Saint Lucia
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St. Lucia public servants demonstrate for higher wages
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Public servants took to the streets in Castries on Friday in support of demands for higher wages that the government of Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony said it cannot afford. The workers are seeking a six per cent wage hike with benefits or a nine per cent increase, but Anthony said the government could only afford a…
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Head to arbitration
CASTRIES, St.Lucia, CMC-Prime Minister Kenny Anthony says the negotiations between Government and Public Sector Unions have reached an impasse and has recommended that the issue be sent to arbitration. In an address to the nation on Wednesday Anthony said the government is unable to improve on the 4% offered to the Trade Union Federation which is seeking an increase of…
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ST.LUCIA-POLITICS-Opposition leader calls for removal of UN Ambassador
CASTRIES, St.Lucia, Feb. 28, CMC – Opposition Leader Stephenson King wants St.Lucia's Ambassador to the United Nations recalled following what he described as an embarrassing ordeal with the island losing its voting rights as a result of outstanding monies owed to the body. King told a news conference Wednesday that the development was an embarrassment not only for the government…
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ST. LUCIA-LABOUR-PM to address nation as public workers stay home to recuperate and rest
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony will address the nation on Wednesday as public workers stayed away from their jobs for a second consecutive day “resting and recuperating.” The Trade Union Federation (TUF) is seeking a 9.5 per cent wage increase for the workers, including teachers, but the government has said it could only afford a…
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Public servants restless
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC-Public servants are gearing up for some form of industrial action on the eve of Friday's 34th anniversary of independence, as they move to express their disappointment over Government's failure to resolve a pay dispute. Teachers, civil servants, and nurses were meeting at separate locations on Thursday, to discuss their next move as they claimed that time…
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St. Lucia agrees to join PetroCaribe
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it expects to accrue major benefits for the island following the decision of Castries to join the Venezuelan oil initiative, PetroCaribe. “This will make it possible for the country to receive a regular supply of petroleum products from Venezuela under the PetroCaribe arrangements that are currently being utilized by several…
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OECS begins consultations on WTO trade issues
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A series of consultations aimed at identifying national and regional measures to better facilitate trade in keeping with the commitments being negotiated under trade facilitation within the World Trade Organization (WTO) began here on Monday. The consultations to be held throughout the seven-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States are aimed at simplifying and harmonizing international…
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ST. LUCIA-DEVELOPMENT-PM wants a revisit of policies for assistance to Small Island developing state
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC –Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says Eastern Caribbean countries are being punished because of their socio-economic development. He was making reference to the decision by lending institutions and other organisations to label St. Lucia and other Caribbean countries as middle income nations thereby denying them access to grants and concessionary financing. Speaking at the launch of…
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ST. LUCIA-TAX-Health authorities warn VAT is affecting patients acquire much needed medication
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Five months after St. Lucia introduced a 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT), medical officials are warning the Kenny Anthony administration that patients could die because of their inability to meet the increased costs of medication. The St. Lucia Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA) is expressing its “deep concern” over the decision to put…
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OECS-ENVIRONMENT- OECS to launch TV series on Climate Change
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, CMC-The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat will launch a twelve-part television series on climate change on Wednesday as part of the awareness component of a USAID-funded climate change project. The television series, which was recently completed with the assistance of a St Lucian based consultant firm, is a first-time initiative of its kind for the…
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