Meeting Held In Desruisseaux. THE Government of Saint Lucia in collaboration with Invest Saint Lucia is continuing its informative and …
Govāt Talks To Public On DSH Project
Walcott Lecture on Tuesday
THE Cultural Development Foundation in collaboration with the Nobel Laureate Committee is pleased to present the Derek Walcott Lecture for 2017 – the twenty fourth commemoration, saluting Saint Luciaās two Nobel Laureates.
CRFM and fisheries powerhouse, Norway, launch fact-finding mission
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Government of Norway have launched a two-week mission to explore the development …
Hobie Cat Challenge Returns To Rodney Bay
The Barbara Pyle Foundation (BPF), with a mission to “use media in all its forms to make the world a …
P.M. Talks With DSH Investors In London
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet is currently on a four-day visit to London where he will meet with Chairman of Desert …
P.M. Says Policies Bearing Fruit
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet says he remains convinced that the economic policies being pursued by his seven- month-old administration to help stimulate the economy will bear fruit for the island. However he maintains that the road to a turnaround in the economic fortunes remains long and arduous.
Ethics Code for Regional NGOs
ST. GEORGEāS, Grenada, CMC ā Caribbean non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are being encouraged to sign onto a code of conduct and ethics that will guide the future operations of NGOs in the region. A senior official of the Barbados-based Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), which is implementing a three year project aimed at improving civil society effectiveness in regional development and integration processes in the Caribbean Forum (CARICOM), said that the code is to provide a transparent format where NGOs can report to donor, state, membership and the wider general public.
Fuel Price Adjustments
The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Governmentās application of the modified …
Workshop on Productivity Improvements for Small and Micro Enterprises to be hosted in St. Lucia
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Dr. Ubaldus Raymond, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, is slated to deliver the keynote address at the St. Lucia …
Govāt May Speak on Raymondās Fate Today
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet is likely to make a statement on the future of his embattled Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Dr.Ubaldus Raymond, who is embroiled in a blackmail scandal that has led to charges being laid against a young woman.
CCC Out To Restore Social Order In Capital
PERSONS found urinating, defecating, spiting and littering in the City of Castries could soon find themselves paying fines of $150 and $1500 or where the law dictates spend up to six months in prison. City mayor Peterson Francis said that the crackdown on anti-social behaviour will be immediate and will be carried out by the officers of the Castries City Constabulary.
Taiwan Funds Sarrot MultiāPurpose Court
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TAIWANāS Ambassador to Saint Lucia, Ray Mou, presented a cheque for $250,000 to Minister for Economic Development, Guy Joseph, to fund the second phase of the Sarrot Multi-Purpose Court. The handover, which took place at the Financial Administration Building last Thursday, seeks to bring to fruition a project that has remained incomplete for some time now.
Corinthās Nutrition Students Hosted at āLandingsā
THE Landingās last Thursday treated Food & Nutrition students of the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School, Corinth Secondary School and Gros Islet Secondary School to a special tour of its culinary facilities. Students also received a food preparation training tutorial in the Palms Restaurant presented by Sous Chef Jean Mark Charlemagne and Chef Emmerly Gerald with the tour culminating at the Turquoise Beach Bar & Restaurant for lunch.
St. Lucians Charged With Murder In Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan 16, CMC ā Dominica police have charged four people, including two St. Lucian nationals, with the murder of a Dominican man, whose body was found in a precipice, west of here on January 5. Police said that the body of Chris Blanc, a Dominican national who resided in Antigua, was found in the heights of St. Joseph, a west coast village, three days after he was reported missing.
St. Lucia Making Growth Strides
ST. LUCIA has launched the second phase of the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF) discussing a new approach to track progress made in advancing reforms identified through the CGF in the areas of investment climate, skills and productivity, and logistics and connectivity.
Trump Boycott
NEW YORK, CMC ā Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has joined several United States Congressional representatives in planning to boycott Donald Trumpās inauguration as US President on Friday. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York, will be among a number of Democratic lawmakers who say they will stay away from the ceremony.
ILO: Jobless Rate To Rise This Year
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC ā The International Labour Organization (ILO) is predicting that unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise to 8.4 per cent this year. The ILO has released its World Employment Social Outlook, indicating that global unemployment levels and rates are expected to remain high in the short term, as the global labour force continues to grow.
Students Get Taste of Fine Dining at āLandingsā
Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (January 16th 2016): As part of its Youth Outreach Programme, the Landings last Thursday treated Food …
SLHTA Hosts National Culinary Competition in preparation for CHTA Taste of the Caribbean 2017
All is set for one of the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Associationās (SLHTA) most anticipated events on its calendar, …
Twins Delivered at St. Jude on Consecutive Days
FOR the staff of the maternity ward at St Jude Hospital, 2017 has started with double the excitement and double the fun. The hospital delivered two sets of twins in two days in the first week of the New Year. āWeāve never had two sets of twins being born at St Jude Hospital just one day apart,ā said midwife and maternity ward charge nurse Julia Vitalis. āTwins usually come weeks or months apart so the entire ward was absolutely ecstatic.ā