The Earl and Countess of Wessex's visit to the region may be one of the last ones to take place, according to an observer who has been following the royal tours in the Caribbean. A report by the Independent quoted Philip Murphy, author of The Empire’s
The Caribbean tour of the Earl and the Countess of Wessex begins on Friday, but a day prior it has been announced that the couple is postponing their Grenada trip. According to the Buckingham Palace, the decision came after the talks with the Grenada's government and
A number of Caribbean Islands are easing up on their COVID-19 restrictions, just in time for the summer season. Online travel site Travel + Leisure has reported that Belize, Saint Lucia, and Grenada are making it easier for tourists to book their flights and enjoy their
Two Caribbean nations received 10,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines from Taiwan last week. According to Taipei Times, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement was to help Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan's two Caribbean allies, combat the pandemic. Saint
Saint Lucia's Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs confirm a total of nine (9) new cases of COVID-19 from samples collected from March 3, 2022, to March 5, 2022. A total of one hundred forty-seven (147) samples were processed Saturday, March 5, 2022. Ninety-six (96)
The Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) wish to inform the public that all travellers must apply to enter Saint Lucia on the Saint Lucia Travel Authorisation Portal. There were recent technical difficulties with the system, and
Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won a landslide victory in the 2021 general elections. Preliminary results declared the SLP has won 13 seats, the United Workers Party (UWP) won 2 seats and the last 2 seats went to independent candidates Richard Frederick and Stephenson King. Frederick is
Residents from Gros Islet and its environs delivered 974 pounds of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) and HDPE (High-density polyethylene) plastic waste to the first of three RePLAST Collection Points (RCP) to go into operation. From the quantity of plastics delivered, patrons earned a combined total of 365,443
OECS Release - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved the US$30 million Saint Lucia COVID-19 Response, Recovery, and Resilience Development Policy Credit. This quick-disbursing credit aims to help mitigate the negative economic impacts of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable Saint Lucians. It also
The Government of Dominica has taken a responsible decision to revise the COVID-19 Country Risk Classifications for travel from the CARICOM Travel Bubble - Low, Medium and High-Risk Countries. Effective Wednesday November 18, 2020, St. Lucia has been reclassified to the HIGH RISK classification. With the new
