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Community Health and Wellness Expo

The Goodlands Full Gospel Worship Center in collaboration with the South Castries Youth and Sports Council will be hosting its 2nd annual Health and Wellness Expo under the theme “Fit 4 Life: Mind, Body and Spirit.” On Saturday August 24th, 2019 at Goodlands Full Gospel Church Grounds in Cul-De-Sac from 9am-1pm.  Included will be FREE Health Screenings (Blood Pressure, Sugar etc.), FREE Children vaccinations (parents please walk with children’s health […]

todayAugust 19, 2019

RePLAST OECS

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‘RePLAST OECS’ Launches in Saint Lucia

- OECS Press Room - Plastic Recycling Project 'RePLAST OECS' Launches in Saint Lucia Environmental stakeholders from the public and private sectors in Saint Lucia lent their support and expertise towards the successful launch and two-day workshop for the RePLAST OECS project – an initiative that seeks to create a sustainable economic model for the management and recycling of plastic waste in the Caribbean, particularly between the OECS Member States […]

todayAugust 8, 2019

Mission to Dominica

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Joint Special Mission to Dominica

Following a request made by the Government of Dominica jointly to the CARICOM Secretariat (CARICOM), the Commonwealth Secretariat and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS), to assist in the country’s efforts with various aspects of electoral reform, the three organisations have agreed to partner in a Joint Special Mission to Dominica. The Mission will meet with the principal stakeholders in Dominica’s electoral process, including the major […]

todayAugust 7, 2019

CARICOM a strong partner for UN

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CARICOM a strong partner for UN – Political Chief

United Nations (UN), Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Miroslav Jenča on Tuesday 23 July 2019 lauded the multi-faceted cooperation between the UN and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), noting “we can all be proud of the great achievements that it has yielded.” Mr Jenča highlighted the multi-agency UN-CARICOM cooperation in the “laudable initiative” to adopt and implement a Counter-Terrorism Strategy. This is but one of many examples of how the […]

todayJuly 24, 2019

Caribbean Judges

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Caribbean Judges appointed to UN Dispute Tribunal

The 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly recently elected two Caribbean nationals, Justice Francis Belle of Barbados and Justice Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell of Trinidad and Tobago, to serve 7 year terms of office on the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) as half-time judges. The appointments took effect on July 10, 2019. UNDT half-time judges serve on rotation in New York, USA; Geneva, Switzerland; and Nairobi, Kenya. Four judges were elected […]

todayJuly 23, 2019

LPG Price Increase

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Fuel Price Adjustments

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 and kerosene remains unchanged. The retail price of diesel, LPG 20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed. The price changes take effect from Monday July 08, 2019: Gasoline remains unchanged at $3.07 per litre or $13.95 per gallonKerosene remains […]

todayJuly 9, 2019

President Tsai and Prime Minister Chastanet during military parade

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President of Taiwan state visit to Saint Lucia

At the invitation of Prime Minister Honourable Allen M. Chastanet, Her Excellency President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) will lead a delegation on a State Visit to Saint Lucia from July 17th to 19th, 2019.  The Government of Saint Lucia is in preparations to welcome the President and the delegation and has planned several activities associated with the significance of the visit.  “It is a great honour […]

todayJuly 2, 2019