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Saint Lucia Reports Record-Breaking Tourism Figures for June 2024
Saint Lucia’s tourism sector achieved significant milestones in June 2024, driven by a surge in visitor arrivals and enhanced air connectivity. The island’s successful hosting of ICC World Cup Cricket matches, combined with improved infrastructure, has reinforced its position as a premier destination for sports tourism. In June 2024, Saint Lucia welcomed 38,394 visitors, a […]
Cost Of Doing Business in St. Lucia Continues to Rise
The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce has flagged several issues it says could increase the cost of goods for the local consumer. For example, it believes ‘shipping costs’ could increase as “Ship agents have already started alerting firms purchasing goods from the far east of reduced shipping capacity, rising shipping costs and protracted delays”. The […]
Increased Numbers for Carnival 2024
Editorial credit: Angela N Perryman / Shutterstock.com Preliminary visitor arrival figures for Saint Lucia Carnival 2024 point to the numbers trending above 18,000. That is according to the Public Relations Manager at the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Geraine George. The announcement came Wednesday morning during a carnival media briefing and the announcement of Carnival winners. […]
St. Lucian Government Secures Better Pay for Pensioners
Government has moved to correct what appears to be an injustice for pensioners who currently collect less than $500 monthly. Prime Minister Pierre, with the support of his Cabinet committed to improved financial payment to pensioners. Before July 2021, government pensioners earned as little as $314 monthly, while the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) paid out […]
St Lucia: Calls For The Hotel Sector To Buy More From Local Suppliers
Photo: Cabinet of Ministers. Courtesy: Caribbean Business Report. There are calls from the private sector for policy that will ‘cause the hotel sector to buy a certain percentage of their consumption from local suppliers’. This comes against the background of fears that the wider business community weren’t getting a fair share of the benefits of […]
Government is Investing Over $1m to Support SemiPro Football League
The Hon. Philip J. Pierre-led Administration is making a life-changing investment in the local football community. For the first time, aspiring footballers are getting paid to play the beautiful game. Prime Minister Pierre’s leadership has inspired the introduction of the historic Semi-Professional Football League in Saint Lucia (SPFL). Our nation’s youth and aspiring footballers will […]
PM Pierre Announces Changes to the CIP
After careful review and extensive discussions with stakeholders and other OECS Heads of Government with CIP programs, the Government of Saint Lucia announces that it has decided to sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) already signed by other OECS CIP countries. The Memorandum called for common standards and procedures in the following areas: Pricing Information […]
BOSL/LUCELEC Give Youth a Rare Look into Music Industry
As part of efforts to add even more value to their Platinum Sponsorship of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival, Bank of Saint Lucia and LUCELEC hosted a music industry masterclass for aspiring young musicians and those who dream to be part of the entertainment industry. The event brought together headline acts and international […]
PM in Brussels – CIP Among Issues to be Discussed
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 […]