Author: Radio Caribbean International
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During the 2019/2020 budget debate, the Minister for Sustainable Development Hon. Dr. Gale Rigobert announced that Saint Lucia would be taking steps to reduce the country’s dependence on selected single-use plastics, as well as other food service containers made of Polystyrene (PS) and Expanded PS (EPS), also known as Styrofoam®. Following the policy announcement, […]
The Events Company of Saint Lucia has announced that the organization is in a position of preparedness for the upcoming 2019 Carnival Celebrations. The declaration came on the heels of the official launching of Carnival celebrations deemed by the organization to be a successful start to activities preceding on of the islands largest cultural displays. […]
Officials of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College met with His Excellency drs. Eugene Holiday, Governor of Sint Maarten, and his accompanying delegation, on Wednesday, 22nd May 2019. The purpose of the visit was to discuss opportunities for partnerships, including programme articulation agreements. The College shared details about its programmes and activities and the development of […]
The Passing of Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga has been marked with the extension of condolences to the People of Jamaica by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. In a statement issued following the news of Mr Seaga’s passing Prime Minister Chastanet notes “ “It is with great sadness that the Caribbean region received the news […]
The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel per litre remains unchanged. The retail price of diesel per gallon, LPG 20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed. The price […]
The ECCB has taken a turn towards environmentally friendly commercial activity through the issuance of a new suite of polymer notes. At present currency in circulation throughout the Eastern Caribbean is printed on paper, with notes which have reached their maximum period of use disposed of through incineration. According to Resident Representative of the Eastern […]
On Tuesday May 21, 2019, about 11:30 p.m. officers attached to the Anse La Raye Station responded to a report of a suspicious death at Anse Gallet, Anse La Raye. Upon arrival, officer discovered the body of a male, with apparent wounds to the head. He was pronounced dead by a medical practitioner. He has […]
One Male is dead following reports of extended gunfire within the City of Castries on Wednesday evening. Law enforcement officials, issuing a statement through the press relations office, addressed what unofficial reports have described as a confrontation with police by armed individuals noting, “On Wednesday May 22, 2019 about 10:30 p.m. officers attached to the […]
Primary care public health professionals are expected to become equipped with the leadership skills to enable them to perform effectively in the delivery of health services around the island. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in collaboration with Health Education England recently facilitated a leadership training aimed at increasing the confidence of primary […]
PANCAP Learning Exchange promotes value of PrEP for prevention of HIV transmission The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, collaborated with The Bahamas Ministry of Health National AIDS Programme to coordinate a learning exchange that focused on […]
