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Opposition Leader New Year’s Speech 2025: Hope Amidst Despair
Fellow Saint Lucians, Tonight, as the clock moves us into a new year, we must acknowledge that 2024 brought incredible …
Clarifying Misconceptions about the Panama Canal
RECENT remarks by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have drawn attention to the Panama Canal. He accused the Panama Canal Authority …
Venezuela 2025: A Celebration That Was and An Inauguration That Wasn’t!
Venezuela yesterday celebrated the start of President Nicolas Maduro’s third consecutive term and the 28th election victory of the ruling …
There Are Always More Questions Than Answers
Is it the state or the people deciding what laws should be punishable or outlawed? As we all know, time …
A House of Cards in St. Lucia’s Housing Sector
The role of a Housing Minister is crucial in shaping a nation’s housing policy and ensuring that citizens have access …
Our ‘Person of the Year’ – RSLPF
As we reflect on the difficult events of the last year for a person and/or organisation deserving of the prestigious title of 2024 ‘Person of the Year’…
Saint Lucia’s Data Processing Systems To be Improved
Saint Lucia is preparing to improve its data processing infrastructure under the continuing Data for Decision-Making (DDM) project led by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)…
RSLPF Investigates First Homicide for 2025
Saint Lucia recorded its first homicide for the year on Thursday, January 9, 2025…
DCA Set to Implement New Land Development Regulations
The island’s Development Control Authority (DCA) is set to implement new land development regulations that integrate the Saint Lucia Building …
Public Notice | Illegal visits to the Maria Islands Nature Reserve
It has been brought to the Saint Lucia National Trust’s attention that unauthorised and damaging visits to the Maria Islands Nature Reserve (MINR) are taking place again…
ECFH to Hold Shareholders Forum Next Saturday
East Caribbean Financial Holding Company (ECFH) will be hosting a Shareholders Forum on next Saturday, January 18. The event starts …
Electronic Travel Authorisation Takes Effect in the UK
An Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system is now in effect in the United Kingdom (UK). British High Commissioner for the Eastern Caribbean Scott Furssedonn-Wood…
UN Secretary-General’s Statement on Official Confirmation of 2024 as The Hottest Year
Today’s assessment from the World Meteorological Organization is clear: Global heating is a cold, hard fact. We have just endured …
ECCU Bankers Association on the Appointment of an Official Administrator for FICS
Office of the President On 06th January 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) announced the appointment of Mr Niguel …
Health Ministry Monitors Global Respiratory Virus Trends including HMPV and Other Respiratory Diseases in China
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs has said the media reports of the increased respiratory viruses circulating in …
CDB Inks Agreement for New EU-Financed Project to Strengthen Haiti’s Economic Prospects
Over USD 300,000 has been allocated by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) as a grant through the EPA and CSME Standby Facility, for a two-year project…
New Zealand Partners with OECS to Bridge Critical Geothermal Energy Skills Gap
AS the first geothermal power plant in the independent OECS nations nears completion and other Eastern Caribbean countries advance their …
Window 1 Call for Proposals for the Regional MSME Matching Grants Programme Concludes
PRESS RELEASE — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends its heartfelt gratitude to all Micro, …
Team RUBIS Spreads Holiday Cheer with Christmas Hamper Drive
Team RUBIS spread joy across Saint Lucia this past holiday season with its annual Christmas Hamper Drive, reaching out to support individuals in need…