Former PM takes issue with St Lucia government accountability and ECCB monetary council
By Melanius Alphonse From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — During the parliamentary session in Saint Lucia on Tuesday, when numerous motions and bills were tabled and passed, including additional borrowing in excess of EC$200 million and to authorise…
Progress report OJO Labs makes Saint Lucia a Caribbean leader in new technology
By NICOLE MC DONALD From St Lucia Star This is a feel good story. This is a story about real change; about opportunities; about young people on the move. This is a story about trips that show results and about…
What is the DeVere Group doing in St Lucia?
By Melanius Alphonse From Caribbean News Now Wannabe mainstream leaders, like Trump 2.0, Saint Lucia edition, supported by a succession of ‘dumb deals’, brash and boastful overtures, have done serious harm to the future of Saint Lucia’s economic path. Further,…
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association decorates young Saint Lucian with Employee of the Year Award
PRESS RELEASE:-Castries, Saint Lucia – 7th June 2017 – Saint Lucian Obrian Forde won the coveted Employee of the Year Award at the third annual Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), hosted by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA)…
St Lucia citizenship unit counters opposition pledge to review economic citizenships
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU) in Saint Lucia has attempted to counter a pledge by the opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) to review every citizenship granted by the current government…
St Lucia PM threatens local journalist with defamation lawsuit
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Seemingly determined to prove the accuracy of the well known saying, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” [The more things change, the more they stay the same], lawyers acting for…
A country in denial; pie in the sky
By Melanius Alphonse From Caribbean News Now Abraham Lincoln said, “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the…
Serial rapists on the loose in St Lucia, says PM
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Speaking on the troubling issue of rape and violence against women in observance of International Women’s Day, Saint Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony said at a public meeting in Gros Islet…