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Saint Lucia government wants striking firefighters to return to their jobs
Minister Stephenson King. CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar 17, CMC – The St. Lucia government, describing the ongoing strike action by firefighters here as illegal, said “meaningful” negotiations would only...
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Saint Lucia to decriminalize marijuana
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says Saint Lucia is moving towards decriminalizing marijuana (SNO) — Saint Lucia will be decriminalizing cannabis, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has told The Saint Lucia...
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PM Chastanet meets with stakeholders to discuss EU tax concerns
PM Chastanet at the meeting (photo Office of the Prime Minister) (SNO) –Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has met with stakeholders across the island to discuss concerns raised by the European Union (EU)...
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Saint Lucia government reiterates position on LIAT
ATR-LIAT-72-600 (social media photo) CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar 18, CMC – The St. Lucia government Monday reiterated its position that unless there’s a fundamental change to the operating structure of...
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Miami Chamber of Commerce agrees to explore use of Saint Lucian...
Johanan Dujon (SNO) — The product of a Saint Lucian entrepreneur may be heading to the US market with the Miami Chamber of Commerce agreeing to explore the use of his fertilizer on baseball fields and...
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King accuses firefighters association of violating “collective agreement” as...
Minister King (SNO) — Labour Minister\ Stephenson King has accused the Saint Lucia Firefighters Association (SLFA) of violating a collective agreement made between itself and the government as a SFLA...
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Invest Saint Lucia to develop residential lands on the east coast
Cherry (PRESS RELEASE) – At its January press conference, Invest Saint Lucia (ISL) announced plans to develop a number of residential areas, including approximately 11 acres of land in Beauchamp,...
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Saint Lucia firefighters ditched Francis in consultations, leaving him...
Hermangild Francis (SNO) — National Security and Home Affairs Minister, Hermangild Francis, has expressed surprise that he was not consulted in a dispute between firefighters and government over wage...
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Fire Chief Joseph Joseph a “toothless tiger” in Saint Lucia firefighters’...
Joseph (left) and Francis (SNO) — Home Affairs Minister, Hermangild Francis, has described Fire Chief Joseph Joseph as a “toothless tiger” with no real powers, especially in the ongoing impasse between...
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Saint Lucia firefighters say SLP, UWP have failed them
Felix (SNO) — With an impasse between firefighters and government still ongoing, Chairman of the Saint Lucia Firefighters Association (SLTA), Shane Felix, said both the ruling United Workers Party...
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CDB predicts three per cent economic growth for St. Lucia in 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 20, CMC – St. Lucia is expected to record economic growth of three per cent this year with the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) saying that the growth appears...
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Saint Lucia firefighters reject government’s latest offer; strike goes on
Felix (SNO) — There is no end in sight, at least for the time being, in a strike by firefighters after they rejected the latest offers by the Allen Chastanet-led government. A letter, bearing...
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CSA threatens strike action at IRD
Paul (SNO) — The Civil Service Association (CSA) is threatening strike action of its members at the Inland Revenue Department if health and safety issues facing them are not addressed by April 1, 2019....
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Department of Labour summons Secure St. Lucia and NWU to conciliatory meeting
(PRESS RELEASE) — Acting Labour Commissioner Miss Cornelia Jn. Baptiste has summoned the management of Secure St. Lucia Ltd. and the National Workers Union (NWU) to a conciliatory meeting at the...
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Sandals Resorts honoured at University of the West Indies Toronto Benefit Gala
Gordon “Butch” Stewart, chairman and founder of Sandals Resorts (left) accepts the 2019 Chancellor’s Award fromRobert Bermudez, Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. (PRESS RELEASE) — Gordon...
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Hewanorra International Airport needs to meet international aviation standards
(PRESS RELEASE) — As part of its system of empowering members through timely provision of information on matters of value, the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture hosted a...
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Raging weather could not stop Sandals Sous Chef Refer Leonce
Sandals Regency La Toc Golf Resort & Spa Sous Chef Refer (left) with Sandals Saint Lucia Managing Director Winston Anderson. (PRESS RELEASE) — “After my job training at Sandals Grande Saint Lucian...
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Sandals Resorts highly rated by the British public in the latest annual...
(PRESS RELEASE) — Superbrands revealed today that luxury Caribbean hotel brand Sandals Resorts has been awarded Consumer Superbrands status for 2019. The Consumer Superbrands survey has been tracking...
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Secure St. Lucia to reinstate compensation payments to workers
(PRESS RELEASE) — Acting Labour Commissioner Mrs. Cornelia Jn. Baptiste has resolved an industrial impasse between the management of Secure St. Lucia Ltd and the National Workers Union (NWU). Seven...
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Bank of Saint Lucia and NWU start negotiations
ECFH/ Bank of St. Lucia building in Castries. (PRESS RELEASE) — Negotiations between the management of Bank of Saint Lucia (BOSL) and the National Workers Union (NWU) have begun. The financial...
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