‘News’ Archives
LIME Leads with the In-Demand and Exclusive iPhone 4S!
The Internet has been buzzing with the recent official introduction of the apple iPhone 4S to over 20 countries last week, including China, Jamaica, and of course, Saint Lucia. Business executives, Government officials and private citizens alike have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the most amazing iPhone yet, and it’s finally [...]
Election Date Set for the Media Association of Saint Lucia
The Interim Committee of the Media Association of Saint Lucia (MASL) has set the framework for the first elections of the new organisation. The formation of the MASL follows a prolonged period of absence of an umbrella organisation to represent the interests of media workers on the island. On Sunday, January 15, 2012, media workers [...]
St. Lucia Hosts 21st edition of the Gommier Boat Race
The annual event recognizes and pays tribute to the close cultural ties and official twinning alliance between the town of Gros Islet in Saint Lucia and Saint Luce in Martinique. Organized by the Saint Lucia/Martinique Association and the Gros-Islet Town Council, this year’s race will take place from December 16-18. It will see 8 – 10 [...]
SISTA Workshop for Caribbean Women
The Caribbean HIV and AIDS Alliance (CHAA) with funding from the US Government held a trainer of facilitators workshop at the Coco Palm Hotel, for a major project known as ‘Sisters informing Sisters on Topics on AIDS’ (SISTA) targeting women throughout St Lucia. SISTA is a social skills intervention for Caribbean women aimed at enhancing [...]
US TRAVEL AGENTS TAKE IN THE SITES AND ATTRACTIONS OF SAINT LUCIA
St. Lucia Tourist Board Hosts US Grand Familiarization Trip for 100 Travel Agents Saint Lucia Tourist Board just hosted one hundred (100) travel agents and tour operators from the island’s major markets in the US. The agents were on island as part of a ‘grand fam’ that featured two groups staying December 1-5 and December 8-12, [...]
LIME Delivers Improved Data Speed and Experience
Many LIME St Lucia mobile customers woke up Friday morning to a pleasant surprise. Not breakfast in bed or extra sugar in their coffee, but something just as sweet. Customers in Castries, Vieux Fort and Gros Islet rolled over, yawned, stretched, turned on their BlackBerry devices and data-enabled smartphones and all of a sudden, messages were [...]
LIME Treats Soufriere Senior Citizens
Since the passage of Hurricane Tomas in 2010, LIME has been one of the companies at the forefront of recovery efforts in the nation’s first capital. St Lucia’s leading telecommunications provider has embarked on a number of activities to support and bring cheer to the residents of the west coast town and its environs. The latest such effort [...]
Combat Discrimination to Protect Human Rights
Statement on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2011 By: Kenita Placide, Co Executive Director, United And Strong Inc In recognition of Human Rights Day, United and Strong Inc pays tribute to all human rights defenders, advocates and activists here in St Lucia, the region and globally.Today’s celebrations belongs to all of us, MEN, WOMEN and [...]
JAPAN FESTIVAL 2011 Hosted by JOCV NAKAMA Committee in St. Lucia
The annual Japan Festival was hosted by the JOCV (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) NAKAMA (Friends) Committee on November 25th and November 26th, 2011. The JOCV Programme in St. Lucia has been implemented since 1995 with cooperation between JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and The Government of Saint Lucia. [...]
Entrepot Students Learn on the Job with LIME
If you are a regular caller to the LIME switchboard, last week you might have noticed a new voice saying “thanks for calling LIME; how may I direct your call?”. That’s because LIME recently took on 16 students from the Entrepot Secondary School on a three-day work study programme, designed to expose the teenagers to the work environment and [...]
