Archive for February, 2012
Levern Spencer Is Saint Lucia’s Best Once Again
The Caribbean’s number-one high jumper, Levern Spencer, has come in for high praise from LIME following her success in winning the 2011 Saint Lucia Sportswoman of the Year award. Levern did Saint Lucia proud, once again, by winning the Sportswoman of the Year title for the 7th consecutive year, and 10 times overall. The local sporting [...]
Saint Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association Donates to the Victoria Hospital Children’s Ward
Thursday February 23, 2012 at 10am, the members of the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA) and Saint Lucia Culinary Team 2012, in celebration of Saint Lucia's 33rd Independence, One People, One Nation, Limitless Possibilities, donated 36 chairs to the Children's Ward at the Victoria Hospital. Ms. Yola St. Jour opened the [...]
LIME Secures Sweet Partnership with sprinter Yohan Blake
Telecommunications provider LIME has welcomed 100m World Champion, Yohan Blake to its cadre of top athlete brand ambassadors. The highlight of 'Jamaica Day' activities staged at Blake's alma mater, St. Jago High School on February 17, the company announced a three-year partnership with the 22-year-old star athlete. "It is with great pleasure [...]
Saint Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association Booking Engine Launched
The Saint Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB) and the Saint Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association (SLHTA) will jointly launch a new and improved booking engine on their respective websites www.saintlucianow.com and www.bookstlucianow.com. Designed to bolster the island's tourism industry and enhance the consumer and travel agent booking experience, the [...]
Saint Lucian Student Cops First Prize in OECS Essay Contest
Marknyl Thomas of St Mary’s College has made Saint Lucia proud by capturing first prize in the 11th Annual Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Essay Competition, hosted and sponsored by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). For his achievement, Marknyl was awarded a $2,500 cash prize and a grant of $1,500 will be awarded to [...]
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES COMMENCES NON-STOP SERVICE TO ST. LUCIA, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Caribbean Airlines on February 10, begins its non-stop daily service to George F. L. Charles International Airport, Castries, St. Lucia. The daily flights will operate as BW434, departing Port of Spain, Trinidad at 1:45pm and arriving into St Lucia at 2:50pm and BW435 departing St Lucia at 3:25pm, arriving into Port of Spain, Trinidad at [...]
Nominees Set for Media Association of Saint Lucia Elections
Seventeen (17) media workers have accepted nominations to various positions on the first executive committee of the Media Association of Saint Lucia (MASL). These individuals will vie for the seven (7) executive positions when the MASL elections are held on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Monroe College. Some candidates have been nominated for [...]
New Airline Connections to Saint Lucia via Martinique Facilitate Tourist Arrivals from France
The Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA) on January 30, advised their members of new and improved flight connections which are now available via Martinique facilitating French visitor arrivals for 2012. As of December 11, 2011 and on a year round basis, the French airline CorsairFly has entered into a code share agreement with [...]
Lucian Aid and LIME Cleanup Praslin Beach
The Praslin Beach has been brought back to a pristine condition thanks to the Lucian Aid Foundation who worked together with LIME and residents from the Praslin community to clean up the beach on Sunday, 5 February. The Lucian Aid Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Praslin. It’s comprised of volunteers from around the island who [...]
AUSTRALIAN DELEGATION PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES
An Australian delegation visited the Secretariat of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Wednesday February 1st 2011 to pay a courtesy call on its Director General. The delegation comprised Mr. Richard Marles, MP and Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs; H.E. Phillip Kentwell, High Commissioner of [...]
