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Pandemic Fund Launches in Saint Lucia to Strengthen Regional Health Security
St. Lucia Times
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June 12, 2025
The Eastern Caribbean has taken a major step forward in bolstering its defences against future pandemics with the official launch of the Pandemic Fund in Saint Lucia. This initiative aims to enhance the region’s preparedness, prevention and...
Saint Lucia Develops First-Ever National Statistics Strategy to Drive Data-Driven Development
HTS St Lucia
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Saint Lucia is taking a significant step toward modernizing the way it collects, manages, and utilizes national data. For the first time, the island is developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS), a comprehensive,...
CCJ rejects appeal for breach of contract against Geest Industries in St Lucia
Dominica News Online
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June 11, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 4:34 PM On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an appeal filed by Saint Lucia in the case of LCCV2024/003 Exquisite Homes Limited v Geest Industries (Estate)...
Smart Farming for a Food-Secure Future: how Saint Lucia continues to benefit from Taiwanese Expertise
The Voice
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June 11, 2025
Machinery Workshop Over the past few years, the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development in Saint Lucia have forged an increasingly beneficial partnership to strengthen the Caribbean...
Saint Lucia Steps Up Efforts to Combat Sargassum as Seaweed Spreads
St. Lucia Times
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June 7, 2025
Saint Lucia is ramping up its response to the worsening sargassum crisis, with key discussions, foreign support and cleanup initiatives underway as the seaweed invades even previously unaffected coastlines. The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and...
Saint Lucia’s First Carifta Champion Runs On Home Soil For First Time In 32 Years
St. Lucia Times
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June 7, 2025
Back in 1988, an 18-year-old from La Ressource, Vieux Fort, made history as Saint Lucia’s first-ever CARIFTA gold medallist. In Kingston, Jamaica, Bernard Fox Henry blazed through the Under-20 men’s 1500 metres in 4:00.19, outpacing Jamaica’s Mark...
Vucic receives St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia officials
Tanjug
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June 10, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received St Kitts and Nevis Parliament Speaker Lanein Blanchette and St Lucia's Parliament Speaker Claudius Francis and Home Affairs Minister Jeremiah Norbert in Belgrade on Tuesday to discuss current...
Music industry divided over campaign to ban pro-Palestine group from Glastonbury
The National News
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English guitarist Johnny Marr, 61, has spoken out in support of Irish hip-hop band Kneecap, following news of a co-ordinated campaign to oust them from this month's Glastonbury Festival. Kneecap have been in the headlines since their performance...
What’s Holding U.S. Lenders Back From The Caribbean?
News Americas Now
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June 23, 2025
By News Americas Business Desk News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. June 23, 2025: Despite its postcard-perfect beaches, booming tourism market, high-priced real estate, and growing demand for housing and infrastructure, the Caribbean continues to...
From Barbados to Saint Lucia: Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty continues Caribbean rollout
Barbados Today
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June 9, 2025
By Keryn Nelson Fenty Beauty, the globally renowned brand founded by Rihanna, has officially launched in Saint Lucia, with a range of products now available at Castries Duty Free in La Place Carenage. The launch event, held on Saturday, June 7,...
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Continues Caribbean Rollout in Saint Lucia
St. Lucia Times
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June 9, 2025
Fenty Beauty, the globally renowned brand founded by Rihanna, has officially launched in Saint Lucia, with a range of products now available at Castries Duty Free in La Place Carenage. The launch event, held on Saturday, June 7, drew a crowd of...
Saint Lucia Develops National Statistics Strategy To Drive Data-Driven Development
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 6, 2025
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Central Statistical Office (CSO) of Saint Lucia has officially launched a three-day stakeholder engagement from June 1–3, 2025, to advance the development of the country’s National Strategy for the Development...
World Bank Opinion Editorial: Creating More Jobs in the Caribbean – Lilia Burunciuc
I News Cayman
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June 23, 2025
Lilia Burunciuc By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options...
EDITORIAL- Closing the Skills Gap to Create More Jobs in the Caribbean
Antigua News Room
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June 23, 2025
By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options narrowed, she...
St Lucia & Taiwan partner for $7M community projects
St. Vincent Times
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June 4, 2025
Saint Lucia to Benefit from $7 Million Taiwan-funded Community Enhancement Projects On June 2, 2025, the Government of Saint Lucia received a $7 million donation from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to address various social and developmental needs...
Construction Begins On State-Owned Aquatic Facility In Saint Lucia
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 5, 2025
- Advertisement - St. Lucia – Construction of a state-owned aquatic facility has taken a major step forward, with steelwork underway on the foundation for the main stand, a crucial phase in the island’s bid to establish itself as a premier...
Opinion: Closing the skills gap to create more jobs in the Caribbean
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 23, 2025
Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options narrowed, she applied to a local meat shop, hoping to find some form of...
Saint Lucia to Benefit from $7 Million Taiwan-funded Community Enhancement Projects
The Voice
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June 4, 2025
. A $7 million donation has been received from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to address various social and developmental needs in communities throughout the island. The funding was made official yesterday. Taiwan has embraced the Phillip J...
Saint Lucia To Benefit From $7M Taiwan-Funded Projects
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 4, 2025
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – On June 2, the Government of Saint Lucia received a $7 million donation from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to address various social and developmental needs in communities throughout the island....
RayBoy releases ‘Dumb’, a fiery bouyon-soca breakup anthem
Loop News
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June 23, 2025
Artist RayBoy is making waves with his latest release, “Dumb” a fiery bouyon-soca track that dives deep into the emotional wreckage of heartbreak. Charged with raw vulnerability, pulsing rhythms, and sharp lyricism, “Dumb” captures the pain of...