Health professionals gets leadership training

Primary care public health professionals are expected to become equipped with the leadership skills to enable them to perform effectively in the delivery of health services around the island. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in collaboration with Health Education England recently facilitated a leadership training aimed at increasing the confidence of primary care leaders in the delivery of patient care services in Saint Lucia. Associate Dean of […]

May 20, 2019

CARICOM

PrEP for prevention of HIV transmission

PANCAP Learning Exchange promotes value of PrEP for prevention of HIV transmission The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, collaborated with The Bahamas Ministry of Health National AIDS Programme to coordinate a learning exchange that focused on The Bahamas’s experience in the implementation of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The capacity building initiative was […]

May 20, 2019

Technology

WhatsApp hacked and millions of users affected

The discovery of a point of vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp has allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware on to phones, the company and a spyware technology dealer have stated. WhatsApp, which is used by 1.5bn people worldwide, discovered in early May that attackers were able to install surveillance software on to both iPhones and Android phones by calling targets using the app’s phone call function. The code […]

May 14, 2019

Accidents

MP urges heightened caution on the Nation’s Roads

The Member of Parliament for Dennery North Hon. Shawn Edward Dennery North MP Laments death of young constituents in Richfond accident and urges heightened caution on the Nation’s Roads. The Member of Parliament for Dennery North Hon. Shawn Edward is calling on motorcyclists and pillion riders to wear appropriate safety gear, to protect themselves against serious or fatal injuries. His advice follows a May 11th vehicular collision which claimed the […]

May 14, 2019

News

Gas and Diesel prices increased

The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of gasoline, diesel, and LPG 20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed. The retail price of kerosene remains unchanged. The price changes take effect from Monday May 06, 2019: GASOLINE increased from $3.04 to $3.07 per litre or $13.81 to $13.95 […]

May 6, 2019

News

Marijuana, now legal in St. Kitts-Nevis

Ras Iya wins. Rastas on St. Kitts-Nevis now have right to smoke ganja in privacy for religious purposes. St Kitts-Nevis High Court judge rules Rastafarians users of marijuana have right to smoke in privacy of their homes A High Court judge has ordered that the Drug Act of St Kitts and Nevis must be amended to allow the religious use of marijuana . According to sources, His Lordship the Hon […]

May 3, 2019

News

Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public

Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. The Sri Lankan President said he was using an emergency law to impose the restriction from Monday. Any face garment which "hinders identification" will be banned to ensure security, his office said. Muslim leaders criticised the move. The niqab and burka - worn by […]

May 2, 2019

Press Release

NIC to launch inovative housing project

Saint Lucians with low to moderate incomes are set to benefit from an innovative housing project soon to be launched by the National Insurance Corporation (NIC). The proposed low-cost housing project being developed by the NIC, will help in addressing the demand for affordable housing on the island. The National Insurance Property Development and Management Company Ltd. (NIPRO), a subsidiary of the NIC, is currently assessing properties owned by the […]

May 2, 2019

News

John Compton Dam Rehabilitation Project 2nd Phase

Work on the second phase of the John Compton Dam Rehabilitation Project, JCD02 – Dredging of the Reservoir and Transport of Sediment is set to begin in June 2019. The announcement was made by WASCO’s representatives, as well as the contractor for JCD02, VINCI Construction Maritime et Fluvial, who met with residents of Tete Chemin Millet, Vanard, Jacmel and environs during a Town Hall Style meeting at the Millet Infant […]

April 25, 2019

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