Saint Lucia expands travel restrictions to European countries
(SNO) – Saint Lucia has expanded travel restrictions to several European countries effective Tuesday, March 17. due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said that travelers from...
View ArticleLetter from Flow to customers
(PRESS RELEASE) – Dear Valued Customers and Partners, We are facing an unprecedented situation with the Coronavirus. Developments are rapidly occurring. Decisions are being made in real-time that...
View ArticleLUCELEC adds 1km trail to Pigeon Island
(PRESS RELEASE) – Pigeon Island will soon boast a new hiking trail. It comes as the St Lucia National Trust is looking to add value to one of the country’s most visited national sites. The new trail...
View ArticleCOVID-19 statement from NIC
(PRESS RELEASE) – In the wake of the novel COVID-19, National Insurance Corporation (NIC) continues to monitor emerging developments affecting Saint Lucia and take lead on the advice from the Ministry...
View ArticleBREAKING: Express des Iles to operate this weekend; passengers arriving in...
(NOTICE) — This is to advise that the EXPRESS DES ILES shuttles will operate this weekend on the Saint Lucia stopover as follows: Friday, March 20: Fort de France (1:15 p.m.) to Castries (arrival at...
View ArticleWASCO takes measures to guard against the spread of COVID 19
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Water & Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) wishes to inform the public that due to the onset of COVID-19, the previously announced planned shutdown of the water supply to the...
View ArticleCoronavirus: RBC bank announces “financial relief” for its Caribbean customers
(PRESS RELEASE) — Today, RBC Royal Bank (RY on TSX and NYSE) (“RBC”) announced plans to provide financial relief to its Caribbean clients impacted by the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global...
View ArticleCoronavirus: ECCB approves $4-million grant to Member Governments
(PRESS RELEASE) — On the recommendation of the ECCB Board of Directors, the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has approved grant funding, in the sum of EC$4 million...
View ArticleLIAT restricts flights to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Trinidad and Tobago, and...
(LOOP CAYMAN) — Regional carrier LIAT has restricted flights to Caribbean territories where entry to non-nationals have been barred. A release from the airline said restrictions have been placed on...
View ArticleInvest Saint Lucia business operations – COVID- 19
(PRESS RELEASE) – At Invest Saint Lucia (ISL), serving fellow citizens is of the utmost importance. As COVID-19 has slowly started weaving into the Saint Lucian business reality, and the situation is...
View ArticleUPDATE: Express des Iles to operate this weekend; passengers arriving in St....
(PRESS RELEASE) — For All Saint Lucians in Martinique and Saint Lucians with loved ones in Martinique: The Department of External Affairs is in receipt of information from the Consulate General of...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Pierre calls on St. Lucia gov’t to announce relief package for...
Pierre (St. Lucia News Online) — Opposition Leader Philip J. Pierre has called on the Allen Chastanet-led government to implement a “preliminary minimum package of benefits” to workers who will be...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Personal tax filing deadline extended
(PRESS RELEASE) — The Inland Revenue Department wishes to advise that the deadline for filing the Personal Income Tax Returns for the income year 2019 is extended to THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020....
View ArticleCoronavirus: Global Express St Lucia early closure
(NOTICE) – We take the health and wellness of our staff, customers, and community very seriously. In the effort to prevent the spread of this virus we have decided as of Monday, March 23 our closing...
View ArticleCIBC FirstCaribbean offers COVID-19 financial support
(PRESS RELEASE) – CIBC FirstCaribbean is committed to working with our clients in our Retail, Business Banking, Wealth Management and Corporate Banking segments to offer special assistance on a case...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Bay Gardens Resorts cushions staff from COVID-19-induced hotel...
Executive Director, Sanovnik Destang (PRESS RELEASE) — Facing the prospect of zero occupancy due to global travel restrictions, the Bay Gardens hotel group is resisting immediate closure of its...
View ArticleCoronavirus: 2020 National Population and Housing Census postponed
(PRESS RELEASE) – Against the backdrop of the current COVID-19 outbreak, the Central Statistical Office (CSO) wishes to announce that after thorough consultations with relevant officials and on the...
View ArticleM&C continues to ‘keep stores stocked and prices fair’; to limit sales on...
(PRESS RELEASE) — As the situation with COVID-19 unfolds in Saint Lucia, we know it is top of mind for our customers. We see it in the items people are buying and hear it in the conversations at our...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Courts announces support for credit customers
(PRESS RELEASE) — Unicomer (St. Lucia) Ltd. has moved early to provide relief to its credit customers during this critical time. Earlier today, the company announced several measures to help credit...
View ArticleNew library opens at Forestierre Combined
(GIS) – The Forestierre Combined School in collaboration with the Hands Across the Sea officially opened the Forestierre Methodist School Library. Hands Across the Sea was founded in 2007 with the aim...
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