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New Initiative to Reduce Pesticide Use on Saint Lucia’s Farms
St. Lucia Times
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February 10, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is working with Zamorano University to help Saint Lucia introduce and promote the use of natural pest control methods. This is in response to a request from the Ministry of...
Collaboration Key to Reducing NCDs in Saint Lucia, Say Stakeholders
St. Lucia Times
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February 11, 2025
The National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Committee has convened a high-level stakeholder consultation to address the rising mortality linked to NCDs and their risk factors. The consultation aims to foster collaboration and strengthen national...
Barbados to host CARPHA health research conference
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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The three-day Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) health research conference aimed at addressing pressing health challenges and seek actionable solutions gets underway here on Wednesday. The 69th CARPHA Health Research...
Saint Lucian Earns Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
St. Lucia Times
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December 27, 2024
USA-based Saint Lucian martial artist Michael Young is now the proud recipient of his sixth black belt, this time in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. This prestigious honour was awarded to the veteran practitioner after over a decade of dedicated training in...
Building Bridges: PM Drew Champions AfriCaribbean Unity at ACTIF2025
Win Media SKN
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July 31, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – On Tuesday, July 29, the Hon. Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, delivered a compelling address at the 4th AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2025) in Grenada. His...
St. Lucian educator found dead in Taiwan, foul play ruled out
Radio Jamaica
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December 27, 2024
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a 44-year-old St. Lucian educator, who was there for a short-term Mandarin training programme, had been found dead on the streets of the capital but that foul play has been ruled out. MOFA in...
St. Lucian educator dies in Taiwan
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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December 27, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan, CMC – Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has confirmed that a 44-year-old St. Lucian educator, who was here for a short-term Mandarin training programme, had been found dead on the streets of the capital but that foul play...
National Ecumenical Service to Highlight Unity for Saint Lucia’s 46th Independence
St. Lucia Times
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February 5, 2025
Preparations are well underway for the National Ecumenical Service to celebrate Saint Lucia’s 46th Independence anniversary, bringing together people from all walks of life in a spirit of unity and reflection. The service, a longstanding tradition...
Saint Lucia Down To 11 Percent Unemployment Rate in Third Quarter of 2024
The Voice
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December 21, 2024
Saint Lucia’s unemployment rate fell to 11.8 percent in the third quarter of this year, according to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), which added that the country is moving towards a more dynamic and productive economy. After...
Medical Missions: Giving Back to the Community
Hawaii Filipino Chronicle
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March 23, 2025
by Elpidio R. Estioko Most local leaders don’t know about how to give back to the community on a larger scale for the blessings they have received from the Lord so more needy people can benefit from their programs. My question was answered when I...
Sick on holiday? What parents should know before traveling with kids
KNDU - Washington State
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July 30, 2025
Parents should know what to do before traveling with kids in case the trip spirals into crisis. Illness on the road can be stressful, especially when flights are delayed or ferries are canceled in remote areas. In places with limited access to...
Saint Lucia Continues Experiencing ‘Progress on Steroids’ under Pierre Administration
The Voice
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December 21, 2024
Chronicles Of A Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet A fellow regional political observer-also a colleague journalist, friend, and Comrade-responding to regional reports on the Saint Lucia Prime Minister’s 2024 end-of-year press...
Saint Lucia Maintains 11% Unemployment Rate in Third Quarter
The Voice
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December 19, 2024
. Saint Lucia’s record-low unemployment streak extended in the third quarter of 2024 (July – September) at 11.8% nationally. The country’s unemployment rate in the first quarter (January – March) stood at 11.37%. In the second quarter (April –...
Direct Relief Accepts Seoul Peace Prize, Medical Support Departs for 19 Countries, and More
Direct Relief
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May 2, 2025
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 666 shipments of requested medical aid to 51 U.S. states and territories and 19 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 4 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...
St. Lucia’s Ministry of Health Dispels False Claims Of Toxic Substances In Drinks And Urges Public To Avoid Spreading Unverified Information
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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December 24, 2024
- Advertisement - St. Lucia – The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs is aware of a circulating WhatsApp voice note claiming that a toxic substance is being served in drinks, resulting in significant adverse health effects. The...
Saint Lucia Achieves Historic Low Unemployment Rate
St. Vincent Times
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December 18, 2024
Saint Lucia’s record-low unemployment streak extended in the third quarter of 2024 (July – September) at 11.8% nationally. The country’s unemployment rate in the first quarter (January – March) stood at 11.37%. In the second quarter (April –...
St. Lucia’s golden girl sets her sights on more glory in 2025
The Voice
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December 20, 2024
IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE that when people remember the headline, ‘Julien Alfred storms to historic gold for Saint Lucia’ they will automatically think of the Paris Olympic Games. But that wasn’t the first time those words had been written in 2024....
PAHO partners with OAS and countries to strengthen regional dialogue on a public health approach to violence
Pan American Health Organization
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May 2, 2025
Washington, D.C., 1 May 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) supported the Special Meeting of the Organization of the American States (OAS) Committee of Hemispheric Security to discuss the special security concerns of the small...
New PAHO Report Reveals Critical Health Workforce Shortage in Montserrat
Radio Montserrat
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A new regional report on human resources for health in the Americas has revealed severe shortages and significant data gaps in the island’s health workforce. According to the Health Workforce in the Americas report compiled by the Pan American...
CHARGE Youth Group Promoting Climate Change and Health Action in Saint Lucian Primary Schools
Pan American Health Organization
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January 31, 2025
Castries, Saint Lucia,31 January 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – Saint Lucian youth group Climate and Health Action for the Rising Generation (CHARGE) recently engaged 108 students including 55 males and 53 females, and 51 teachers from 50 primary schools to...