The St. Lucia Animal Protection Society (SLAPS) lost a dedicated volunteer and dear friend when Robert Hastilow passed away on …
Empowering Our Women St Lucia Focuses on Menstrual Hygiene Awareness
On May 28th, 2020 in celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Day, members of the Empowering Our Women St Lucia Organization …
Guyana political circus has outrun its time
It is long past time for good sense to prevail in Guyana amongst the leadership of the APNU-AFC coalition that …
CDB, IDB Group to Boost Cooperation, Improve Lives of Caribbean People
The Presidents of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Chief Executive Officer of …
CARPHA Laboratory Achieves 100 Percent Turnaround Time for all Diagnostic Tests
In June 2020, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) processed the largest number of samples – an unprecedented achievement in …
A New Day in Guyana
The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Professor of Economic History. Sometimes it requires a personal rather …
CDEMA Hosts Deployment Personnel Workshop for Operational Readiness
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Coordinating Unit (CDEMA CU) concluded a two-day workshop last Thursday on training of deployment …
CCJ Issues Order for DPP to Ask Court of Appeal to Set Aside Previous Verdict
In an order delivered this week, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ordered that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) …
Acceptance is the Key to Freedom
“Acceptance is not submission; it is an acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you’re going to …
Time for CARICOM to up the Reparations ante!
Last Saturday morning I watched and listened to a video recording of Britain’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Asif Ahmad, laying …
Top Ranking! Holder moves up to 2nd in bowling, highest for WI in 20 years
West Indies captain Jason Holder on Tuesday attained the highest rating points by any West Indies bowler in 20 years, …
ECCB Digital Dialogues Addresses Pandemic and Regional Air Transport
10 July, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – Pandemic and Regional Air Transport will be the topic for …
Caribbean Hospitality Professionals to benefit from training through WIRSPA /WSET Partnership
Bridgetown Barbados, 10 July 2020: Mixologists, bartenders and other hospitality professionals in the Caribbean, who have been adversely affected by the …
Batch Of Cuban Medical Brigade Leaves
Saint Lucia bids farewell to a few of the Cuban healthcare workers who completed their medical mission. A batch from …
UN: Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean could rise to almost 67 million people by 2030
July 13th 2020, Santiago, Chile – Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean increased to 47.7 million people in 2019, after five …
2020 Common Entrance Examination Synopsis
The results of two thousand one hundred and eighty-three (2183) candidates were processed for the 2020 Common Entrance Examination. Of …
Ministry Calls For A Ramped Up Public Education Drive And Swifter Review And Enactment Of Laws Against Gender Based Violence
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, Dr. Gale. T.C. Rigobert expresses deep sadness over the incident …
Saint Lucia Records Case #23 of Covid-19
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Saint Lucia recorded a positive case of COVID-19. The individual is a 27-year-old male, a …
Saint Lucia’s Economic Recovery and Resilience Plan Focuses on Stimulating the Economy
“Let’s keep working,” was the rallying call from Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Honourable Allen Chastanet following an in-depth …
Two Killed In Sarrot Shooting
Police have launched an investigation into the shooting of two males in the community of Sarrot last night that has …