Archive for May, 2010
St. Lucia’s Prime Minister addresses the Nation on the spate of recent crime
The following is the full text of St. Lucia's Prime Minister's address to the Nation Sunday, 30th May 2010; ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON THE CRIME SITUATION IN SAINT LUCIA AND GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE MY FELLOW SAINT LUCIANS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD EVENING I address you tonight at a time of unprecedented challenges for our small country. [...]
Piton Soca Starz Airs on Choice Channel 39
Piton Soca Starz, a song contest and initiative of Windward and Leeward Brewery and its signature Saint Lucian brand Piton Beer moved into week two this week with preliminary rounds being held in Soufriere, Bexon, Patience and Vieux Fort. Piton Soca Starz is an opportunity for aspiring Saint Lucian Soca artiste to have a shot at going main-stream. [...]
Cable & Wireless Communications announces investment in New East West Caribbean Cable
London: May 24, 2010: Cable & Wireless Communications today announces its plan to build a new major submarine cable in the Caribbean, more than doubling its carrier capacity in the region. The “East-West” cable will link between Jamaica and the Cayman Islands in the west of the Caribbean, to the British Virgin Islands (Tortola) in the [...]
St. Lucia Prime Minister Condemns Latest Violence In City. Promises Tough Response.
Speaking today from overseas where he has just concluded a series of meetings on Government business, Prime Minister Stephenson King has condemned the latest murders over the past twenty four hours and has promised strong action on his return to island over the weekend. The Prime has announced that he will be meeting with the Hierarchy of the [...]
St. Lucia removed from OECD Grey Listing
On Wednesday May 19, 2010, Saint Lucia signed six (6) Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with the Nordic Countries, namely Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Having previously signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements (since October 2009) with Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Kingdom of the [...]
LIME Congratulates Lavern Spencer
St Lucia’s and the Caribbean’s number one high jumper has done us proud once again. Levern Spencer set a new St Lucia National Record for women's High Jump recently, clearing 1.98m at the Georgia Invitational. In so doing she climbed to a number two ranking in the world so far for 2010. Last year Levern entered into a sponsorship agreement [...]
St. Lucia is now closer than ever with additional service from Atlanta
New $488* sale fare announced The Saint Lucia Tourist Board is welcoming increased flights and special fares to the island from Atlanta on Delta Air Lines. The US carrier is increasing service between Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Saint Lucia's Hewanorra International Airport from 7 to 10 flights per week. DL421 [...]
The Government of Saint Lucia Congratulates New British Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of St. Lucia Hon. Stephenson King has written to new British Prime Minister Right Honourable David Cameron to congratulate him on his ascension to the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the May 6th, 2010 General Elections. In his congratulatory letter Prime Minister King drew the attention of the new [...]
The St. Lucia Home Coming Committee continues plans for Partnership Fair to be held in July 2010
The Saint Lucian Homecoming 2010 Committee has agreed that one of its major activities for the Saint Lucian Homecoming in 2010 should be the development of a programme designed to facilitate increased participation of the Diaspora in skills, partnerships and network development, with Saint Lucians resident in the country. It was decided that [...]
The Caribbean Netball Association (CANA) and LIME bring Netball Action to Brooklyn
19 Clubs will vie for top honours in this year’s Caribbean Netball Association’s (CANA) Summer Netball League and Caribbean Cup 2010 presented by LIME, the Caribbean’s only full service telecommunications company. The competition starts on June 5. The two sponsoring companies announced their plans at a press conference hosted at historic [...]
