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SAINT LUCIA FACES POPULATION DROP BY 2050 AMID FALLING BIRTH RATES
As the world marks World Population Day, Saint Lucia confronts a sobering reality: a declining birth rate and a projected 4% population drop by 2050, even amid improved maternal healthcare. While free services for expectant mothers are a step...

Saint Lucia’s Employers Join National Fight for Healthier Workplaces
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Saint Lucia Employers’ Federation (SLEF) is lending its voice to the national campaign for healthier lifestyles by calling on businesses across the island to make workplace wellness a strategic priority. At a...

Saint Lucia Launches National Event-Based Surveillance System for Public Health
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George Saint Lucia has taken a bold step toward enhancing its national health security with the official launch of a National Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) System, designed to ensure early detection and...

Saint Lucia’s Ministry Of Equity Deepens Ties With Martinique-Based Donor Organizations
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – In an effort to continue strengthening regional partnerships in support of Saint Lucia’s social protection systems and disaster resilience efforts, officials of the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment...

PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Joint Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Joint Subregional Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director...

PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Subregional Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director of the Pan American...

Belize Secures US$20M World Bank Credit for Climate and Disaster Readiness
Earlier today, the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$20 million Development Policy Credit with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO) for Belize. This funding aims to provide emergency financing in the event...

Health Region 3 Hosted Hypertension Workshop To Empower Residents To Control Their Blood Pressure And Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – In an effort to combat one of the island’s most pressing non-communicable diseases, that is “Hypertension,” Health Region 3 which includes the communities of La Ressource, Richfond, and Dennery hosted a Regional...

Saint Lucia Medical And Dental Association Partners With The Blood Bank
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association recently took the opportunity to partner with the Blood Bank to undertake a blood drive activity. This activity was aimed at ensuring the doctors also play their part...

St. Lucia: Pregnant woman killed during shooting
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Police say they have launched an investigation into the shooting deaths of two people and two others who have been hospitalised following a shooting at Wilton’s Yard in the heart of the capital, Castries, on Thursday...
FOREIGN DOCTOR CHARGED FOR PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT LICENSE IN SAINT LUCIA.
A shocking breach of medical protocol has landed a foreign national in legal trouble, after authorities discovered that he had been practicing medicine in Saint Lucia without a valid license. This triggered swift action by the office of the chief...

Nigerian Connection Set to Establish Strong Links with Saint Lucia and OECS
. Following the landmark visit of President Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu of Nigeria to Saint Lucia, the government is actively implementing several strategic initiatives to strengthen ties with the country and the wider sub-region. In a media...

St. Lucia and Presidential Omniscience
femi Akintunde-Johnson It must take an extraordinary kind of calmness – bordering on either detachment or delusion – to abandon a country in severe distress for an extended “official visit” to a Caribbean island no one imagined featured on...

OPINION: Brand New Jet For Flying To St Lucia: How Nigeria Became The 12 Poorest Nation On Earth
July 09, (THEWILL) — A few months ago, I came across a video on Facebook that deeply troubled me. In the video, a young boy attempted to snatch a phone from a passenger on a moving bus. The passenger caught his arm, and as the bus slowed, the boy...

President Tinubu’s historic visit to Saint Lucia: Renewing and expanding the Nigeria-Caribbean partnership
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official state visit to Saint Lucia this past week was a watershed moment in the relationship between Nigeria and the Caribbean. The only previous official visit to the Caribbean was that of President Goodluck...

Saint Lucia’s Ministry Of Health Mourns The Passing Of Beloved Nurse-Midwife LaToya Alexander
- Advertisement - St. Lucia – The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs deeply mourns the passing of a dedicated and compassionate nurse-midwife, LaToya Alexander who worked at the Millennium Heights Medical Complex. Nurse Alexander’s...

Saint Lucia Bestows National Honour on Nigerian President
by OPM Sponsored | Article continues below . The Government of Saint Lucia is pleased to announce that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the Governor General has conferred the title of Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia...

Saint Lucia Bestows National Honor On Nigerian President
- Advertisement - St. Lucia – The Government of Saint Lucia is pleased to announce that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the Governor General has conferred the title of Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL) upon His...

Saint Lucia and Nigeria announce new era of cooperation across key sectors
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 at 2:03 PM Saint Lucia’s PM, President of NigeriaA significant moment in Africa-Caribbean relations unfolded yesterday, June 30th, as Saint Lucia and Nigeria outlined a comprehensive roadmap for...

SAINT LUCIA KNIGHTS NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT IN HISTORIC HONOUR — TINUBU NOW “SIR” OF THE CARIBBEAN!
SAINT LUCIA — July 1, 2025 In a jaw-dropping moment of diplomacy and pageantry, Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was officially knighted by Saint Lucia in a glittering ceremony at the Governor General’s residence — a bold move signaling...