Tag: St Lucia
A passport denotes citizenship, belonging, certain rights, and residence for most. For others, especially the world’s wealthy, obtaining a ‘stronger’ additional passport than the one provided by their country of birth has given rise to ...
The annual ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships has taken on an international look in recent years, and this year, there were a record number of overseas-born athletes from the Eastern Caribbean and as far as ...
These 2022/23 estimates aim at: Providing the platform for sustained growth; Supporting the continued robust performance of our tourism industry; The expansion of construction in the public and private sector; Encouraging prudent, responsible, and transparent ...
By Caribbean News Global TORONTO, Canada – On Sunday, February 13, 2022, the community of Coolie Town witnessed a mass shooting, at a function of some kind within confinement hours of COVID-19 protocols. Three persons died ...
The mother of the teenager of Vieux-Fort who was recently shot dead by police says she wants more information from them regarding the incident. “All that the police told me was that it was a ...
Jamaica remains firmly among countries where corruption is deemed to be pervasive, according to Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranking. In fact, Jamaica slipped one place from 69th in 2020, to 70th in the latest rankings. ...
(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved a whopping 22 nations into its highest-risk travel category for Covid-19 on Tuesday. By contrast, it moved only two nations to Level 4, or “very ...
Two British drug smugglers who tried to sneak class A drugs into the UK from the Caribbean stashed in parcels disguised as tins of beans and coconut milk have been jailed for a total of ...
It’s another year into the pandemic and Barbados continues to lead the region in having the most powerful passport in the Caribbean for 2022. According to the 2022 Henley Global Passport Index Ranking, Barbados is number ...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) Monday said that many Caribbean countries will be starting the new season “with a deficit in water resources” as the region continues to ...
Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre has warned a fifth wave is almost inevitable as he urged St. Lucians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the island could ill-afford “the luxury” of another ...
The government of St Lucia has announced that Carnival 2022 will be hosted, but only vaccinated revelers will be allowed to attend. Dubbed ‘The Vaxxed Mas’, Carnival 2022 in St Lucia is based on approval ...
Former St Lucia Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has called on the government of St Lucia to follow in the footsteps of Barbados and move towards becoming a republic. And SV&G PM Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says more ...
Press Release:- Following several months of strong international tourism arrivals, Saint Lucia continued the pace this weekend with a strong, early start to the winter tourism season. “International visitors will arrive by air and sea this ...
(PRESS RELEASE) — On July 2, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Department of Finance, Esther Rigobert, signed a five-year contract with a British firm, In-Tend Ltd. (www.in-tend.co.uk/) in the amount of USD$110,000 for the provision ...