Saint Lucia recovers 81% of US market and nonstop flights introduced

Saint Lucia recovers 81% of US market and nonstop flights introduced

Tourism continues to rebound, auguring well for more jobs, business linkages, and revenue with more eyes set on Saint Lucia with additional options to the destination from international gateways. Serving as the most major source market amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, visitor arrival data for May 2021 indicates that Saint Lucia has recovered 81% of the US market as compared to May 2019. Since the reintroduction of tourism on June […]

June 10, 2021

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Global Recovery Strong but Uneven as Many Developing Countries Struggle

Global Recovery Strong but Uneven as Many Developing Countries Struggle with the Pandemic’s Lasting Effects Output to remain below pre-COVID trends despite robust rebound by US and China The global economy is expected to expand 5.6% in 2021, the fastest post-recession pace in 80 years, largely on strong rebounds from a few major economies. However, many emerging market and developing economies continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

June 10, 2021

Education

CXC’s 2021 Regional Examinations Strategy

Statement on the Decisions of the Special Meeting of CXC’s Council on the 2021 Regional Examinations Strategy The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has engaged with regional governments and other key stakeholders from across the region on the conception and planning of the 2021 regional examinations and registers its appreciation for their enriching contributions. A Special Meeting of Council was held on Tuesday, 25 May 2021 and members reviewed and accepted […]

May 27, 2021

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A Strong Signal to the Region – Advancing Women’s Leadership

The Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Regional Secretariat celebrates and extends congratulations to Dr. Carla Barnett on her appointment as the 8th Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr. Barnett’s selection is historic as she becomes the first woman to serve as Secretary General of the oldest surviving integration movement in the developing world. Dr. Barnett, holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of the West Indies, […]

May 18, 2021

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Chief Nursing Officer Address On International Nurses Day

St. Lucia joins the rest of the Region in celebrating International Nurses Day on May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. International Midwifery Day is celebrated on May 5th. However, because all the Midwives in St. Lucia are nurses, we collectively celebrate May 12th and this year, we have decided to have a month long celebration in May to celebrate Nurses in St. Lucia. This year’s theme “Nurses: A […]

May 12, 2021

BOSL partners to back small & medium sized businesses in Saint Lucia

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Bank of Saint Lucia lends support to neighbouring St Vincent

Bank of Saint Lucia continues to lend critical support to our sister island St. Vincent in the wake of the devastating impacts of the La Soufriere volcanic eruptions. The Bank mobilized significant financial contributions to the OECS Stronger Together programme, and the St Vincent and the Grenadines National Insurance Services support of the mobilization of relief efforts on the ground. “Stronger Together” is global initiative led by the Organization of […]

May 11, 2021

National Trust Archaeological Priority Area

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Review of the Archaeological Investigation of the Cabot Development

The Saint Lucia National Trust (the Trust) and the Saint Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society (AHS) have been advocating for the conduct of an Archaeological investigation of the area of land on the south east corner of the Cabot (Saint Lucia) development since 2019 and been advising on what should be included in the Terms of Reference with both the developer and the Development Control Authority during conversations and in […]

May 10, 2021

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Saint Lucia Up for Major Accolades in the 28th Annual World Travel Awards

Voting is now open to the public in the 28th Annual World Travel Awards that has nominated Destination Saint Lucia for six prestigious titles, namely, Caribbean's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2021, Caribbean's Leading Cruise Destination 2021, Caribbean's Leading Destination 2021, Caribbean's Leading Luxury Island Destination 2021, Caribbean's Leading Nature Destination 2021, and Caribbean's Leading Honeymoon Destination 2021. World Travel Awards is a global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in […]

April 28, 2021

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Caribbean Airlines & CARPHA collaborate for healthier, safer tourism

Caribbean Airlines is collaborating with The Caribbean Public Health Agency, through its Regional Traveller Health Program (THP) to promote healthy, safer tourism, as the region opens to tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both CARPHA and Caribbean Airlines are committed to safe and responsible tourism to protect the health and wellbeing of both visitors and the local populations. On April 20-21 April, a total of 179 employees of Caribbean Airlines underwent […]

April 26, 2021

Inspirational Saturday

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