Prime Minister Honourable Allen M. Chastanet Address to Nation on the Government of Saint Lucia’s Response to COVID-19 Impact: Social Stabilization Programme (Phase 1) 8th April, 2020 The Outbreak of COVID-19 has created two crises: one is a health crisis and the other is an economic crisis, the likes of which we have never seen. In attempting to deal with the health crisis, we are confronted with the realities of […]
Statement by Honourable Sarah Flood Beaubrun, Minister with responsibility for External Affairs, on Status of Nationals Abroad - North America The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis and challenge unlike any we have ever experienced. The Embassy of Saint Lucia in the United States, and our Consulates in Miami, New York and Toronto continue to operate and field calls from nationals – be they students, parents and or other parties, on […]
International development agencies across the globe agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to humanity a crisis like no other in history, and many have dubbed it a War. This public health crisis not only affects health care systems, but every other sector within the economy. Whilst expenditures are rising, revenues are falling at a rapid pace, impacting production and productivity in all sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic is thus placing […]
WASCO urges conservative water use in light of drought Warning The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. WASCO wishes to draw the public's attention to a Drought Warning issued by the Meteorological Services Department and concerns relating to this prevailing dry season and the impact thereof it is currently having on our water resource. Dry conditions continue at this time and the prediction for this weather pattern has been forecasted well […]
Prime Minister to present Social Stabilization Programme for Saint Lucia On Wednesday April 8th 2020, Prime Minister Honourable Allen Chastanet will present the Social Stabilization Programme for Saint Lucia in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Saint Lucia has been focused on containing the health pandemic locally, while at the same time, coping with and planning for, the economic and social impacts. Over the past […]
As of April 3, 2020 the World Health Organization reported a total of 972, 640 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally with 50, 325 deaths. There are now 247, 473 confirmed cases in the region of the Americas. The affected region includes: Dominican Republic (1380), Haiti (16), Barbados (45), Jamaica (44), Cuba (233), Dominica (11), Grenada (10), Trinidad and Tobago (90), Guyana (5), Antigua and Barbuda (7), Bahamas (21), Saint Vincent […]
The Government Supply Warehouse at Faux A Chaud will be opened for business on Monday, April 6th, 2020 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. In keeping with standard recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, no more than ten persons will be allowed in the warehouse.
The SLSWMA wishes to advise the general public that effective Monday, 6th April, 2020, waste collection services throughout the island will be provided on a limited basis. The adjustments to the service will be as follows: • There will be no collection of bulky waste items until further notice. • Regular waste collection will only be undertaken on the first scheduled collection day of each week; That is to say, […]
The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations wishes to share the following decisions and updates on the local and regional examinations - Minimum Standard Tests (MST), Common Entrance Examination (CEE), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advance Proficiency Education (CAPE). MINIMUM STANDARD TESTS – GRADES TWO AND FOUR These examinations have been cancelled for the year 2020. The School Based Assessments (SBAs) prepared by the students will be […]
