthony, Sta
Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". It was once popular in the 16th-century in Leinster, Munster, parts of Connacht and in County Tyrone in Ulster, and was Anglicised as O'Kenna, O'Kenny, O'Kinney, Kenna, Kenny, and Kinney amongst other variations. One bearer of the name was Cainnech of Aghaboe, better known in English as Saint Canice - a sixth-century Irish priest and missionary from near Dungiven, after whom the city and county of Kilkenny is also named. The Irish form ''Cill Chainnigh'' means "Church of Canice". It is thought that the ''Ó Cionnaith'' sept was part of the Uí Maine kingdom, based in Connacht. Within this area, the name is associated traditionally with counties Galway and Roscommon. Kenny is ranked at number 76 in the list of the most common surnames in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatius Cadette
Ignatius Cadette, born 3 March 1957 in Castries, St Lucia, is a former West Indian cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Windward Islands and the Combined Islands cricket team The Combined Islands cricket team was a cricket team that represented the cricket-playing islands of the Lesser Antilles, excluding Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago who fielded their own teams. They played in 13 Shell Shield tournaments from 1965- ... in the 1970s and 1980s as a batsman and wicketkeeper. References 1957 births Saint Lucian cricketers Living people Combined Islands cricketers Windward Islands cricketers Wicket-keepers {{SaintLucia-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darvin Edwards
Darvin Edwards (born 11 September 1986) is a Saint Lucian competitor in men's High Jump. Darvin was born in Castries. Darvin holds the St Lucia National Record for men's High Jump. His career best mark of 2.31m, in Daegu, South Korea at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics is also the record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Biography Early years Darvin attended St Aloysius RC Boys School and then Entrepot Secondary School in Castries. At the latter institution, he was introduced to the High Jump event by coach Gregory Lubin. In 2004, Darvin won the under-20 men’s High Jump at the CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda, clearing 2.06m on the opening day. In 2005, the Games were held at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, in Bacolet, Tobago. Darvin had reset the St Lucia National Junior Record at 2.15m a little over a week before the meet. But in the event, he had to settle for joint second, with a best height of 2.05m. Belgrave Harriers In 2006, Darvin was se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Louis Devaux
Sir Justin Louis Devaux (1884– 2 February 1943) was a St Lucian lawyer and colonial judge. Born in St Lucia in the West Indies, Devaux was educated at St Mary's College, Castries. He then studied law at Lincoln's Inn, London, where he was "called to the bar" in 1906. He moved to Canada and practised law in Winnipeg from 1906 to 1916 before returning to St Lucia and joining the Colonial Civil Service. After working for a time as a magistrate, he was sent to the Seychelles in 1919 as a legal advisor. By 1924 he had been elevated to Chief Justice and labelled ''Tiboulon'' (Little Bolt) by the locals on account of his stature and large hat. When a new Governor, Sir Malcolm Stevenson, died shortly after arrival in 1927, Devaux, as Chief Justice, took over as acting Governor. Devaux in turn was soon afterwards replaced as Chief Justice by Robert Vere de Vere but when Vere de Vere arrived in Seychelles Devaux refused to hand over power and secreted the code book and Great Seal of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole David
Nicole David is a soca music artist from Saint Lucia. She is referred to as "St. Lucia's Queen of Soca" and was a member of the soca band DN5. She is now the lead vocalist of the band Spectacle. Carnival competition record Nicole won the roadmarch during St Lucia Carnival 2005 with her song "Bounce". She placed third on two occasions in the St Lucia Soca Monarch competition (2004 and 2005), but decided not to participate in the competition in 2006. She represented St. Lucia in the Queen of Soca Competition in Trinidad and placed 7th. Style Her performance style has been compared to the performance style of Barbadian soca artiste Alison Hinds. (That explains why Nicole David had decided to imitate her in the first place) Digicel She has a sponsorship contract with Digicel Digicel is a Jamaican and Caribbean mobile phone network and home entertainment provider operating in 33 markets worldwide. Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzie D'Auvergne
Suzie Agnes-Ida d'Auvergne (1942 – 18 August 2014) was a Saint Lucian barrister and jurist. She was a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court from 1990 to 2004. D'Auvergne obtained a law degree at the University of London in 1972. She began her private law practice in 1975 and became a magistrate in 1979. She was Director of Public Prosecutions from 1982 to 1988 when she was appointed the first Solicitor General of Saint Lucia. In 1990, d'Auvergne was appointed a High Court Judge of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. She retired in 2004. She was also a judge of the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal. D'Auvergne received the Saint Lucia Medal of Honour for outstanding service in the cause of justice in 2004. In 2006, she was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Dantes
Stephen Alexander Dantes is a Saint Lucian author (Poet and Novelist) and Spoken Word artiste who performed at different venues in USA, Canada and Saint Lucia. He is a youth activists and is best known for his poems,Fair Helen, 'Rude Boy Reality', 'The Land the People and the Bottle', 'Recreating History',Country Boys of Darban, 'Where I'm from there is No Freedom', 'What if Juliet Never Found Romeo' and 'Ode to Love'. Members of the Caribbean Sports fraternity also know Dantes as the co-creator of the first Caribbean Sports website, www.sportcaraibe.net, now discontinued. Early life Dantes was born on 12 December 1982, at the Saint Jude's hospital in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia Vieux Fort is a town located near the southernmost point of Saint Lucia, a Caribbean island nation. It is named after a fort that used to watch out towards Saint Vincent towards the south. The population of the town was 4,574 in 2010, while th .... He resided in Darban, Choiseul until he was 16yrs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrus Compton
Petrus Compton also known by his nickname, "Papo", is a Saint Lucian politician and senator. He was the Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia from October 26, 2004, when he was appointed to succeed Julian Hunte, until December 2006, when a new government took office. Compton was previously the attorney general and minister of justice from July 1997 to October 2004, until he became Minister of Foreign Affairs. Compton is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, where he received a bachelor's degree in English, and the Cave Hill, Barbados, campus where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB). Mr. Compton pursued graduate studies at the University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ... which culminated in the award of the Master of Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Compton
Sir John George Melvin Compton, (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first Prime Minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton served as Prime Minister three times: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007. He cofounded the conservative United Workers Party (UWP) in 1964; he led the party until 1996, then again from 2005 to 2007. Early life and education Compton was born on 29 April 1925 in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.CV at government website.Albert Brandford "People's servant to the end" , nationnews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Clarke (governor)
Frederick, Freddie or Fred Clarke may refer to: Sport *Fred Clarke (1872–1960), American baseball player *Fred Clarke (Australian footballer) (1932–2020), Australian rules footballer for Richmond *Fred Clarke (footballer, born 1941), Northern Irish defender *Freddie Clarke (born 1992), English rugby union flanker Others *Sir Fred Clarke (educationist) (1880–1952), English director of the University of London Institute of Education * F. A. S. Clarke (Frederick Arthur Stanley Clarke, 1892–1972), British brigadier who served in both World Wars * Frederick J. Clarke (1915–2002), American lieutenant general with Army Corps of Engineers See also *Frederick Clarke Withers (1828–1901), English architect in America *Frederick Clarke Tate Frederick Clarke Tate (January 24, 1849 – 1920) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Regina County from 1908 to 1912 as a Provincial Rights Party member and Lumsden from 1912 to 1917 as a Conservative in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Chastanet
Allen Michael Chastanet (born 20 November 1960) is a Saint Lucian businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 2016 to 2021. He is currently the Opposition Leader of Saint Lucia and the political leader of the United Workers Party as well as the parliamentary representative for Micoud South constituency. Education In 1979, Chastanet graduated from high school at Stanstead College in Stanstead, Quebec. He holds a B.A. degree from Bishop's University and an MSc degree from American University. Business career Chastanet worked as vice president of marketing and sales for Air Jamaica. He is the managing director of the Coco Palm Hotel in Rodney Bay. Political career Chastanet was Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation and a member of the Saint Lucian Senate from 2006 to 2011. Chastanet unsuccessfully ran for a parliament seat for Soufriere Constituency in the 2011 general election. In 2013, he was elected leader of the opposition United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson Charles
Johnson Charles (born 14 January 1989) is a St Lucian international cricketer who plays for the West Indies. As a wicketkeeper-batsman, Charles started his ODI career against Australia in March 2012. His first T20I came against England in September 2011, and he became just the second cricketer from the island of St Lucia to play for the West Indies (the first was Darren Sammy, who was captain in Charles' international debut). Johnson was included in the West Indies' 15-man squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 held in September and October that year. Domestic and T20 franchise career Charles played his first twenty20 match in January 2008, representing Saint Lucia in the Stanford Twenty20. Opening the batting with Keddy Lesporis, Charles managed scores of 2 and 21 from the only matches he played in the competition. Later that year he debuted for the Windward Islands in the West Indies Board Cup, the regional one-day tournament. His performances were not sufficient to secure a plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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