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NEWS ABOUT: St. Lucia

St. Lucia stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse cried tears of joy in a London airport as she returned to England today after 8 months on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, the Daily Mail reports. “She’s really happy to be back and can't wait to catch up with family and friends,”... More »

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entertainment • United Kingdom • England • addiction • vacation • repatriation • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • dog

 Winehouse 
 Documentary 
 in the Works 

Singer promises 'revealing look at her complicated life' on the way

May 20, 09 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse's troubled life is the subject of an upcoming documentary from Israeli-American interviewer Daphne Barak, People reports. "In honest-to-goodness Amy style, the doc will be a truthful and revealing look at her complicated life," according to Winehouse's MySpace page. The documentary is being filmed at Winehouse's... More »

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documentary • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • singer

Booze, Boos:
Amy Blows
Comeback Gig

Winehouse gets drunk, yells at band, cries after fans jeer her offstage

May 11, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of a big comeback performance yesterday, Amy Winehouse forgot lyrics and burst into tears when 3,000 concertgoers booed her offstage, the News of the World reports. At a jazz festival in St. Lucia, Winehouse showed up an hour late after boozing for six hours, yelled at her band... More »

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entertainment • drinking • concert • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • comeback

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse collapsed yesterday in St. Lucia and had to spend the night in the hospital, the BBC reports. Her spokesman said she was “running around” with children and fainted from dehydration. The singer—who earlier won restrictions against paparazzi near her London home—is slated to play a... More »

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entertainment • music • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • singer • hospitalization • dehydration

 Winehouse Finally Back in UK 

Singer moves into new home after epic vacation

Mar 2, 09 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is back in London after a 71-day holiday in St Lucia, but is she there to reconcile with estranged hubby Blake Fielder-Civil? Yes, reports the Sun, which says the troubled singer—who got in a fight with a passenger on her flight home—plans to see Blake, freshly... More »

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drugs • London • celebrity • Caribbean • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • Britain

Winehouse's Guitars Stolen
in $21K Home Burglary

British singer's home robbed while she's away in Caribbean

Jan 30, 09 11:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Thieves kicked in a padlocked front door at Amy Winehouse’s London home yesterday while the troubled singer was on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia kicking yet another habit, the Sun reports. Police were called to the address to reports of two men forcing entry, but the bandits made... More »

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rehab • celebrity • Caribbean • guitar • burglary • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Camden Town

Amy's Latest Shenanigans: Topless Scrabble

Vacationing singer shares more than just spelling tips will fellow resort guests

Jan 29, 09 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - After rescuing a beachgoer and stealing drinks from other hotel guests, Amy Winehouse wrapped up her Caribbean vacation with some topless Scrabble, the Sun reports. “While taking a break from her usual antics on the beach, Amy spotted some people playing Scrabble and decided to offer her spelling knowledge,... More »

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celebrity • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Scrabble • topless

Winehouse Rescues Tourist, Baywatch-Style

Recovering heroin addict is heroine on beach in Caribbean

Jan 21, 09 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Longtime heroin devotee Amy Winehouse became a heroine yesterday when she rescued a British woman, Baywatch-style, on a Caribbean beach, the Sun reports. During a sailing lesson, the 39-year-old tourist was thrown onto rocks near the sunbathing singer, who rushed to help the injured gal out of the water. Winehouse... More »

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Caribbean • rescue • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Baywatch

Winehouse Won't Go to Divorce Court, No, No, No!

Star refuses to let hubby go through with plans

Jan 17, 09 3:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is standing by her man even though he's planning to divorce her, People reports. “I still love my Blake,” the singer said after reports surfaced that her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, told his lawyer to file for divorce to end the rocky marriage. “I won't let... More »

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divorce • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil

 I'm Not Out of Control: 
 Winehouse 

Singer says bad behavior is her idea of fun

Jan 16, 09 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite photos and reports that suggest otherwise, Amy Winehouse says she isn’t a drunken mess—wreaking havoc at a Caribbean resort is her idea of a good time. “I’m not out of control,” she tells the Daily Mail. “Yes, I’ve had a few drinks,... More »

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alcohol abuse • behavior • drinking • vacation • musician • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • singer • resorts • public drinking

 Vacationing Amy 
 Douses Fellow 
 Resort Guest 

Resort guests ready for her to leave

Jan 9, 09 11:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The Caribbean resort where Amy Winehouse is running wild is ready for her to leave, especially after she threw a glass of water on another guest, the Sun reports. The troubled singer “misunderstood a conversation and wrongly believed a slight was made,” her spokesman said, and apologized only... More »

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celebrity • Caribbean • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • assault

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse has a crush on Santa Claus—or at least, the resort worker who played Santa at her St. Lucia hotel, the Sun reports. The troubled singer, who seems to be improving the longer she stays in the Caribbean, has been “following him around like an elf,”... More »

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celebrity • Caribbean • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is giving jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil another chance, the Daily Mirror reports. His revelations about their relationship and drug use upset Winehouse last month, but she called him in his jail cell on Christmas to reconcile. “She says the best Christmas present will be to have... More »

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marriage • jail • Caribbean • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • Christmas

 Topless Amy 
 Stirs Sleepy 
 Resort 

Singer dances on balcony at Caribbean getaway

Dec 22, 08 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse performed while on vacation in the Caribbean, the Sun reports, but her voice wasn't the main attraction. The British singer, who's been fighting a public battle with drugs, appeared on her St. Lucia balcony "with her bits hanging out," a witness said. Winehouse danced around to... More »

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Caribbean • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • singer

Dean Makes Landfall in Mexico

Storm that rattled Caribbean arrives in the Yucatán

Aug 21, 07 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ferocious Hurricane Dean struck Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula early this morning as it moved west from Jamaica. Winds of over 160mph, above the threshold for a Category 5 storm, are expected to batter seaside towns and tourist destinations on the Maya Riviera. Mexican officials have evacuated local residents, oil... More »

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Mexico • storm • Jamaica • Haiti • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • St. Lucia • Dominican Republic • Yucatan Peninsula • Dominica

Dean Could Become Category 5

Storm tears across Caribbean, homes in
on Jamaica, Mexico

Aug 18, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Dean is now expected to strengthen into a Category 5 as it barrels toward Jamaica and Mexico. Forecasters say Dean, powered by 150-mph winds, will hit the Dominican Republic and Haiti today, after ploughing through homes and banana plantations on St. Lucia and Martinique yesterday. More »

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oil • Mexico • storm • Jamaica • Haiti • Caribbean • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • St. Lucia • Martinique • Dominican Republic • Yucatan Peninsula • Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane Dean Threatens Caribbean, Keeps Growing

Storm heads through Caribbean, may hit U.S

Aug 17, 07 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Dean is ripping through the eastern Caribbean, strengthening as it goes. The Atlantic's first hurricane of the year is passing between St. Lucia and Martinique, where residents have boarded up windows and stocked up on supplies. Next on Dean's agenda: Jamaica, and possibly Texas. More »

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Texas • storm • Jamaica • Caribbean • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • St. Lucia • Martinique

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