Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Philip J Pierre is in Brussels, Belgium to engage in discussions with the European Commission and European Parliament regarding international migration matters. Specifically, the talks will focus on proposed changes to the Schengen Visa-Free Regime and how they may impact countries that have investor citizenship programs, like Saint Lucia. Saint […]
The Standing Finance Committee of Parliament has scrutinized the 2024 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure as presented by the Minister for Finance and Prime Minister Philip J Pierre. The Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2024/2025 stands at One Billion, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Million, One Hundred and Ten Thousand, Eight Hundred […]
On 24th November 2023 Saint Lucia achieved a resounding victory in the election for the Presidency of the Executive Board of UNESCO, following a year-long, arduous campaign led by Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre and Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury, the Permanent Delegate of Saint Lucia to UNESCO. Under the direction of Ambassador Chagoury, Saint Lucia […]
The public is reminded to take advantage of the ongoing tax amnesty program on penalties, interest and fines before the scheduled deadline of May 1, 2024. Once outstanding taxes are settled in full before the deadline, eligible taxpayers will benefit from a 100% waiver on all applicable charges. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Hon. […]
The Office of the Prime Minister has released a statement noting some developments which it believes will positively impact the economy. In December, the government will disburse in excess of XCD $20 million in back pay owed to public servants. In addition, more than XCD 2.6 million will be invested in the economic stimulus program […]
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has announced in Parliament the settlement of termination benefits to workers of garment manufacturer Majestic Industries and LIAT 1974 Ltd. In 2004, after 25 years in business, Majestic Industries ended operations in St. Lucia. But it did not settle termination benefits for over 300 workers. Most were women. The government […]
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has attended the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo II in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It ended yesterday. The event was convened under the theme “Transforming Agriculture through Innovation and Investment” and sought to build on the discussions, initiatives, and outcomes from the first Agri-Investment Forum and Expo held in May 2022 […]
Seventy-six students from the first cohort of the Project “Assisting the Economic Empowerment of Youth and Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic of COVID-19,” also known as Jennès Program, graduated on Thursday, July 14, 2022. The graduation ceremony was honored by the attendance of Hon. Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, and […]