As of May 7, 2020 Saint Lucia has recorded a total of 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Two additional cases …
Two Covid 19 Patients Make Full Recovery As Island Prepares For Returning Nationals
Castries Vision Plan 2030 In Focus
A vision plan for Castries, which is part of an overall plan to separate the island into quadrants, an idea …
Statement by Hon Bradly Felix on the Reinstatement of Liquor Licenses for Businesses Approved to Operate
On Monday March 30th 2020 our Government took the decision to suspend all classes of liquor licenses in Saint Lucia. …
Saint Lucia to Welcome 219 Returning Nationals from Cruise Ships
Two hundred and nineteen (219) nationals will be repatriated to Saint Lucia on Friday May 8, 2020. The nationals are …
Saint Lucia Receives Thirty-Three Negative Test Results
On May 5, 2020 the Ministry of Health received the results of 33 tests conducted on persons who had presented …
Local Government Stops CCC Plans to Lay Off Workers
The National Workers Union (NWU) has called on the Ministry of Finance to assign to the Finance Unit of the …
New Minimum and Equal Wages Commission to be established in three months
A new Minimum and Equal Wages Commission will be established within three months to set the stage for the creation …
1st Phase of Castries Market Redevelopment Completed
The first phase of the Castries Market Redevelopment Project was officially handed over to the Castries Constituency Council yesterday, Sunday …
Saint Lucia and Cayman Islands Fight COVID-19 Together
With the Ministry of Health confirming its concern with COVID-19 cases emerging from the East Coast of the island, the …
Saint Lucia Records Eighteenth Case of COVID-19
As on Sunday, May 3, 2020 Saint Lucia recorded another case of COVID-19 bringing the national total of confirmed cases …
PM Chastanet Delivers $1.697 Billion Budget as Pierre Hammers Government
The 2020/2021 fiscal year will not be an easy one for the administration of Prime Minister Allen Chastanet who on …
Stakeholders address reopening dilemma facing Caribbean’s tourism-dependent economies, one insisting: ‘We Must First Replace Fear with Innovation and Hope!’
The VOICE has been continuing to reach-out to the island’s major tourism stakeholders to continue to feel the industry’s pulse …
Despite Large-scale Covid-19 Payouts NIC Will Remain Strong
Chairman of the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) Isaac Anthony has attempted to calm whatever fears persons may have about the …
World Bank Provides US$10.5 Million to Saint Lucia for COVID-19 Response
Saint Lucia will benefit from US$10.5 million activated from World Bank projects to support the country’s COVID-19 response. This financing …
Regional Food Security: OECS Ministers of Agriculture to host Virtual Meeting on Impacts of COVID-19
A special meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers of Agriculture will be held virtually on Thursday, 30 April 2020 …
Taiwan Donates Medical Equipment to Help Front-line Medical Staff of Saint Lucia Combat COVID-19
The Embassy of Taiwan and the Government of Saint Lucia held a joint donation ceremony at the Government Information Service …
Two New Positive COVID-19 Cases for Saint Lucia
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 results of 44 samples for persons tested for COVID-19 were received. Of that batch, we …
Castries Constituency Council to Lay Off Staff in May
Castries, St. Lucia, April 28, 2020 – Hard hit by the economic fallout due to the current global COVID-19 pandemic, …
Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
GENEVA (ILO News) – As the pressure mounts on countries to ease their lockdown restrictions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) …
Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture COVID-19 Survey Results
The survey was completed between April 6—15th 2020. Approximately 30% of the Chamber membership responded. 52% of respondents indicated that …