FLOW, the island’s leading communications provider, has launched its 2022 Christmas campaign a little earlier than usual to allow customers more time to win and enjoy the many gifts being offered. After the unforgiving Covid-19 pandemic FLOW is doubling its commitment to continuously improving service and rewarding its customers. Anselm Mathurin, Commercial Manger at FLOW […]
After 19 years of existence the Institute of Surveyors [St. Lucia] Ltd has its very own Secretariat. It’s located in the St. Lucia Seamen Waterfront and General Workers Trade Union Building at L’Anse Road Castries. A ceremony was held to celebrate the formal opening of the Secretariat. It was addressed by Stephenson King, the Minister […]
Saint Lucia’s forensic science laboratory has officially been granted accreditation from the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). Saint Lucia’s forensic science laboratory is the first and, currently the only accredited forensic laboratory in the OECS and the second accredited forensic lab in the entire CARICOM region. Accreditation for Saint Lucia’s forensic lab will save […]
It came out of nowhere! It was a sunny Sunday morning but by 3pm the landscape had changed dramatically. Out of the blue came the worst flooding in the north of the island for 2022, just as the region is nearing the end of the 2022 Hurricane Season. At 12 noon the forecast was for […]
By Linda Nwoke On October 4, Senator Zellnor Myrie was awarded a national leadership honor by the Council of State Government. Our Editor-in-Chief and Host of People, Power & Politics, Pearl Phillip, sat with the State Senator representing the 20th district in Brooklyn, New York, to chat on issues within his constituency and New York […]
The Caribbean Conference – November 7-9 – will bring together educational officers from Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago to join their counterparts in Saint Lucia. There they will discuss the evolution of education and educational requirements in the region (island specific and […]
CIBC First Caribbean Bank has earmarked a little under $10,000 has been earmarked for youth related interventions this quarter. CIBC FirstCaribbean donated $1,500 towards transportation to ensure islandwide reach for Rise Saint Lucia’s crime prevention program at Secondary schools in October. The ongoing program seeks to equip students with the tools to resolve conflicts and […]
This month is being observed worldwide as Diabetes Awareness Month, with November 14th being celebrated as Diabetes Awareness Day. The St Lucia Diabetes and Hypertension Association (SLDHA) is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022, a new Board was elected to advance the work of the organization for a term of two years. […]
The OECS Commission hosted a high-level delegation from the United Kingdom on Wednesday November 2, 2022, in Castries, Saint Lucia. The UK Delegation, headed by Director General for Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Corin Robertson, met with OECS Director General Dr. Didacus Jules and other staff […]
By Staff Writer, Jamaicans A decade after receiving the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles event at the 2012 London Olympics, the winner, Natalya Antyukh of Russia has been disqualified and stripped of the medal for doping. This means that the 2012 silver medalist, Lashinda Demus of the United States, will be presented with the […]