Traders hire tanks on St. Lucia to profit from global oil glut
St Lucia oil terminals. BLOOMBERG – To see how oil traders are profiting from the longest-lasting glut in three decades, look at the tiny Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Glencore hired tanks at the...
View ArticleFinance symposium planned for Business Month 2015
PRESS RELEASE – As part of activities in observance of Business Month 2015 under the theme, “Economic Growth through Business Support – with a focus on Youth and Women,” the Ministry of Commerce,...
View ArticleNew business HRWISE Inc. launched
PRESS RELEASE – Saint Lucia’s first full-fledged Human Resource Service Company, HRWise Inc, was officially launched on Friday 11 September 2015. The company, which was established in May 2014, has as...
View ArticleSt. Lucian to lead Caribbean Development Fund
Soomer started his career with the St. Lucia Government. BARBADOS TODAY – The Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who will lead that organisation...
View ArticleNational Competitiveness and Productivity Council to launch website
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) will be launching their website as part of the activities for the Ministry of Commerce Business Month. From the council’s inception, the...
View ArticleSt. Lucia and IFC work together to support effective tax incentives
THE FINANCIAL – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), and the Government of St. Lucia today kicked off the second of three workshops designed to help government officials measure the costs and...
View ArticleSaint Lucia observes Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015
PRESS RELEASE – As the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture remain committed in focusing on key issues which will impact on the fundamental foundation of a strong economy and...
View ArticleBusiness Month Mini Services and Business Expo at NCC this Friday
PRESS RELEASE – The Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs in collaboration with the Trade Export Promotion Agency (TEPA) will be hosting a Mini Services and...
View ArticleSt. Lucia hosts Accelerate Caribbean Business Incubation Management Training...
PRESS RELEASE – Accelerate Caribbean, the new regional entrepreneurship programme of Infodev (The World Bank Group), is teaming with the Barbados Coalition of Service Industries (BSCI) to stage its...
View Article‘Love Elevated’ gets support from Flow
PRESS RELEASE – Flow and the St Lucia Tourist Board are teaming up once again for the third annual ‘Love Wedding Symposium.’ The hotly anticipated wedding event hosted by the SLTB has been hailed as a...
View ArticleFirst Caribbean-based International Land and Property Consultancy launched
Jamal Browne: Founder – Land and Property Network (LPN) PRESS RELEASE – Former Consultant to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) – Jamal...
View ArticleTraining seminar open for construction industry professionals
architechture and engineering buliding plans and design tools PRESS RELEASE – Saint Lucia Coalition of Service Industries Inc. in collaboration with the Institute of Construction St. Lucia presents a...
View ArticleECCB issues painted commemorative circulation $1 coins
In observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA) banknotes and the 32nd Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), the ECCB will issue a limited...
View ArticleNOTICE: Exhibitor meeting invitation 8th Annual St. Lucia-Taiwan Partnership...
PRESS RELEASE – The Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) will this year host the 8th Annual...
View ArticleEmployees at First Citizens Investment Services Ltd. to be represented by NWU
PRESS RELEASE – Workers employed with First Citizens Investment Services Ltd. will now be in a position to receive Trade Union representation. A few weeks ago the National Workers Union (NWU)...
View ArticleScotiabank Saint Lucia welcomes new country manager
Elie Bendaly. PRESS RELEASE – Veteran banker Elie Bendaly is the new leader in charge of Scotiabank’s operations in St. Lucia. Bendaly brings a wealth of Caribbean management experience to his new...
View ArticleCDB hosts Public-Private Partnership ‘Boot Camp’ workshops
PRESS RELEASE – In a bid to further provide practical support to regional governments who are seeking to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is currently...
View ArticlePeople are key to promotions, says PR executive
Bevan Springer PRESS RELEASE – United States-based Caribbean communicator Bevan Springer believes Caribbean marketers ought to share more stories of the Caribbean people, their talents and...
View ArticleCAB requests the removal of named Caribbean territories on US “Tax-haven” list
PRESS RELEASE – The Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. (CAB) is once more forced to express its deep concern over yet another “tax-haven” list which includes 15 Commonwealth Caribbean countries. The...
View ArticleCBN Global launches investment club
PRESS RELEASE – Entrepreneurs in St. Lucia now have a choice! CBN Global, a two sided marketplace bringing together small businesses requiring support and investors looking for attractive returns has...
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