VIJAYAWADA, India Nov 22, CMC-West Indies Women defeated India Women by 15 runs to complete a three-nil sweep of the T20 International series at Vijayawada here on Tuesday. A solid half century opening partnership between Hayley Matthews and Captain Stafanie Taylor laid the foundation for West Indies 139 for four in 20 overs after they won the toss and elected to bat.
My Faith In Anse La Raye/Canaries Still Strong
“SERVE now your Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not and the years draw nigh when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them.” I have given over a decade of my life to politics and the one thing I knew from the start was that it was not a sprint, more like the longest marathon ever run in the world.
Find Jobs For The Jobless
WITH about a month to go before Christmas Day, many Saint Lucians are hoping that the season does turn out to be a festive one. All year long, it has been a tough challenge for people to manage their affairs, whether employed or not.
Police Await Lawyer Foster’s Statement On Assault
POLICE are reporting no arrest so far in an incident in which prominent attorney Marcus Foster was beaten with a baseball bat about his body sustaining a broken leg in the process.
Trade Exhibition Opens Tomorrow
CONSUMERS will have a wide variety of goods and services to choose from when the 9th annual Saint Lucia-Taiwan Partnership Trade Exhibition opens tomorrow at the Johnsons Centre in Rodney Bay.
St. Lucia Signs Mutual Tax Agreement
PARIS (CMC) – St. Lucia has signed the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters that will enable the government to automatically exchange information.
Karibik Regatta Comes To St. Lucia
A welcome ceremony hosted by the Saint Lucia Tourist Board to mark the start of Karibik Trophy Regatta was held on Monday evening at the Pigeon Island National Landmark. The Regatta consists of 20 boats with 120 participants including members of famous sailing clubs, individual sailors and Press.
Chinese Prez Calls for Better Ties With Media
SANTIAGO, Chile November 23:– China’s President Xi Jinping is inviting journalists and media houses in Saint Lucia and the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean to join their Chinese counterparts to do more to better cover growing ties between China and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region.
Storm ‘Matthew’ Hits Massy Food Supplies
NEARLY two months after Tropical Storm Matthew swept across Saint Lucia, its after-effects are still being felt in the agricultural sector. Massy Stores (St. Lucia)’s Perishables Manager, Dunstan Demille, told The VOICE this week that the supermarket chain is currently experiencing a vast reduction in its usual supply of key produce from local farmers whose livelihoods stood in T.S. Matthew’s destructive path.
UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia to host public lecture on “The Evolving Culture and Identity of Taiwan”
The UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia will on Tuesday, November 29 host a public lecture entitled “The Evolving Culture and …
OECS Strengthening National Agriculture Health and Food Safety Councils
OECS Media Release Thursday, November 24, 2016 — The OECS Commission is working with Member Countries to strengthen the recently …
SLCSI Hosts Export Development Training Programme
The Saint Lucia Coalition of Service Industries (SLCSI) is hosting an Export Development Training Programme dubbed “Services Go Global” for …
Minister For Health To Address Waiting Time At VH Transition To OKEU Hospital
For a very long time, the complaints about the excessive waiting time at Victoria Hospital have been incessant and officials …
Government pleased about Prince Henry of Wales’ to visit Vieux Fort
The Government of Saint Lucia is pleased that His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and Kensington Palace have accepted …
Government Gets Approval to Reinstate Suspension of CET on Pharmaceuticals
The Government of Saint Lucia has received approval from the Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) to suspend the …
EU Hospital Opening ‘Very Soon’
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness held a high level meeting to discuss plans for commissioning the Owen King EU Hospital with the EU, PAHO, the National Authorizing Office and the Commissioning Team for the Millennium Heights Medical Complex. EU/PAHO officials were interested in gaining a firmer understanding of the overall plan and progress to date for operationalizing the new facility.
Upgrades for 16 Health Units
Bridgetown, Barbados, Sixteen health facilities in Saint Lucia will undergo various degree of improvements to make them disaster resilient and …
Changes Galore At Sulphur Springs
Entrance Fees Go Up from January 1. THE Soufriere Regional Development Foundation (SRDF) has formalized plans to increase entry fees …
Referendum In Grenada Today
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 23, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has made an impassioned plea to Grenadians to vote in today referendum that will decide whether or not the 1974 Constitution which the island received on attaining political independence from Britain should be changed.
HELLO HARRY! – Prince Comes In Today for Whirlwind Visit
ST. LUCIA’S appreciation of the English Monarchy will be tested today when, Prince Henry of Wales, familiarly known as Prince Harry touches St. Lucian soil to start a short visit. It is part of a 14 day official engagement in countries of the Caribbean in which the Queen is Sovereign, except Guyana which is a republic but is part pf the Commonwealth of Nations. It is also to mark the occasion of Antigua and Barbuda’s 35th Anniversary of Independence and the 50th for Barbados and Guyana.