Most Rev. Gabriel Malzaire, Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, is the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries. The announcement was made by the Vatican at 7.00 a.m. local time today, February 11, 2022. The Church in Saint Lucia is happy to have one of its sons chosen to be the Shepherd of the flock in Saint Lucia. The Archbishop Elect, Most Rev. Gabriel Malzaire, was ordained a priest on July 28, 1985. […]
The Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), Vincent Pereira, announced today profit attributable to equity holders of the parent of US$59.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, an increase of US$0.7 million or 1.2% over the corresponding period last year. Total assets stood at US$16.7 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of US$1.1 billion or 6.9% over the total assets at December 2020. In announcing the […]
The Saint Lucia National Youth Council (SLNYC), a democratic, independent, non-governmental organization made up of youth and student organizations reopens nominations for positions to Executive Board for the tenure 2021 – 2023. The Executive Board comprises seven positions namely: President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President General Secretary Assistant General Secretary Treasurer Public Relations Officer Youth and Student Organizations are therefore invited to nominate competent young people to fill in […]
Republic Bank Limited (RBL) today launched “The Art of Banking”, as part of its innovative market engagement to build both awareness and relationships. This campaign asks the artists of the Caribbean over the age of eighteen, to give their best interpretation of several of the banks’ products and services. Artists from all over the region will be asked to produce pieces inspired by the following themes: “Credit cards: A new […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) wishes to advise that the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence® (CCLSC®) examinations will be administered in their original format; that is, for CAPE® and CSEC® Papers 01, 02 and 031/School-Based Assessments (SBAs) or Paper 032 for private candidates, and for CCSLC®, Papers 01 and 031/School-Based Assessments. CXC® will maintain the […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia – The Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Castries, and its parishioners of Saint Mary the Virgin – La-Caye, Dennery, will commemorate the 43rd Independence Anniversary of Saint Lucia with a planned Banana Festival from February 20 – 22, 2022. The venue is the Anglican School Annex, recently renovated historic building which we have learned housed several national prominent Saint Lucia personalities as alumni of that school inclusive of Sir Arthur Lewis […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
