When Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gather in Roseau, Dominica on Thursday, Haiti and the Community’s continued support to the French-speaking Member State, the Region’s response to the global economic and financial crisis, and the status of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) will be among the main items on their [...]

The Government of Saint Lucia categorically refutes claims circulating in the local media about the importation of water from the Commonwealth of Dominica into Saint Lucia. Government wishes to make it absolutely clear that no Government agency including the Water and Sewage Company has initiated or completed any process geared towards the procurement of water [...]

The Ninth Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) was convened at the Jolly Beach Hotel, Antigua and Barbuda, on 25-26 February 2010 under the chairmanship of the outgoing Chair, Senator the Honorable Martin Joseph, Minister of National Security, Trinidad and Tobago. The proceedings witnessed a hand over of chairmanship to [...]

At a press conference held last week at the Presidential Office, Republic of China (Taiwan), President Ma Ying-jeou explained to the public the reasoning underlying his administration’s policies concerning negotiation of an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with mainland China. The pact will include measures focusing on tariff reductions and exemptions as well as on [...]

Prime Minister of St. Lucia Hon. Stephenson King will on February, 15th, 2010, sign two Headquarters Agreements with the Chief Justice of the OECS Supreme Court Chief Justice Hugh Rawlins. The signing ceremony will cover agreements related to the location of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and the Judicial and Legal Services Commission in Saint [...]

The Government of Saint Lucia will hand over a total of five (5) motor vehicles to the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force. The provision of these vehicles will help to augment the fleet on vehicles available to the Police and in particular to provide the necessary material support required to bolster the current and ongoing [...]

Prime Minister Stephenson King is scheduled to deliver an address to the Nation on Monday, February, 1st, 2010. The address will essentially provide an overview of the State of the Economy based on overall performance during 2009. During the address, the Prime Minister will also attend to issues related to: crime, the St. Jude Reconstruction [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Government of Saint Lucia today approved half a million eastern Caribbean dollars (EC 500,000.00) in assistance to Haiti in response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake which flattened the country’s capital on Tuesday.
Speaking shortly after a meeting of his Cabinet Thursday, Prime Minister King said his government is deeply concerned about the gravity of [...]