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SLTA strategic campaigns to boost tourism recovery

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Saint Lucia tourism authority appoints Lorine Charles-St. Jules as Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Directors of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has appointed Mrs. Lorine Charles-St. Jules to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February 1, 2022. With more than two decades of tourism and leadership experience, Mrs. Charles-St. Jules has achieved significant success in the hospitality sector and most recently served as USA Account Manager for the Anguilla Tourist Board. She has been CEO of global marketing agency PEAEYE7 Marketing International for five years, handling business development and […]

todayFebruary 2, 2022

Press Release

Rash of Isolation and Quarantine Affecting Business Community

The St. Lucia Chamber continued its policy of regular engagement with its members on critical issues of interest and concern, by hosting a Discussion Forum between Members and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sharon Belmar George, on Thursday January 27th2022.  The Forum focused on the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic and the new protocols issued by the Ministry of Health Wellness and Elderly Affairs. Dr. Sharon Belmar George, Chief Medical Officer was joined by National Epidemiologist […]

todayFebruary 2, 2022

Omicron

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Saint Lucia confirms cases of omicron variant in country

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs has received the gene sequencing results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency CARPHA. The results indicated 14 new cases of Variants of Concern. The Omicron Variant was confirmed in 13 of the samples sequenced and 1 case of the Delta Variant. Of the 13 cases of Omicron diagnosed 11 of them are nationals and 2 are non- nationals, 2 are male and 11 are female. The location of the Omicron cases includes […]

todayFebruary 1, 2022

Digicel Prime Bundles

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Nikima Royer Jno Baptiste takes over as CEO for Digicel St. Lucia

Digicel today announced the appointment of Nikima Royer Jno Baptiste as CEO of its operations in St. Lucia effective 1st February2022. In this role, Nikima will have responsibility for driving all aspects of the business as it continues its Digital Operator journey. A Digicel veteran, Royer Jno Baptiste moves to head up the St. Lucia team from Digicel Dominica where she has served as CEO for the last 5years. She has also served as Chairman of Digicel’s Group Business Continuity […]

todayJanuary 27, 2022

School Closed

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Adjustments to School Operations

The Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training wishes to inform the general public that it has been continuously monitoring the Covid-19 situation and the impact it is having on the school system. We continue to be reflective of procedures and practices in the interest of the health and safety of all of our stakeholders of the school community. Based on recent stakeholder engagements and consultation, the Ministry of Education has decided to suspend classes for […]

todayJanuary 19, 2022

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Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 dubbed ‘The Vaxxed Mas’.

After several consultations between stakeholders and the Government; Department of Creative Industries & Culture and the Department of Health, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided that the country will host Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 dubbed 'The Vaxxed Mas'. The hosting of Carnival 2022 is subject to the full approval of the Ministry of Health, according to established health protocols. The name suggests everyone participating in Carnival 2022, including, revellers, patrons, support staff and service providers must be fully vaccinated. The […]

todayDecember 14, 2021

LUCELEC Cul-de-Sac

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LUCELEC appoints 3 new managers

St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) is pleased to announce the following appointments as part of the company’s ongoing succession planning programme - Mr. Gary Eugene to the position of Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Manager, Ms. Maxine Leon to the position of System Control Engineer (SCE) and Mr. Ormond Reece to the position of Planning Manager. Mr. Eugene holds a MEng (a highly specialized Master’s degree in Engineering) with a specialization in Electronics Engineering from the University of Leeds in […]

todayDecember 14, 2021

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Hanna Fitz a Saint Lucian has been accepted into Forbes Business Council

Forbes Business Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for Successful Business Owners and Leaders Hanna Fitz is an international brand strategist and business coach and the CEO of Cultured Life Global an international internet company founded by Hanna Fitz which owns and manages the Brand Atelier at hannafitz.com (providing world-class Brand Building services, and Training programs) and Cultured Life Collection (publishing and media) has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners […]

todayDecember 1, 2021