Saint Lucia will benefit from a regional initiative to help governments deliver climate-resilient infrastructure projects: the Caribbean Resilient Infrastructure Implementation and Skills Exchange RIISE Facility is funded by Canada and hosted by UNOPS

Recent St Lucia Times article reporting that, according to data from FAO, Saint Lucia ranks 6th in the world for pesticide use intensity, unleashed a wave of comments from the public linking the mews with a number of diseases

Saint Lucian Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred became the third-fastest woman ever in the 200m with her 21,51 seconds run at the Meeting Herculis in Monaco's Stade Louis II

Access to a reliable water supply is now guaranteed to farmers in Chassin, Babonneau, who have struggled with water shortages and a clogged irrigation system; the major rehabilitation project included clearing the dam and installing a filtration system

Saint Lucia is a model for public debt management among Small Island Developing States; the recognition comes from the Commonwealth Secretariat following reforms carried out by the Island's Department of Finance