SOURCE Prime Minister’s Office | Editorial credit: Styve Reineck / shutterstock.com For the first time in Saint Lucia’s history, the national unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2024. Since the Hon. Philip J. Pierre-led Administration came to office in July 2021, hiring in the fourth quarter has increased […]
Representatives of the 41 member territories of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football met in Saint Lucia over the weekend. The FIFA President Gianni Infantino was expected to be among the delegates, numbering around 250. They were here for the 40th CONCACAF Congress – the annual general meeting for the […]
By Source Invest Saint Lucia LinkedIn | Editorial credit: Fokke Baarssen / shutterstock.com The Management, Staff and Board of Invest Saint Lucia has finalised a formally presented its Strategic Plan for 2025-2028. The ISL team presented the plan’s core elements, outlining its vision for attracting high-impact investments, fostering sustainable economic growth and enhancing the ease […]
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For the third consecutive year, Bank of Saint Lucia will be cheering on another contestant at the National Carnival Queen Pageant. This year, the spotlight is on 26-year-old Anneka Thompson, a dedicated Chemistry, Biology, and Integrated Science teacher at Sir Ira Simmons Secondary School. Anneka, a resident of Gros-Islet, also holds a bachelor’s degree in […]
Photo courtesy: Caribbean Business Report Tourism Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire introduced the Tourism Development Bill in Parliament describing it as a groundbreaking legislative initiative which will redesign, refine, restructure, and reinvigorate the tourism industry. Dr. Hilaire told Parliamentarians that the Tourism Development Bill will ensure “Saint Lucians can participate more in the tourism industry and […]
Dr. Tanya Beaubrun believes St. Lucia is inching closer and closer to being a sick country, and this realization has ignited Caribbean Spark – a movement aimed at prioritizing healthcare at the personal, community and national levels. On Saturday Dr. Beaubrun launched Caribbean Spark noting that it will change the future of Saint Lucia and […]
Students at the Babonneau Primary School are now set to benefit from the sale and consumption of vegetables planted and reaped by them at their school, thanks to the support of Sagicor. On Friday December 9th, the school officially re-opened its greenhouse, which was refurbished earlier this year after a $6,000 donation from the insurance […]
The Caribbean Governance Training Institute (CGTI) – the #1 board governance training institute in the Caribbean Region – is pleased to announce the TOP TEN graduates of our internationally acclaimed, ‘flagship’ CHARTERED DIRECTOR PROGRAM for 2022, thereby bringing the total number of CGTI graduates to over 4,000. The TOP 10 List of Chartered Directors for […]