Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project secures successful start
World Bank Mission visits OECS to support project implementation Friday, October 5, 2018 — Representatives from the World Bank Mission responsible for the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP) visited Saint Lucia from September 19, 2018 to September 20, 2018 to…
Saint Lucia among six Caribbean countries jolted by two earthquakes within a six-hour period
By CMC From St Lucia News Online (CMC) — Several Caribbean countries were rattled as two earthquakes hit the region within a six-hour period, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the…
First Regional Investment Forum on Meeting Paris Climate Targets to be held in Saint Lucia on October 11 & 12
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 — The first Forum of the Caribbean Nationally Determined Contibutions Finance Initiatives (NDC FI) will be held on October 11 and 12 in Saint Lucia. Under the Paris Climate Agreement adopted at COP21, countries all agreed…
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A look at Caribbean slavery through eyes of a descendant
Against impossible odds, a ragtag army of black, mulatto, and poor Frenchmen band together to fight for freedom over elite soldiers from Britain and Napoleon’s grand army on the tiny Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. This compelling historical novel begins…
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Preventing the propagation of invasive agricultural produce in the Eastern Caribbean
(PRESS RELEASE) – USDA/APHIS, the OECS Commission and Saint Lucia authorities are working together to implement the “Don’t Pack a Pest Outreach Programme”. The programme provides a platform for participating countries to increase the traveling public’s awareness of the risks…
Developing a regional framework and toolkit to improve vulnerability assessments and adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector
Port of Spain, September 6, 2018 – How to better assess vulnerability in coastal communities to inform adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean fisheries sector? This was the central question addressed at a regional workshop in Barbados recently with government and…
St Lucia government not acting in good faith, say civil servants
By Melanius Alphonse From Caribbean News Now a CASTRIES, St Lucia — Following a meeting with the Customs and Excise Branch on Tuesday, regarding the proposed new Border Management Authority and the plans to create a statutory corporation for this…
Otero concludes visit to the Eastern Caribbean by meeting with ministers in Saint Lucia
The Director General of IICA held meetings with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Cooperatives, Ezechiel Joseph; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Flood-Beaubrun; diplomatic missions accredited to Saint Lucia; and the Director General of the…
President Bill Clinton to visit Saint Lucia this week
From St Lucia Times Former United States President, Bill Clinton is to visit Saint Lucia, it has been announced. The visit will form part of the Clinton Foundation’s efforts to work with Caribbean islands to empower them to build back…
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court holds Annual Judicial Conference in Saint Lucia
ECSC Media Statement Monday, August 6, 2018 — The Judicial Education Institute (JEI) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) hosted its signature event the Annual Judicial Conference from July 23 – 27, 2018 for all judicial officers of the…
