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New COVID-19 Recommendations and Protocols

New recommendations and protocols from 13th August, 20201 aim to significantly reduce and control viral spread. Workplace physical distancing and blended approach. All business operations and commercial activities must end by 8:00pm daily. Social gatherings are to be restricted to immediate households and family limited to ten (10) people. All sports are allowed for the given time period limited to field capacity and game structure no spectators or crowding allowed […]

todayAugust 11, 2021

MASS CROWD

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Concerns over mass crowd activities

The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to manage COVID-19 cases in country. A total of 5,410 cases have been diagnosed in country from March 2020 to present and a total of 50 COVID-19 deaths and 36 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded. Over the last 14 days, 114 new cases were reported and there is a total of 127 active cases presently in country. The daily infection rate for […]

todayJuly 12, 2021

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Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial School’s IT Lab Receives a Boost from Axcel Finance

In the current Digital Age, and especially due to the pandemic, education is highly driven by computer-based learning, which no longer is a luxury but a necessity. As a result, students with limited to no access to the digital world and online resources find it more difficult for them to keep up and succeed academically. The Electronic Management of Information System (EMIS) department at the Stanley Jon Odlum Memorial School […]

todayJuly 12, 2021

Digicel Prime Bundles

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Digicel Supports World Central Kitchen To Feed St. Vincent’s Affected Families

Donation of just US$5 provides a hot meal and hope for a person in need With St. Vincent & the Grenadines facing a humanitarian crisis with the ongoing La Soufrière volcanic activity having caused the mass displacement of over 30,000 people, Digicel is tackling the resulting food insecurity issue head on through a partnership with World Central Kitchen (WCK). WCK, a nonprofit organisation that uses the power of food to […]

todayMay 12, 2021

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Certified Buzz – The “Bee City” Cluster project

In 2019 Export Saint Lucia successfully presented a proposal for funding for a cluster project, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through Compete Caribbean, towards the development and eventual export of Saint Lucia honey. The "Bee City" Cluster project has various components, including creating a profile for Saint Lucia honey, marketing, and promotion in international markets. Monday, April 26th 2021, saw the commencement of a week-long Honey Certification Scheme […]

todayApril 28, 2021

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Brothers Keepers: La Soufriere Volcano Eruption 2021

Brothers Keepers: La Soufriere Volcano Eruption 2021 The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) joins with the regional and international community in expressing our best wishes to the people and Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they navigate the ongoing eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. During this time of adversity, CPDC stands ready to help our member organization, Windward Islands Farmers Association, and our grantee Richmond Vale Academy […]

todayApril 14, 2021

British High Commission Castries St. Lucia

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UK assists response to St. Vincent volcano eruption

The UK is providing emergency assistance in response to volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which saw more than 15,000 people evacuated. The rapid crisis funds will help provide lifesaving humanitarian supplies like shelter, sanitation kits and protective equipment. Urgently needed technical experts will support relief efforts on the ground, support emergency telecommunications, and restore critical lifeline facilities, like transport links The UK has provided an initial £200,000, […]

todayApril 12, 2021

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Sagicor General to strengthen relationships with brokers

Sagicor General moves to strengthen relationships with brokers in the Eastern Caribbean Sagicor General Insurance Inc (SGI) recently launched the first in a series of virtual Broker Engagements to be conducted in Antigua, Dominica and St Lucia. It’s a move which is designed to strengthen relationships between brokers and the company which is ramping up business in the region in order to meet customers wherever they are. The first in […]

todayMarch 31, 2021

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Two Firsts for Tastee Tinges

Kerian Clery, owner of Tastee Tinges in realizing her vision of business expansion scores two ‘firsts’. Ms. Clery was welcomed as the very first small business customer to benefit from the BOSL/ ECPCGC Guaranteed Loan programme. Ms. Clery has boasted that she is now able to expand her business and was given an opportunity to put up only 25% of the needed collateral. Bank of Saint Lucia’s partnership with the […]

todayMarch 30, 2021