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“We need to get the ball moving” – NCA president on Consumer Protection Bill
Kingsley St Hill. President of the National Consumer Association (NCA) Kingsley St Hill is making another call on government to make the Consumer Protection Bill a priority. St Hill, in an interview...
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Investment minister says Investment Forum will showcase “the best of Saint...
Minister for Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs Emma Hippolyte has envisioned that the best of the island will be presented at the first-ever Investment Forum next month....
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Commission tasked with examining economy soon to be launched
PRESS RELEASE - The National Vision Commission will be launched on Monday, April 28, 2014. The commission, which was announced by Her Excellency, Dame Pearlette Louisy in the 2013 Throne Speech, will...
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UPDATE: Taiwan gives more assistance towards restoration of St. Jude Hospital
Taiwanese ambassador along with Prime Minister Anthony at this morning’s handing over ceremony. Government has received the last disbursement of funds from the Taiwanese Government, to assist with the...
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Teachers Cooperative Credit Union staff vote for trade union representation
PRESS RELEASE - Clerical and technical workers employed with the St. Lucia Teachers Cooperative Credit Union will now be in a position to receive trade union representation. The workers just concluded...
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Employment conditions, wage status to be focus of NWU-Karib Cable negotiations
PRESS RELEASE - The National Workers Union (NWU) has submitted areas of concern to the management of Karib Cable, which will be used by the company and the union at upcoming industrial negotiations...
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PM wants collaboration in tackling non-performing bank loans
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has said he is concerned about EC$150 million in non-performing bank loans, vowing that the problem has to be resolved. Anthony, who is also finance minister, said if...
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COMMENTARY: How to improve productivity
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) of Saint Lucia is presently undertaking a national productivity study in Saint Lucia. The end result will be a detailed analysis which will...
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Prime minister broadens pre-budget consultations
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny D. Anthony and members of the Cabinet of ministers will meet with more representatives of civil society, to brief them on the performance of the economy over the past year and...
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Concerns over impending increase in mini-bus fares
Mini-bus route operating from Castries to La Croix . *SNO photo. The Consumer Affairs Association has raised concerns over the impending increase in mini-bus fares saying that it could affect the poor...
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Official launch of Gems of Saint Lucia
Kevin Carroll, Managing Director of Invest Ottawa and Wilson Jn Baptiste, CEO of Gems of Saint Lucia. PRESS RELEASE - Gems of Saint Lucia officially launched the Canadian arm of Gems in Canada’s...
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Budget estimates to be revealed today
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Kenny Anthony delivering the 2013-2014 Budget Address on May 14, 2013. The Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the financial year 2014/2015 will be laid...
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“If something needs fixing, then it is us who must also fix it”– PM Anthony
PM Anthony. Photo credit: thecaribbeancurrent.com. Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has invited the citizenry of the country to bring their concerns to the newly-launched National Vision Commission....
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All set for budget debates later today
Parliament building. *SNO photo. Members of Parliament (MPs) and government officials including Prime Minister Dr Kenny D. Anthony turned up one after the other, to take part in this morning’s meeting...
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Gov’t proposes EC$1.2 billion budget for 2014/15
Parliament Building. The Kenny Anthony administration today, April, 29, presented this year’s financial budget in the House of Assembly, which stands at EC$1,252,021,600. In presenting the expenditure...
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Gov’t explains changes to budgeting approach and presentation of estimates
PRESS RELEASE - The country’s current fiscal challenges has increased the need for greater focus and scrutiny to be placed on all aspects of Public Financial Management (PFM) and by extension the...
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Government considers debt ceiling legislation
Government has announced plans to introduce legislation to facilitate a debt ceiling for Saint Lucia. Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, during his presentation of the Budget Estimates to the House of...
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Participation for Investment Forum expected to be overwhelming
CEO of Invest Saint Lucia. McHale Andrew. Photo credit: www.caribdirect.com. PRESS RELEASE - The Saint Lucia Investment Forum has received overwhelming response and an influx of registrations in the...
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Lower taxes will increase travel revenue, says LIAT chief
(Left to Right) David Evans, LIAT CEO; Neville Boxhill, Aviation Consultant, Barbados Tourism Authority; Marie-Claire Williams, Journalist at CMC; and Economist Ryan Straughn PRESS RELEASE – The newly...
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Prime minister’s budget estimates summary
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny D. Anthony FISCAL OVERVIEW: The 2014-2015 has been developed within the context of continuing challenges faced in raising financing necessary to undertake the work programme of...
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