CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Hundreds of delegates and supporters turned out on Sunday in Dennery to participate in the second leg of the Saint Lucia Labour Party’s (SLP) Annual Conference of Delegates. Although this was the closed session meant only for delegates, scores of supporters jammed the grounds. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM), in its inaugural editorial on its website has called for a referendum on the Taiwan-China issue come the next general election constitutionally due by December 2011. The LPM, which released its website on Saturday, 6th February, 2010, one day after... read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia --A new political party has announced its formation in St Lucia one week after the Opposition Labour Party members picked former Prime Minister, Kenny Anthony to lead them into the next general elections. The party, The Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM) says it plans to give the St Lucian... read more...

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FORT LAUDERDALE, USA -- Porthole Cruise Magazine, a leading consumer magazine,  has named Saint Lucia the Best Caribbean Island for 2010. In the magazine's Editor-In-Chief's 2010 Awards, Saint Lucia received the number one selection, while Soufrière's Jade Mountain was named the Best Caribbean Resort. read more...

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I am a St Lucian who loves my country. I am tired of sitting on the sidelines while our country is being destroyed by a group of incompetent men. More importantly, I am outraged by the continuous attacks on Dr Kenny Anthony by the owners of the St Lucia Star Publishing Company. I believe that we need to send... read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Stephenson King, said he was very pleased after meeting Cuban President Raul Castro and added that he was also very satisfied with the results of his visit to the Caribbean nation. He added St Lucia would keep demanding Washington end the blockade against Cuba. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Two members of St Lucia's ruling United Workers Party have resigned effective January 1, 2010. They are Franklin McDonald and Therold Prudent. The pair in their resignation letters say the nation is not getting the kind of representation it voted for in 2006 because Prime Minister Stephenson King... read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuban President Raul Castro met in Havana with Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister, Stephenson King. After the official welcoming ceremony, the two heads of government greeted the members of their respective delegations at Revolution Palace, where they held official talks. read more...

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RODNEY BAY VILLAGE, St Lucia -- A Board Member of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility urged participants at the Caribbean Media Exchange to launch campaigns similar to those waged against HIV/AIDS to warn people of the dangers of climate change and how it could affect tourism and development. read more...

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- A broadcasting legend with journalists from St Lucia, Puerto Rico and New York were recognized for their outstanding contributions to sustainable tourism development in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) announced its winners Sunday night. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- A nationwide scientific study of St Lucia’s reptiles and amphibians, completed this month, has uncovered that the island’s endemic reptile populations are approaching critically low levels. The study, under the National Forest Demarcation and Bio-Physical Resource Inventory Project... read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- It is with a passion for environmental issues that St Lucian artist Llewellyn Xavier has put up yet another exhibition and this is taking place when the United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held in Copenhagen. The event will be open to the public until January 7, 2010. read more...

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- A landmark announcement on declaring certain Caribbean destinations "climate friendly" will be made at the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) meeting in Saint Lucia from December 3 to 7, 2009. The meeting will pertain to emitting less carbon. read more...

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GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia -- A wave of coaching innovation swept Saint Lucia’s swimming, when the Saint Lucia Amateur Swimming Association hosted the Total Immersion (TI) coaching clinic from 14th to 20th November 2009 under the guidance of TI specialist Coach Kimberly Bade from the USA. read more...

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- Saint Lucia's tourism authorities are ramping up efforts targeting the burgeoning Asian American market and are extending special welcomes for Taiwanese Americans. Louis Lewis, St Lucia's director of tourism, said that on the heels of a recent familiarisation visit... read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Saint Lucia Minister of Home Affairs and International Security, Senator Guy Mayers has reiterated the importance of collaborative efforts in stemming what he described as the “scourge of illicit drug trafficking within the region.” The Saint Lucia security minister spoke to the... read more...

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RODNEY BAY VILLAGE, St Lucia -- Getting the best and the brightest of the youth involved early in tourism has always been a priority for the drive to sustainable tourism, disclosed organizers of the Caribbean Media Exchange, who have announced another vibrant youth component of next week's sessions. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- On Sunday, December 13th members of the Concerned National Citizens of St Lucia Committee, residents of the Gros Islet community and their friends and supporters from around the island will descend on the Town of Gros Islet to march in support of vendors and entrepreneurs. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- A suspect who has been wanted by police for five years was brought back to the US Virgin Islands to face charges. Khaeil Alphonso Thompson, age 27, was living in St Lucia since he fled St Croix in 2004 following a shooting in Frederiksted. VIPD detectives had information Thompson was in St Lucia. read more...

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LONDON, England -- Saint Lucia's Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Senator Allen Chastanet has been named the Caribbean Travel Personality of the Year. Senator Chastanet won the honour at the prestigious 2009 World Travel Awards in London, England over the weekend. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Ministry of Health in St Lucia has confirmed the first H1N1 related death. The individual was a 45 year old male with no pre-existing medical conditions. The patient had remained at home for several days while suffering from severe respiratory symptoms, before he sought medical attention. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbadian officials are ‘pulling out all the stops' to ensure the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Twenty20 tournament, to be staged in the region next year will be successful. This was asserted recently by President of the Barbados Cricket Association, Joel Garner. read more...

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PEMBROKE PINES, USA -- Caribbean and Latin American leaders, including Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez, committed to strengthening cruise tourism efforts throughout the region as nearly 1,000 industry experts from around the world convened in St Lucia for the 16th Annual FCCA Conference. read more...

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- This week I am in one of my favorite Caribbean destinations, the simply beautiful island of Saint Lucia - the beneficiary of the new JetBlue service which started on Monday, October 26, 2009 and will operate thrice weekly on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Efforts continue in St Kitts and Nevis next week to grapple with the problem of trafficking in arms and drugs in the Caribbean. Participants are expected from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. read more...

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Come November 6, 2009, some of the best junior swimmers from the Organisartion of Eastern Caribbean States members countries will dive into the Good Hope Pool, and race against each other in a bid to be the sub-region’s best. This will be when the 2009 Organisation... read more...

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A study produced this year by group of independent economists located in Australia confirms that whale watching has become a boon to tourism in Central America and the Caribbean over the last ten years and is set to make a bigger contribution to the industry’s earnings. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Every year International Creole Day is celebrated on October 28, however, St Lucia observes the day on the Sunday which closest to that date. This year it was celebrated on October 25 and since October has been designated Creole Heritage month, a programme of activities has been scheduled. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Boxing fans and boxers in the OECS will this year not have an opportunity to witness and compete at the OECS Boxing championships. That’s because the 2009 OECS Boxing Championships scheduled to be held here November 20th and 21st has been called off. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The University of the West Indies (UWI) celebrated an historic first with the inaugural formal Graduation Ceremony of its newest campus, the Open Campus, at the Beausejour Indoor Sports Facility in St Lucia on Saturday, October 21, 2009. Almost 150 graduands were present. read more...

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- St Vincent and the Grenadines have shot to the top of the point standings in the 2009 Windward Islands Senior Cricket Tournament in Saint Lucia, following their outright victory over Dominica Tuesday at Mindoo Philip Park. Grenada was only able to secure first innings points over St Lucia. read more...

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- Andria Hall, the late CNN news anchor, author and communicator, will be honoured by media, tourism stakeholders and young people gathering for the 18th meeting of the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) in Saint Lucia from December 3 to 7, 2009. Andria Hall's legacy will be honoured... read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Banana Industry Trust (BIT) is calling for partnership and collaboration among primary stakeholders as well as strong community support for the Choiseul Economic Revitalization Project scheduled to commence next week. The EC$1.4 million project is funded by the EU. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Media mavens and communications connoisseurs, most of them women, are planning to converge on Saint Lucia to discuss climate change and tourism outreach to multicultural communities in December. Several top communications specialists are offering hope as tourism rebounds. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Airline and tourism officials, who are counting down the days until JetBlue Airways touches down at Hewanorra International Airport in St Lucia, believe the Caribbean-American Diaspora will be an important part of the success of the service between the island and New York. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in collaboration with the St Lucia Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries and partners will be hosting an Exhibition in commemoration of International Day of Rural Women which will be celebrated on October 15, 2009. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The United States government through United States Southern Command will spend US$634,800 (EC$1.6 million) to demolish and rebuild the piers at Castries and Vieux Fort. Contracts for the work have already been awarded to Construction & Industrial Equipment Ltd, a St Lucia company. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Biotechnology is increasingly becoming recognised as one of the major engines by which countries in the Caribbean can enhance their socio-economic development. The Caribbean countries, including St Lucia, are fortunate to be endowed with biological resources, some of them unique. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Government of St Lucia and officials of the Delegation of the European Commission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on 21 September undertook a Mid-Term Review of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Country Strategy agreed in December 2008. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Banana Industry Trust and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) are this week calling for national support for the adoption of the National Action Plan and Strategic Action Plan (NAP/SAP) to Combat Desertification and Drought for St Lucia. read more...

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