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Anglican Church to commemorate St Lucia’s 43rd independence celebrations with a Banana Festival

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 and family members and several prominent citizens over the generations. […]

February 4, 2022

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Closure of the testing site at the Vigie Sports Complex

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs informs the public of closure of the temporary testing site at the Vigie Sports Complex effective Monday February 7, 2022. Persons experiencing respiratory signs and symptoms are encouraged to visit any of the five Respiratory Clinics: Gros-Islet Polyclinic Respiratory Clinic, La Clery Wellness Centre Respiratory Clinic, Dennery Hospital Respiratory Clinic, Vieux-Fort Wellness Centre Respiratory Clinic and the Soufriere Hospital Respiratory Clinic. The Ministry of Health thanks the public for their understanding and […]

February 3, 2022

SLTA strategic campaigns to boost tourism recovery

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Saint Lucia tourism authority appoints Lorine Charles-St. Jules as Chief Executive Officer

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 PEAEYE7 Marketing International for five years, handling business development and […]

February 2, 2022

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Rash of Isolation and Quarantine Affecting Business Community

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 Belmar George, Chief Medical Officer was joined by National Epidemiologist […]

February 2, 2022

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Saint Lucia confirms cases of omicron variant in country

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 11 are female. The location of the Omicron cases includes […]

February 1, 2022

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Launch of the 2022 Free Kick Youth Cup

The 2022 Free Kick Youth Cup is a new U19 football competition featuring club teams from 16 countries. The week-long event will provide teams from all corners of the globe an opportunity to showcase their talent

January 28, 2022

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Nikima Royer Jno Baptiste takes over as CEO for Digicel St. Lucia

Digicel today announced the appointment of Nikima Royer Jno Baptiste as CEO of its operations in St. Lucia effective 1st February2022. In this role, Nikima will have responsibility for driving all aspects of the business as it continues its Digital Operator journey. A Digicel veteran, Royer Jno Baptiste moves to head up the St. Lucia team from Digicel Dominica where she has served as CEO for the last 5years. She has also served as Chairman of Digicel’s Group Business Continuity […]

January 27, 2022

Press Release

Adjustments to School Operations

The Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training wishes to inform the general public that it has been continuously monitoring the Covid-19 situation and the impact it is having on the school system. We continue to be reflective of procedures and practices in the interest of the health and safety of all of our stakeholders of the school community. Based on recent stakeholder engagements and consultation, the Ministry of Education has decided to suspend classes for […]

January 19, 2022

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Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 dubbed ‘The Vaxxed Mas’.

After several consultations between stakeholders and the Government; Department of Creative Industries & Culture and the Department of Health, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided that the country will host Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 dubbed 'The Vaxxed Mas'. The hosting of Carnival 2022 is subject to the full approval of the Ministry of Health, according to established health protocols. The name suggests everyone participating in Carnival 2022, including, revellers, patrons, support staff and service providers must be fully vaccinated. The […]

December 14, 2021