Saint Lucia

The Ministry of Equity will launch an employment readiness fair with the theme 'Prepare for Opportunity', part of efforts against ongoing violence and to get young people in Castries' neighbourhoods off the streets and into the workplace

At recent sod-laying ceremony for the construction of hospitality and catering block of Centre for Adolescent Renewal and Education, Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment outlined many strategic interventions to support the underprivileged

The Department of Labour, in collaboration with Canadian Vermax Group, is seeking applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to obtain employment in Canada as industrial meat cutters

Saint Lucia Olympic Committee recently handed over a cheque for US$5853 to the Saint Lucia National Table Tennis Association to fund national table tennis player De'Andre Calderon, who will represent Saint Lucia at the upcoming Commonwealth Games

The country is seeking to carry out in-country testing for monkeypox at the Ezra Long Laboratory at the OKEU Hospital; while stressing that it has not recorded any cases yet, the Ministry is monitoring the disease and is preparing to handle any occurrence

Fifty Saint Lucians have graduated from the first farmer training programme; Taiwan's ambassador to Saint Lucia reminded that the country spends millions of dollars importing fruits and vegetables

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Elderly Affairs has appealed to citizens to know their blood pressure status through regular and documented checks, using appropriate techniques and validated monitoring

For the first time in Saint Lucia's history, the 2022 National Census of Housing and Population, which will commence today, will go green: it will be a totally paperless and performed using tablets

Panic but no reports of injuries as an intruder walked in Vieux Fort Catholic church and launched Molotov cocktails during mass

The SL Bureau of Standards issued a radiation warning after unauthorized removal of a nuclear gauge from a construction site along the Postlewaite Road Union, asking the public to report any eventual information about it

The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority released its latest stay-over results, revealing March 2022 as the highest month of arrivals since the reboot of the industry after the pandemic, as well as achieving top five performance status in the Caribbean

Saint Lucian born entrepreneur, Ross Cadasse, founder and CEO of Innovative Talent Solutions Global Inc, has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council