EU disburses second education tranche of EC$14,3M to Anguilla
(PRESS RELEASE) – The European Union disbursed the second grant assistance tranche of EC$14.3 million (€4.55M) to Anguilla for education reform and training under the 11th European Development Fund...
View ArticleThis Saint Lucian woman is combining agriculture, technology and gender equality
Young Saint Lucian Entrepreneur Keithlin Caroo (FORBES) – As part of the Island Innovation series, today I interview Keithlin Caroo, the founder of Saint Lucian non-profit Helen’s Daughters. This NGO...
View ArticleJamaica: Gas Pro championing LPG use for motor vehicles
Massy Gas Products Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rohan Ambersley (right) explains to Massy Gas Products Key Account Manager Richard Hanson how the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operates. Massy and...
View Article70 get jobs at Sandals
(PRESS RELEASE) – To be the best, you hire the best. That has always been the Sandals mantra, and this week was no exception as over 70 Barbadians were hired and placed through orientation for the...
View ArticleSLHTA CEO Roderick Cherry resigns
(PRESS RELEASE) – St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association Inc. has announced the departure of its CEO, Roderick Cherry, who is leaving the Organisation to pursue other career opportunities. Cherry’s...
View ArticleLeading T&T business to open branch in Saint Lucia
The business will be housed at Johnson’s Centre in Rodney Bay. (SNO) — One of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading department stores has set up shop in Saint Lucia. Excellent Stores Limited has announced that...
View ArticleExtended closure of headquarters, Inland Revenue Department
(PRESS RELEASE) — The Inland Revenue Department informs of the continued closure of its offices, located on the First and Third Floors, Heraldine Rock Building, Waterfront, Castries, on Monday and...
View ArticleSouthern minibus drivers gear up to replace NCOPT and Combined Investment...
Richard (SNO) — There is a desperate move to get rid of the executive of the National Council on Public Transportation (NCOPT) and the Board of Directors of Combined Investment, and replace them with...
View ArticleDSH project in Vieux Fort “progressing”; about 100 Saint Lucians employed:...
The stables under construction. * Photo credit: Allen Chastanet Facebook page (SNO) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has said work on the US$2.6-billion Pearl of the Caribbean project in Vieux Fort is...
View ArticleFuel price adjustments
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism,...
View ArticleSandals clarification on withholding tax claim
(PRESS RELEASE) – Sandals Resorts International has noted sustained efforts to try and tarnish the good name and reputation of our company by parties who continue to misrepresent the issue of a $24M...
View ArticleJob Vacancy: Regional Advisor/Expert (m/f)
The “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH”, under the “Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions (CATS)” programme” based in Castries, Saint Lucia, is looking for a: Regional...
View ArticlePublic Assistance Program review has begun
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment, Youth Development, Sports, Culture and Local Government will be conducting the Annual Review of ALL Public Assistance clients and...
View ArticleST. LUCIA NEWS ONLINE IS NOW ON INSTAGRAM
Better late than never. A few minutes ago St. Lucia News Online (SNO) joined the Instagram community for the first time. If you’re a part of Instagram please follow us for the major local stories...
View ArticleSLP urges gov’t to halt excessive, “below the line” borrowing; $3.5 billion...
Pierre STATEMENT BY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION HON. PHILIP J. PIERRE ON THE DEBT SITUATION AT THE SAINT LUCIA LABOUR PARTY PRESS CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2018 The Saint Lucia Labour Party has...
View ArticleSandals Resorts win big at top travel awards
(PRESS RELEASE) – It is viewed by many as the Emmys of the Travel Industry, and this week Sandals Resorts International swept the Travel Trade Gazette Awards 2018 held at the Lyceum Theatre in...
View ArticleStatement on service disruption at BOSL Vieux Fort Branch
(PRESS RELEASE) – On Monday September 17th 2018, service at the BOSL Vieux Fort Branch was interrupted following an electrical system fluctuation and reports of smoke emanating from the air...
View ArticlePierre writes Chastanet and threatens court action
Pierre (left) and Chastanet (SNO) — The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is calling on Prime Minister Allen Chastanet to seek parliamentary approval for a loan it has given to the construction company...
View ArticleCruise port for Vieux Fort still on stream; gov’t “advances” talks with...
This photo accompanies PM Chastanet’s Facebook page post. (SNO) — Government is moving ahead with plans to establish a major cruise port in the south of the island in line with the multi-million-dollar...
View ArticleSaint Lucia Chamber of Commerce Multi-Employer Pension Plan –“Enhancing...
(PRESS RELEASE) – In its continued effort to offer enhanced value to its members, the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce hosts a Breakfast Meeting to present a proposal for a Multi-Employer Pension Plan to...
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