The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is advancing plans to roll out digital currency, with the announcement Wednesday, 23 March that …
BOJ Announces eCurrency Mint as CBDC Partner
US$383 million replenishment for CDB fund
The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Directors today endorsed a US$383 million programme for the 10th cycle of the …
UN Security Council recognises CARICOM’s engagement with Haiti
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is encouraging the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to continue its active engagement with Haiti to …
SLHTA, Nina Compton partner on GoFundMe drive to benefit restaurant employees
The Saint Lucia Hospitality & Tourism Association (SLHTA) has teamed up with acclaimed and award-winning chef, Nina Compton, on a …
Sandals Plans Boosting Regional Workforce by 5,000 in Four Years
The Caribbean’s leading hotel resort chain and premiere tourism brand is not about to bow down to or be cowed …
Silicon Valley’s Eon Reality gives US$25 mil to The UWI Open Campus for global online strategy
A grant from Silicon Valley-based company, Eon Reality, to The UWI Open Campus is the largest in decades for the …
Ministry Of Health – Mass Crowd Activities Not Recommended
The Ministry of Health has applauded Saint Lucia for their cooperation during the past few months of managing what it …
Low COVID-19 Numbers At BCF
The Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) is reporting significant COVID – 19 recoveries among inmates. Effective Thursday, March 25, 2021 the …
The Election Bell Is About To Be Rung!
“My life will not be defined by a single political campaign. Those will come and go. But what has driven …
Medical Experts Agree With Chastanet’s COVID-19 Strategy
The past year has been a nightmare. News headlines are a daily reminder of the millions who have died as …
The Reaction of Every Action
I watched the March 17th debate in parliament in awe while the opposition had great difficulty in grasping what the …
Let’s show our artistes we also care for them off-stage!
We are often reminded that ‘It is not what the Country can do for you but what you can do …
The UWI Tomorrow: Dollars or Sense? Part II – Commission Pleads ‘Not Guilty!’
On Monday evening, the Report of the Commission appointed by Chancellor Robert Bermudez to make recommendations for the future of …
No, the idea of CARICOM is not dead
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also …
Saint Lucia Records 19 New Cases of COVID-19
Today Friday March 26, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 19 new cases of COVID-19 from …
Mayor Francis Questions City Police Performance
Castries Mayor Peterson Francis held a ‘fiery’ session with reporters this week, where he touched down on some pertinent issues …
Rotary – A Worthy Partner in the Fight for Global Health
The fight for human life is not a new one. This pandemic has put the world on the defensive and …
You Have Done All You Could do, Now What?
You have prayed, fasted, waited, spoken to the pastor, and still nothing! A Brother once asked, when I have tried …
Kenny, Francis Brothers On The Rising Homicide Rate
Counting down on 12 weeks into the New Year, the country has recorded a total of 12 homicides. However, the …
THE VOICE Newspaper – 135 Years Young
We have chosen, over the years, not to blow our own trumpet. Irrespective of the many highs we have achieved …