The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Governmentās application of the modified …
Workshop on Productivity Improvements for Small and Micro Enterprises to be hosted in St. Lucia
Dr. Ubaldus Raymond, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, is slated to deliver the keynote address at the St. Lucia …
Govāt May Speak on Raymondās Fate Today
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet is likely to make a statement on the future of his embattled Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Dr.Ubaldus Raymond, who is embroiled in a blackmail scandal that has led to charges being laid against a young woman.
CCC Out To Restore Social Order In Capital
PERSONS found urinating, defecating, spiting and littering in the City of Castries could soon find themselves paying fines of $150 and $1500 or where the law dictates spend up to six months in prison. City mayor Peterson Francis said that the crackdown on anti-social behaviour will be immediate and will be carried out by the officers of the Castries City Constabulary.
Taiwan Funds Sarrot MultiāPurpose Court
TAIWANāS Ambassador to Saint Lucia, Ray Mou, presented a cheque for $250,000 to Minister for Economic Development, Guy Joseph, to fund the second phase of the Sarrot Multi-Purpose Court. The handover, which took place at the Financial Administration Building last Thursday, seeks to bring to fruition a project that has remained incomplete for some time now.
Corinthās Nutrition Students Hosted at āLandingsā
THE Landingās last Thursday treated Food & Nutrition students of the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School, Corinth Secondary School and Gros Islet Secondary School to a special tour of its culinary facilities. Students also received a food preparation training tutorial in the Palms Restaurant presented by Sous Chef Jean Mark Charlemagne and Chef Emmerly Gerald with the tour culminating at the Turquoise Beach Bar & Restaurant for lunch.
St. Lucians Charged With Murder In Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan 16, CMC ā Dominica police have charged four people, including two St. Lucian nationals, with the murder of a Dominican man, whose body was found in a precipice, west of here on January 5. Police said that the body of Chris Blanc, a Dominican national who resided in Antigua, was found in the heights of St. Joseph, a west coast village, three days after he was reported missing.
St. Lucia Making Growth Strides
ST. LUCIA has launched the second phase of the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF) discussing a new approach to track progress made in advancing reforms identified through the CGF in the areas of investment climate, skills and productivity, and logistics and connectivity.
Trump Boycott
NEW YORK, CMC ā Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has joined several United States Congressional representatives in planning to boycott Donald Trumpās inauguration as US President on Friday. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York, will be among a number of Democratic lawmakers who say they will stay away from the ceremony.
ILO: Jobless Rate To Rise This Year
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC ā The International Labour Organization (ILO) is predicting that unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise to 8.4 per cent this year. The ILO has released its World Employment Social Outlook, indicating that global unemployment levels and rates are expected to remain high in the short term, as the global labour force continues to grow.
Students Get Taste of Fine Dining at āLandingsā
Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (January 16th 2016): As part of its Youth Outreach Programme, the Landings last Thursday treated Food …
SLHTA Hosts National Culinary Competition in preparation for CHTA Taste of the Caribbean 2017
All is set for one of the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Associationās (SLHTA) most anticipated events on its calendar, …
Twins Delivered at St. Jude on Consecutive Days
FOR the staff of the maternity ward at St Jude Hospital, 2017 has started with double the excitement and double the fun. The hospital delivered two sets of twins in two days in the first week of the New Year. āWeāve never had two sets of twins being born at St Jude Hospital just one day apart,ā said midwife and maternity ward charge nurse Julia Vitalis. āTwins usually come weeks or months apart so the entire ward was absolutely ecstatic.ā
St. Lucian In U.S. Adult Education Hall of Fame
SAINT LUCIAN Professor Dr. Mary Alfred has received one of the highest accolades in the United States for adult education. Dr.Alfred who hails from Choiseul, was inducted into the International Adult & Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame for her scholarship and leadership in the profession. She was one of 13 leaders from around the world to be inducted at the ceremony in Orlando, Florida.
Petition Started Against DSH Project
Comical, insulting and ridiculous. These were just a few of the words the various presenters at a town hall meeting …
Cost-cutting Turns NHC Around
ONE month after announcing the National Housing Corporationās inability to pay its debts and reeling in a state of bankruptcy, Chairman Timothy Mangal is today painting a healthier financial picture of the company. This is not to say that the Corporationās financial position is still no longer dreadful, a month of cost cutting measures and taking certain decisions resulted in the healthy financial picture Mangal paints.
St. Jude Audit Is In
GOVERNMENT will shortly be perusing the technical audit on St. Jude Hospital as a copy of the report will soon be in the hands of the Cabinet of Ministers. Economic Development Minister, Guy Joseph Wednesday told reporters that the audit has now been completed. He said he will not speculate on the content of the report in case his comments prejudice any court action that might arise from it.
St. Omer In Spotlight at FRC Wednesday
THE Folk Research Centre, in association with the Nobel Laureate Festival Committee will present Dr. Paul Breslin, a Walcott scholar, who will speak on the āSt. Lucia Oral History : Dunstan St. Omerā on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the FRC Headquarters, Mount Pleasant.
Former MP Donates To Soufriere Library
FORMER Member of Parliament for Soufriere, Attorney J. Baden Allain has made a contribution of some 250 books from his personal collection to the Soufriere Library. Allain told THE VOICE that the gesture was intended to encourage the townspeople, especially the young, to do more reading. He said the collection covers a wide range of subjects by some outstanding West Indian authors like George Lamming, Walter Rodney, Eric Wiliams, Franz Fanon.
Donāt Use CIP $ To Pay Salaries
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan 13, CMC ā The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine is urging Caribbean governments administering Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIP) to be more transparent and not to use the funds collected for recurrent expenditure..