“Oh dear lord, damn, she’s cute.” “Ha, she’s pretty.” “Hey man, she’s cute, pretty, and pretty intelligent and enterprising as well.” Chances are, if you are restricting yourself to any of the above statements- barring the third- then somewhere something’s amiss. Surely, finding adjectives to describe female beauty is no crime, but if one’s outlook toward a woman is just restricted to what the eyes see but not what the mind can grasp, then maybe it won’t be a bad idea to recalibrate the way we appreciate women. What do you think?
One notes, in an already shallow world made shallower by ours whims that we know it all or know more than the woman, it’s not cool to restrict a woman in one’s self-created contortions.
Confines in which intelligence and sheer skill or presence of mind find less of a space in comparison to how ‘attractive’, ‘cute’ or ‘appealing’ a woman is. The same, tends to happen, it’s not hard to imagine, to women who are in front of the camera and even more so with a noted face. Then whether or not someone belongs to the breezy Caribbean island of St Lucia doesn’t change much. Not even when it’s one of the famed islands’ very best in front of the camera. A certain Chloe Dantes. The woman born on December 16 who is changing the dynamics of contemporary multimedia journalism by being absolutely herself. And just how is Chloe Dantes doing that? By being a person who has a mind of her own. Someone who is anything but a wannabe hipster; but one who can gyrate to the funkiest track on the dance floor that no self-styled cool dude freshly out of college could match to and with the same passion with which she can present an incredibly under-appreciated and rising St Lucian athlete who deserves recognition.
Chances are, that if you see the way Chloe Dantes speaks in front of the camera and operates off it, you’ll find a parity. A commonality between the easy going girl that she is when she isn’t shooting and the unflustered professional who isn’t fazed by deadlines; rather one who looks forward to work in sport for she’s quite a sport. Someone who wouldn’t want to miss out from presenting a well conceived and decently articulated interview, irrespective of whether it is with Mya George, noted Basketball player (St. Lucia) or say someone like Mr. Emmanuel Bellas (formerly, the Under 20 National coach for the Football women’s team.
In a fast-paced wold where life often mirrors the imperiously quick nature of a T20 game, Chloe Dantes is growing in her sports journalism craft, and with the rapidness with which Johnson Charles carves the ball to the off side boundary.
How so? If her journalism work was earlier concerned largely about TV interviews and post game analysis on a Basketball, for instance, it now has now has a huge space for the sport that binds the entire Caribbean region and mirrors the adoring and simple personality of Zaida James. The St. Lucia Premier League, the island’s version of the CPL, to give a rudimentary example, is a cricketing fiesta the easy-going, nice natured, beach-loving sports journalist is closely associated with. But having said that, in the past half a decade, well almost, her craft and inclination towards professional engagements in front of the camera have only expanded.
The girl who knows Castries at the back of her hand akin to the one with a sweet tooth searching for pastries, represents the sunny niceness of the Caribbean as well as the breezy nonchalance that her homeland, St Lucia epitomises.
Caught At Point caught up with the ever smiling Chloe Dantes and engaged in a fun chat that covered the evolving landscape of St Lucia, the sports industry, and of course, Cricket:
What are the most prominent and critical sporting events you’ve covered, as on date to this point?
For 2025 I did two major sporting events. SPL T20 a popular franchise based cricket tournament in St. Lucia, featuring local teams like the South Castries Lions and Micoud Eagles. The 2025 season ran from April till may. My second was the party of sport CPL.
This year I came on as one of their social media influencers. I was very optimistic about the St.Lucia kings taking the win again this year, they were amazing but unfortunately we had slight hiccups that cost us a lot.
A slight disappointment but 2026 , WE WILL BE READY!!!!!!!
How has the sporting landscape changed in St Lucia since you began as a sports journalist and presenter vis-a-vis today?
I’ve been doing sports for over 8 years now and I can say it has changed a lot. I will admit that the Sporting landscape especially basketball which is still my favorite needed alot of love. It was clear that growth was needed. But things started picking up steam St. Lucia started winning a lot of regional competitions, Football, Cricket, Swimming, Basketball and even track and field through the likes of Julien Afred.
Washing how she started as a teenager into the young woman that she is now is truly amazing. She actually became St.Lucia first gold medalist at the Olympic Games and that changed everything. Athletes in the island saw that it can be done and that set a fire under everyone to be great. Not just in trach and field but all forms of sports.
She is truly aspiring and I love it. I love hear the youths say they CAN do it to. They don’t put limits on themselves anymore and they work hard to get it done too, it’s not just talk.
Proud moment.
Who are the most prominent sporting names or talents that you’ve covered in your constantly growing journey as an anchor/ presenter in the island?
St.Lucia is small our population is estimated at about 180 thousand people. So I have kinda met and interviewed everyone I wanted to meet. They’re kinda my friends too so I hang out with most of them and have a drink or two. From Ministers, to athletes, to regional TV host I’ve literally done it all. I even starred playing around with phone after matches just to play around with them n do short 1 minute interviews. That has encouraged the athletes to be their best version of themselves on the field as they believe I only interview the mvp. Lol, it’s just for fun so anyone can come and do the interview with me.
What sort of challenges does a woman face in terms of field of Sports Journalism even in this day and age?
Some of the challenges I face: gender stereotypes and bias since sports presenting is traditionally male dominated and female presenters are often face skepticism about the knowledge or credibility. Criticism can sometimes focus more on appearance than performance, adding pressure. Opportunities: growing acceptance and visibility basically increasing recognition of women in sports media is opening doors for high profile roles. Female sports presenters inspire the next generation of girls to pursue sports media careers, increasing representation over time.
So one of the most interesting things about your fascinating and joyful life is a certain Omyra. So what’s happening there?
An extremely proud moment for me. I was in a movie that was released at the cinema. It’s funny because I’m on TV everyday but being on the big screen acting was very much different. The movie name is Omyra and it was recently accepted in the chandler international film festival for 2026. This is actually my third movie with director Elijah N. Anatole.
The other two remain to be unseen. I would love to do a horror for real though or maybe a comedy. But I would say the director put out some concerning pictures of me out there on social media before the movie came out. And everyone literally believed that I was apprehended lol.
My lawyers called me to assist but it was all just pro for the movie. Funny moment is when someone sent it ti my mom n she is calling my phone frantic as she thought it was true. Lol, I’m too much of a good person to ever put myself in that position. I like my freedom.
What are your plans ahead and where would you ideally like to be in the course of the future
I would say my life is pretty much crazy. Starting off as a model, being on bill boards locally, regional and internationally, doing commercials here and abroad. Then doing online funny videos, to being on radio, then immediately switch onto TV , as a reporter, journalist, news anchor, sporta broadcaster all starting off as a teenager. I literally grew up in media and for now I’m very much proud of myself. I can never truly say what my life would be like in the next few years it’s literally always changing but always in the media field.
