How selling citizenship is now big business
(BBC) — You can be born into it, you can earn it, and you can lose it. Increasingly, you can also invest your way into it. The “it” is citizenship of a particular country, and it is a more fluid...
View ArticleCNN FEATURE: It’s only $4.99. But Costco’s rotisserie chicken comes at a huge...
Costco’s $4.99 birds. The company sold more than 90 million rotisserie chickens last year. (CNN) — At the back of Costco’s stores, past the televisions, jewelry, jumbo-sized ketchup jugs and tubs of...
View ArticleNew recruitment company in Saint Lucia launched
Ms. Goretti J Paul (PRESS RELEASE) – A new recruitment solution has been introduced in Saint Lucia. Ms. Goretti J Paul, an experienced human resource professional, and founder and managing director of...
View Article“False impression” Invest Saint Lucia solely facilitates foreign investors:...
PM Allen Chastanet Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said he is pleased that Invest Saint Lucia’s recent rebranding focuses on promoting and harnessing more local investment. Chastanet said investment —...
View ArticleSaint Lucia government updates minibus sector on road plans
(PRESS RELEASE) – Minibus owners and operators have welcomed news of the government’s US$42-million Road Improvement and Maintenance Program (RIMP IV). The RIMP (IV) spans approximately 101km of...
View ArticleSt. Lucia Business Awards nominees revealed
(PRESS RELEASE) – Nominees for the 2019 St. Lucia Business Awards were announced last Saturday at the Massy Stores Nominee Reveal Cocktail! The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on November...
View ArticleSaint Lucia’s seamoss rebranded
(PRESS RELEASE) — Saint Lucia’s sun-dried seamoss is undergoing a major branding and packaging change. Spearheaded by Export Saint Lucia, with support from the Department of Fisheries, Saint Lucia...
View ArticleNWU hopes to close negotiations with GNT
Building housing government offices. (PRESS RELEASE) — The leadership of the National Workers Union (NWU) along with 22 shop stewards representing daily paid, constituency councils and non-established...
View ArticleBay Gardens Resorts offers unbeatable savings for Creole Heritage Month
Bay Gardens serves up creole-inspired cuisine. St. Lucian-owned and -operated Bay Gardens Resorts is inviting visitors to celebrate the island’s rich culture and beauty with bargain rates during...
View ArticleFood Express workers to receive wage increase, back pay, allowances: NWU
NWU and Food Expressed signed their first industrial agreement (NWU) — The management of Food Express Ltd and representatives of the National Workers Union (NWU) have signed their first collective...
View ArticleSaint Lucia government approves barrel concessions
(PRESS RELEASE) — The government of Saint Lucia has once again approved concessions with regard to the importation of barrels at Christmas. Concessions are from the period November 15, 2019, to...
View ArticleGas, diesel prices increased; cylinder prices decreased
(PRESS RELEASE) — The public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and the government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing...
View ArticleGovernment provides further VAT relief to local manufacturers
PM Chastanet (PRESS RELEASE) –The government of Saint Lucia continues to provide tax relief to the business sector, this time targeting local manufacturers. Prime Minister Honourable Allen Chastanet...
View ArticleSt. Lucia News Online is back on Whatsapp!
St. Lucia News Online (SNO), www.stlucianewsonline.com, your #1 online news source, is back on Whatsapp! Have a news tip, story to tell, videos/photos for publication, article complaint or...
View ArticleRepublic Bank opens in Saint Lucia
Republic Bank opens in Saint Lucia (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, Republic Bank (EC) Limited opened the doors of its three-branch network in St. Lucia, following the acquisition of the operations of the...
View ArticleMartinique company launches Wi-Fi advertising platform in Saint Lucia
From left to right: Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Eco Carib Zaina Pamphile, Founder of airZoon Steve Bercy, and Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eco Carib Denell Florius....
View ArticleEase of Doing Business stakeholder workshop, tomorrow
The Ministry of Commerce, International Trade, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs in collaboration the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PMDU) in the Office of the Prime...
View ArticleSouthern Business Association to host first AGM
The Southern Business Association (SBA), will host its inaugural annual general meeting (AGM) next week. The AGM will be held under the theme “Creating the Environment for Successful Business Growth...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean, Saint Lucia sign MOU
The Government of Saint Lucia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises to form a joint venture to manage the existing cruise pier and terminal...
View ArticlePrime Minister Allen Chastanet speaks at Caribbean forum on sustainable growth
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet (PRESS RELEASE) — Prime Minister Allen M. Chastanet spoke yesterday at a high-level panel on “The Caribbean in a Changing Geopolitical Environment and the Future of...
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