Archive for April, 2011
St.Lucia Government Announces Changes in Representation within the Senate
As part of its policy on periodical review with respect to representation on the Senate, the Government of Saint Lucia is pleased to announce its latest adjustment within the upper chamber of Parliament. Effective immediately Mr. Gaspard Charlemagne has been replaced as a Senator by Dr. Gale T. C. Rigobert. Dr Rigobert will bring to the Senate new [...]
St. Lucia Labour Party PRO Defends Law Suite against Hon. Richard Frederick
The Saint Lucia Labour Party confirms that Housing Minister, Hon. Richard Frederick, has sued its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Eugene George, over statements which he allegedly made at a Press Conference on November 23, 2010. The statements concern the handling by Richard Frederick of Hurricane Tomas Relief Supplies from Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. [...]
St. Lucia Prime Minister Stephenson King and Wife Rosalia to Attend Royal Wedding
Prime Minister Hon. Stephenson King and his wife Rosalia left the island yesterday to attend the Royal wedding of Prince William Charles and Catherine Elizabeth Middleton which is scheduled for the United Kingdom on Friday, April 29th, 2011. Prime Minister King and his wife will be part of a list of approximately 1900 invitees to the wedding which [...]
BTA Refreshes Efforts with New Vice President in the USA
As of March 21, the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) appointed a new vice president to the helm of the United States operation, giving a fresh outlook to strategy within that market. Based out of the BTA’s New York office is Campbell Rudder, Vice President Marketing, US, who brings over 30 years worth of experience and expertise on the travel [...]
Government of St. Lucia Congratulates the Victorious Saint Lucia Under 16 Netball Team
The Government of Saint Lucia and Ministry of Youth & Sports proudly congratulates the victorious St. Lucia Under-16 Netball team following their historic victory in the recently completed Jean Pierre Memorial Under-16 championship held in St Kitts from April 8th to 18th, 2011. Government praises highly the achievement of the team which [...]
Excitement Builds For LIME CARIFTA Games
You can already feel the excitement starting to build across the Caribbean as we look forward to the 2011 LIME CARIFTA Games. The games will be held 23-25 April at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay, Jamaica. CARIFTA is celebrating its 40th anniversary and I'm sure the organizers are hoping for some bright new medal [...]
St. Lucia 2011 – 2012 Prime Minister’s Budget Address
Madam Speaker, Honourable Members, my fellow Saint Lucians. The best laid plans can sometimes be interrupted, thrown off course or reversed by dynamic changes. These are the unexpected changes that punctuate our existence, and manifest themselves in the lives of individuals and nations. But we recognize that we must plan in order to [...]
St.Lucia Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Hon. Stephenson King to present 2011/2012 Budget The
The Government of St. Lucia has announced that the 2011/2012 Budget Address will be delivered by the Honourable Stephenson King Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and National Development, on Thursday April 14th 2011. This Address will be presented against a backdrop of a very challenging fiscal year 2010/2011. While the [...]
St. Lucia labour Party says UWP Provides No Relief from Crippling Fuel Prices
The Saint Lucia Labour Party says that it is extremely concerned that once again, Saint Lucians have woken up on a Monday morning to more crippling increases in the prices of gas, diesel and cooking gas. Yesterday, the price of cooking gas increased by $3.50 for a 20 pound cylinder and by $17.49 for a 100 pound cylinder. The price of gas at the [...]
LIME Expands Regional Footprint
Bahamas acquisition brings number of regional businesses to 14 LIME, the Caribbean's only full-service telecommunications provider has expanded its regional footprint with the management takeover of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) by LIME’s parent company Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC). All conditions and [...]
