Prime Minister the Hon. Stephenson King leaves the State on Friday, January 29th, 2010 to join Saint Lucia’s delegation at the historic and first ever Special Summit on Youth and Development. The conference which is being held in the Dutch speaking Caricom Territory of Suriname will bring together youth representatives from across the region.
The [...]

Porthole Cruise Magazine, the leading North American consumer magazine in the field, has named Saint Lucia the Best Caribbean Island for 2010.
In the magazine’s Editor-In-Chief’s 2010 Awards, Saint Lucia received the number one selection, while Soufrière’s Jade Mountain was named the Best Caribbean Resort.
“With its dramatic scenery, rich history and vibrant culture, Saint Lucia truly [...]

With three months to go before the start of one of the world’s most legendary Jazz Festivals, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board is putting the finishing touches to what promises to be another exciting Event.
Jazz fans and music lovers the world over are coming to Saint Lucia to see first-hand, the performance of multi-platinum R&B [...]

Wednesday morning, in a brief ceremony at the Ministry of Agriculture, John St Louis, winner of the LIME Christmas jackpot, announced charitable donations totaling $5000. Minister of Agriculture, Ezechiel Joseph, attended the ceremony, along with acting LIME Country Manager, Goretti Lawrency.
The career civil servant made his first presentation to a co-worker who has been diagnosed [...]

The planned reconstruction of St Jude Hospital moves into another phase with the appointment of an eight (8) person Project Technical Team, which will be headed by a Project Manager. This team will be responsible for providing technical advice related to construction to the St Jude Task Force, which is headed by Prime Minister Stephenson [...]

The leadership and members of the Take Over Tent (TOT) wishes to express our heartfelt condolences to the mother, children and family of Meindad “RATCHIE” Raggie. Who was shot dead in Castries on Saturday night after work.
Ritchie joined the Take Over Tent in 2003.  He has had a reasonable level of success as a competitor [...]

Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Sir K. Dwight Venner will present the 2009 Economic Review of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) on 28 January 2010 at 8:00 p.m. on radio and television stations throughout the ECCU.
The Governor’s presentation will focus on a review of the global and regional issues that impacted [...]

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through its Secretariat has accepted an invitation from the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to observe the country’s General Elections scheduled for January 25, 2010.
This CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to St. Kitts and Nevis follows a practice of fielding Missions to Member States during such constitutional processes. The Mission [...]

Haiti Prime Minister Honourable Jean-Max Bellerive has expressed his country’s gratitude for the quick response of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the wake of the devastating earthquake of Tuesday 12 January 2010.
Speaking to the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), which was part of CARICOM’s Tactical Mission to Haiti, Mr Bellerive said his country was “indeed grateful [...]

The 2010 National Population and Housing Census will be officially launched on Monday, January 25th, 2010 during a ceremony to held at the Bay Gardens Hotel in Gros Islet. The census launch will mark the commencement public sensitization and education ahead of the commencement of the 2010 Census in May of this year.
The Official [...]