The Prime Minister Philip J Pierre administration has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Education to provide a $1,000 stipend to 23 Department of Health Sciences (DHS) students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
Beginning in the 2024/25 academic year, 23 DHS students are guaranteed a $1,000 stipend per academic year for the duration of their studies at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC).
Saint Lucian Nobel laureate Sir Arthur Lewis famously said, “The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge.”
According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the Government of Saint Lucia has embodied Sir Arthur’s sentiments by implementing people-first policies and committing resources “to build a modernized and inclusive education system that caters to the needs of our students, teachers and learners.”