Saint Lucia
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CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Saint Lucia General Elections, 26 July 2021 – Preliminary Statement
At the invitation of the Honourable Allen M. Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Irwin LaRocque mounted a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of the General Elections which was held in Saint Lucia on 26 July 2021. The Advance Team comprising the Chief of Mission and the CARICOM…
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Saint Lucians vote for change
Saint Lucians voted for a change of government in General Elections on Monday 26 July 2021. The opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), led for the first time by Phillip J. Pierre, captured 13 of the 17 seats at stake, according to the preliminary results issued by the Saint Lucia Electoral Department. The incumbent United Workers Party (UWP) of Prime…
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CARICOM Observation Mission monitoring today’s General Elections in Saint Lucia
A CARICOM Election Observation Mission is monitoring the General Elections in Saint Lucia, today Monday 26 July 2021. The Mission is today observing the Election Day activities including the opening of the polls through to the tabulation and announcement of the results. Since its arrival in Saint Lucia, the Mission has held meetings with key stakeholders, including representatives of the…
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Elections Day in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucians are voting in General Elections today Monday 26 July 2021. Three political parties and four independent candidates are facing the electorate of about 160,000 registered voters. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet is again leading his United Workers Party (UWP) into today’s polls; Opposition Leader Phillip J Pierre is leading the main opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party; and Mr Andre…
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ARRIVAL STATEMENT – CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE GENERAL ELECTIONS OF SAINT LUCIA
In a letter dated 7 July 2021, the Honourable Allen M. Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia wrote to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, inviting CARICOM to field a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of the General Elections which will be held in Saint Lucia on 26 July 2021.…
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CARICOM to mount Election Observation Mission to Saint Lucia
At the invitation of the Government of Saint Lucia, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Monday, 26 July 2021. The ten-member Mission will be headed by Ms. Fern Narcis-Scope, Chief Elections Officer of Trinidad and Tobago. The CARICOM Election Observation Mission proposes…
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CARICOM SG participates in Post-Disaster Recovery Roundtable
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Thursday joined the former United States President Mr Bill Clinton, some CARICOM leaders and other high-level officials for a Clinton Global Initiative Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery Private Roundtable. Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque presenting to the Roundtable Former United States President Bill Clinton Prime Ministers Hon. Mia Mottley of Barbados, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit of…
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CARICOM Congratulates Saint Lucia on 42nd Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to the Government and People of Saint Lucia on the country’s Forty-Second Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on 22 February 2021 under the theme “A Resilient Nation. We can, we will”. “The many achievements of Saint Lucia as an independent nation serve as testimony to the strength and resilience of its exceptionally…
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Saint Lucia’s ‘I am CARICOM’ dress contest winners recognised
Saint Lucia staged a Dress in CARICOM Colours contest on CARICOM Day 2020 and the two winners were recognised during a Live Television programme on Friday 17 July. Saint Lucia’s Ambassador to CARICOM Ms Elma Gene Isaac presented prizes to Ms Josette Maxwell-Dalsou and Mr Brian Samuel on the National Television Network (NTN) live broadcast. See video:
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THE CASTRIES CALL FOR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT AND ACTION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community having met in Castries, Saint Lucia, July 3-5, 2019 on the occasion of the 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM; Reaffirming that Human and Social Development has been established as one of the pillars of the Caribbean Community; Recalling the major inter-sectoral programmes undertaken by the…
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